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WMC News & Features
December 07, 2017 | Frances Nguyen | Health
Supreme Court will weigh challenge by “crisis pregnancy centers”

Anti-abortion advocates are using a "free speech" argument to try to skirt a reproductive health law.

WMC Women Under Siege
December 06, 2017 | Amanda Sperber | Gender-based violence, Girls, Health, International, Violence against women
The night shift: Joining an ambulance ride for raped women

A call comes in at 4:58 p.m. The night shift hasn’t yet started, so the day team that has been working since 7 in the morning goes out. We leave at 5:30. There’s no explicit rush. The 11-year-old isn’t bleeding.

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December 06, 2017 | Hannah Bristol | Politics
What it took to get record youth voter turnout in Virginia this year

This year in Virginia, we had a slate of really compelling, diverse, young candidates who were more representative of Virginians than I think the usual slates of candidates are. We were excited about helping get them elected.

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December 05, 2017 | Kayleigh Bolingbroke | International, Race/Ethnicity
Is the royal engagement really a symbol of progress?

Meghan Markle will be the first nonwhite woman ever to marry into the British monarchy. But is this fact a point of progress, or does the frenzy surrounding Markle’s race just further reinforce harmful stereotypes surrounding beauty and colorism?

WMC Women Under Siege
December 04, 2017 | Melissa Prax | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Men in India are still legally allowed to rape their wives. But women are fighting back.

In India, it’s now illegal for a man to have sex with his wife if she is under the age of 18. But anti-rape activists in India are looking at the next fight ahead of them: making the rape of adult women in marriage illegal.

WMC Live
December 03, 2017 | Heidi Hartmann, Rafia Zakaria | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #230: Heidi Hartmann, Rafia Zakaria. (Original Airdate 12/3/2017)

Robin on real-life solutions to workplace sexual abuse. Guests: Heidi Hartmann of the Institute for Women's Policy Research on the need for more women economists; columnist Rafia Zakaria on what Global South women actually want from "development."

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November 30, 2017 | Julie Zeilinger | Health, International
Combatting the disproportionate rate of HIV infection among young women

There is disproportionate rate of HIV infection among young women in sub-Saharan Africa. Here's what you need to know ahead of World AIDS Day.

WMC News & Features
November 29, 2017 | Susan Buttenwieser | Disability, Economy, Health, Politics, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
GOP tax plan targets women, people with disabilities, and 13 million people who will lose health care

The Republican bill is one step closer to becoming law.

WMC News & Features
November 29, 2017 | Rebecca McCray | Health, Politics, Religion
Trump is remaking the federal judiciary in his own image, and it’s very white, very Republican, and very male

As the administration continues to absorb legal blowback and fight cases in federal courts, Trump has quietly pushed ahead with his mission to remake the federal judiciary in his image: one that is very white, very Republican, and very male.

WMC News & Features
November 27, 2017 | Lynn Melnick | Free Speech
Shame on me: My time in Amazon's penalty box

Why is a woman's truth-telling about sexual violence considered “adult content”?

WMC Women Under Siege
November 27, 2017 | Annie Hylton |
What is the media’s role in covering mass atrocities?

For decades, the Rohingya have endured chronic discrimination, including violence, restrictions on freedom of movement, and renunciation of citizenship, making them the world’s largest stateless group. So why has the media remained relatively silent until this new crisis, and what does that mean for those who are suffering?

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November 27, 2017 | Kadin Burnett | Arts and culture
In praise of Rihanna's Fenty Beauty

In the context of a market that has long failed to provide products for countless potential customers of color, Rihanna created products featuring myriad tones that embrace a diverse array of skin types.

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November 24, 2017 | Kayleigh Bolingbroke | Violence against women
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, let's orange the world

November 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and this year's theme is “leave no one behind.”

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November 22, 2017 | Chloe Hallinan | Body image and body standards
Skin lightening cream is still sold all around the world

The way eurocentric beauty standards related to skin tone have permeated other cultures is clear today.

WMC News & Features
November 21, 2017 | Bryce Covert | Economy, Misogyny
Women in economics expose sexism in the field, demand action

A growing movement is calling for leaders in the field to address rampant misogyny.

WMC Live
November 19, 2017 | Hana Assafiri, Lola Omolola | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #229: Hana Assafiri, Lola Omolola. (Original Airdate 11/19/2017)

Robin on Moore, Franken, today's real sexual revolution; Trump's stealth judiciary picks; and the weekly gun massacre. Guests: Hana Assafiri's "Speed Date A Muslim" action; Lola Omolola's "Female IN" (FIN) online safe space that went global.

WMC News & Features
November 16, 2017 Arts and culture, Media
A feminist voice in film

Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday is one of the best in the business — and her feminist perspective on film and Hollywood is increasingly necessary these days.

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November 16, 2017 | Shihori Kawamura | Media
Why the connection between sexual assault and masculinity affects all of us

Sexual assault can and does happen to anybody, no matter their gender, race, sexuality, or any other factor. The more survivors who share their stories, the more those people are supported and believed by the public, the closer we’ll come to actually making a change.

WMC Women Under Siege
November 15, 2017 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, Girls, International, Violence against women
Dispatch from Kavumu: A long-awaited trial begins for men who allegedly gang-raped 50 little girls over three years

It is 9 a.m. on November 9, and hundreds—maybe 1,000—people have gathered to watch something many believed would never happen: the trial of a group of men who allegedly gang-raped approximately 50 little girls, aged 18 months to 11 years, in a village called Kavumu. Justice has been four years in the making.

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November 15, 2017 | Lauren Davidson | Health
On ‘Thanks, Birth Control’ day, let’s remember to keep fighting for reproductive rights

Birth control has been an integral component of family planning and women’s health care for over 50 years. Yet many politicians still want to make it harder for women to receive the resources that they need — including our own President.

WMC Women Under Siege
November 13, 2017 | Jonita Davis | Body image and body standards, Girls, Race/Ethnicity
How to protect black girls in America: Experts weigh in

Over the summer, researchers published a study that offered proof of a phenomenon in American black communities that has existed since slavery: By being perceived as more mature, black girls fall victim to what researchers are calling a “perception trap,” and are treated negatively as a result.

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November 13, 2017 | Farha Khalidi | Feminism, Violence against women
Why men need to step up to actually make #MeToo work

Over 12 million women — some famous, many not — have since used #MeToo to share their experiences with harassment and/or assault.

WMC Live
November 12, 2017 | Dr. Dee Mosbacher, M.D., Ph.D, Dr. Judith Herman, M.D., Nanette Gartrell, MD | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #228: Judith Herman, Dee Mosbacher, Nanette Gartrell. (Original Airdate 11/12/2017)

Robin on Donna Brazile, Rand Paul, the special elections, and winning a beauty pageant. Exclusive Roundtable: psychiatrists Judith Herman, Dee Mosbacher, and Nanette Gartrell discuss "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" and the 25th Amendment.

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November 10, 2017 | Kalli Jackson | Arts and culture, Politics
The importance of the Obamas being painted by black artists

Barack and Michelle’s chose two black artists to create their portraits for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery: Barack chose Brooklyn native Kehinde Wiley and Michelle chose Baltimore-based Amy Sherald.

WMC News & Features
November 09, 2017 | Robin Morgan | Economy, Free Speech, Media, Science and tech
Why we need to rein in the tech monopolies

Big Tech monopolies are endangering the Republic and free speech. It's time for some common-sense regulation.

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