I used to think that kids who live in nice homes and attend good schools are not supposed to feel hopeless. I thought Black students like me were always supposed to be strong and overcome whatever we encountered the way our ancestors did.
WMC Women Under Siege editor Frances Nguyen interviews Women's Media Center Board Co-Chair Pat Mitchell on her new book, “Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World.”
As states move toward ever-more-restrictive abortion regulations, Missouri has really gone over the edge. At a hearing on Tuesday, the state’s health director told lawmakers that he had been tracking the periods of women who’d been to the state’s only Planned Parenthood clinic, in St. Louis.
As a person invested in social justice activism, and who participates in it mostly online, I frequently feel overwhelmed by both the lack of news of any strides towards progress as well as a constant stream of bad news.
In a country as staunchly anti-abortion as Argentina, Sunday’s presidential election outcome signals a potential sea change for women’s rights in the notoriously restrictive country.
It took several months for me to realize what I was doing to myself. By then, I was already experiencing burnout.
Four hundred people gathered last night at the 2019 WMC Women’s Media Awards at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City to honor a variety of women whose work embodies the WMC mission of making women visible and powerful in media.
Showcases at New York Comic Con, an annual event for pop culture fans, indicate that the future is getting brighter for on-camera female representation in superhero/sci-fi films and TV. Behind the camera, progress has been much slower.
More and more women are starting to turn to mail-order services as a quick and cheap source for birth control pills. But many of these women may not be aware that they are putting themselves at risk by obtaining their pills this way.
Robin on Lev and Igor, women truckers, air-conditioning the outdoors, African American pilots, Nancy’s red dress, and clam gardens. Guest: Julie K. Brown, award-winning investigative journalist whose work reignited the Jeffrey Epstein cold case.
In an excerpt from Jane Fonda's interview on “Women’s Media Center Live With Robin Morgan,” which aired October 13 and is available by podcast at wmclive.com and other podcast platforms, Fonda talks about Fire Drill Fridays, her new campaign to mobilize action on climate change.
Recent revelations about how women's personal information is used by Facebook and other companies highlight the need for women to protect their privacy — and the need for more women in tech leadership.
There has never been a female winner of Formula 1 (F1) racing — the most prestigious category in the motorsport. But 13-year-old Juju Noda wants to change that.
As the #MeToo movement steadily grows throughout Mexico, with thousands of actions, collectives, and ongoing projects in operation throughout the country, women are finding their power to fight back and build a society in which their lives are not in constant danger.
School administrators can choose to be proactive in making their schools safer from harassment and assault, or they can wait for their students to force their hands. Either way, they’d be wise to listen to their students.
Activist Renee Bracey Sherman started the hashtag #AskAboutAbortion after moderators continuously failed to raise the subject. She recently told the FBomb about what needs to change in the national dialogue about abortion and what debate-watchers should look for in the future.
Robin on thinking global (Kurds, Kashmir, Hong Kong) while acting local (impeachment, election, Time’s Up), whale-song jam sessions, and Argentina’s Feminist Tango Movement. Guest: Jane Fonda on why she hopes to spend her 82nd birthday in jail.
After a surge of bans this year, abortion providers and advocates are expanding coalitions to widen the network of support for rights and access.
We debate the meaning of the Second Amendment endlessly, but rarely stop to interrogate how and why the people who decide to kill dozens of people have also demonstrated that they hate women.
Now more than ever, I value Hispanic Heritage Month as a time to reflect on my family’s personal story but also to acknowledge the stories of the entire community.
Women Under Siege spoke with Dr. Maxine Margolis about the three religious fundamentalist communities she observes in her book Women in Fundamentalism: Modesty, Marriage and Motherhood and the role of gender in their ideologies.
Robin on the Trump Tipping Point, prehistoric sippy cups, safety tips for runners, leaders and lemmings, and sociable cats. Guest: Samhita Mukhopadhyay, executive editor of Teen Vogue, on Gen Z women and girls.
Although we may always question whether or not we will be reprimanded for publishing a certain story, female journalists must continue to make ourselves and those around us aware of the issues self-censorship creates in the long run.
Even though Latinos are 18.3 percent of the U.S. population, research has found that only 4.5 percent of all speaking characters in top films are Latino — a number that has changed little over the years.
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