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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.

WMC Women Under Siege
November 08, 2017 | UNFPA | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Dispelling five myths about sexualized violence in emergencies

Sexualized violence is widespread throughout the world. This is true even in times of peace and stability, but it escalates during humanitarian crises. In conflicts, women’s bodies can become battlegrounds, with rape used to humiliate and dominate. Protection systems also collapse during natural disasters, leaving women and girls vulnerable. And child marriage, a form of gender-based violence, is often seen as a coping mechanism among crisis-affected families.

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November 08, 2017 | Camryn Garrett | Arts and culture, Media
We need to talk about race and gender in Stranger Things

Even though more women and people of color are featured in this season, the fact that they were added in and of itself doesn’t make the show more progressive.

WMC Speech Project
November 07, 2017 | Soraya Chemaly, Marya Stark | Online harassment, Politics
What women politicians’ online harassment tells us about degraded democracy

Earlier this year, in a little remarked upon episode, the nation was exposed to how differently men and women politicians are treated in media. In September, Senator John McCain was showered with accolades after he voted against his party’s attempt to repeal Obamacare and urged his peers to espouse cross-party conciliation. McCain’s Johnny-Come-Lately stake in the ground came, however, in the wake of the consistent, longer-standing, and defiant intra-party opposition of two other Republican Senators, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who were motivated, in part by their pro-choice stance.

WMC Speech Project
November 07, 2017 | Soraya Chemaly, Patrice Stanley, Marya Stark, Kelly West | Free Speech, Online harassment, Politics
Women in politics discuss online harassment

Wendy Davis, Angela Angel, Marilyn Mosby, Kim Weaver, Rina Shah Bharara, Stephanie Roman, Katherine Clark, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen discuss online harassment #NameItChangeIt

WMC Women Under Siege
November 06, 2017 | Dr Sine Plambech | Gender-based violence, Health, Immigration
Why so many migrant women arrive in Europe pregnant

Accusing migrant women of bringing ‘anchor babies’ to Europe misunderstands their journeys and motives, says researcher and anthropologist Sine Plambech. Understanding their real stories explains why so few are willing to return.

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November 06, 2017 | Sarah Hennessy | Feminism
An open letter to the man I didn’t have sex with last night

You do not understand that you have hurt me. In fact, you are focused on how offended you are by the choices I made about my body.

WMC Live
November 05, 2017 | Shazia Z. Rafi | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #227: Jocelyn Olcott, Shazia Rafi. (Original Airdate 11/5/2017)

Robin on the NYC Hallowe'en terror attack, Mueller trumping Manafort, and why we really need to break up Big Tech. Guests: Jocelyn Olcott on the greatest consciousness raising event ever; Shazia Rafi reports from South West Asia. Surrealism Corner.

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November 03, 2017 | Noah Rue | Health
Women need to fight for accessible and fair health care

Women’s health is not only currently under attack, but not even prioritized where still accessible.

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November 02, 2017 | Anna Khan | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence
Weinstein’s out, but the problem is much bigger

For weeks now, our country’s culture of shaming and silencing survivors has once again been in the spotlight. In the wake of this revelation, many other instances of sexual assault in Hollywood have started make headlines, too.

WMC News & Features
November 01, 2017 | Marianne Schnall | Feminism, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Media
Women's Media Awards honor Hillary Rodham Clinton, April Ryan, Maria Hinojosa, and other media trailblazers

A behind-the-scenes look at last week's Women's Media Awards, which highlighted the crucial work of media truth-tellers.

WMC News & Features
October 31, 2017 | Chagmion Antoine | Feminism, Politics
The resistance shows its strength at the Women’s Convention

Maxine Waters was among the 4,000 leaders and activists who gathered for the Women's Convention to inspire intersectional movement building and to mobilize for the 2018 midterm elections.

WMC Women Under Siege
October 31, 2017 | Sabrina Toppa | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Rohingya have long been ‘in danger of being discontinued’

While the most recent extreme campaign to exterminate the Rohingya has shocked the world, it is an effort built upon a long history of oppression.

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