WMC FBomb
The Question All Prospective Students Should Ask Colleges
Not too long ago, my parents dragged me to a lecture about the college admissions process. As a sophomore, I wasn't all that interested in this information yet, but as soon as the lights dimmed and th...
WMC Live
WMC Live #169: Negin Farsad, Kathy Spillar, Hope Jahren. (Original Airdate 5/28/2016)
Robin on Obama, Trump, Sanders—and manhood. Guests: Muslim feminist comic writer/filmmaker Negin Farsad; Feminist Majority Exec. Director/Ms. Editor Kathy Spillar; geobiologist & best-selling author Hope Jahren. Plus Surrealism Corner & We Won This!
WMC FBomb
May 26, 2016 | Gina S |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism
Is It Possible To Help Friends Through Their Body Image Issues?
We all have body image demons, but some of us host demons that are louder than others. Some are lucky enough that their demons only appear on universally hellish occasions — like when standing in fron...
WMC FBomb
May 24, 2016 | Lily A |
Feminism,
Violence against women
Both Hands: Reflecting On A Manipulative Relationship
I started dating a guy about a week into my freshman year of college. He was, and still is, brilliantly creative and blisteringly intelligent. He thought I was unbearably pretty and we had our first s...
WMC Women Under Siege
Improving post-conflict development outcomes: Empowering adolescent girls
Post-conflict development efforts cannot afford to forget about adolescent youth. While all youth face certain challenges in adolescence, girls are constrained in different, and often more detrimental, ways than boys, particularly in post-conflict settings.
WMC News & Features
"If you do not do right by black women, this nation is doomed to fail.”
At the Black Women’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, women and men broke silence about sexual violence and worked toward forgiveness, healing, and justice.
WMC FBomb
Is A Digital Tool The Key To Addressing Campus Sexual Assault?
The stark reality of the high rate of sexual assault on college campuses is nothing new, and neither is college administrations’ resistance to addressing it. Far too many students continue to seek sup...
WMC Live
WMC Live #168: Rachel Simmons, Susan Ware, Manisha Sinha. (Original Airdate 5/21/2016)
Robin on South American women pols: corruption or sexism? Guests: Rachel Simmons on empowering girls; Susan Ware debuts Click!, feminist history's online home; Manisha Sinha on how enslaved Africans led the abolition fight. Plus Surrealism Corner.
WMC FBomb
How Social Media Has Shaped My Feminist Identity
At the age of 13, I discovered feminism. Like so many other girls, I found the movement on Tumblr — a platform that has gained a reputation for fostering radical views about equality and tolerance. Tu...
WMC Women Under Siege
The actual state of sexualized violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
When the Democratic Republic of Congo was dubbed the “rape capital of the world” in 2010 by Margot Wallström, the former UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict, understandably the government of DRC was not happy. Besides that, putting one country above all others when it comes to violence against women is a debatable move: So many places have horrifying records of rape and impunity for such cases. But Wallström had good reason for aiming her words at what is unambiguously a truly terrible place for women.
WMC FBomb
Comparing Kim Kardashian to Ayesha Curry Hurts Us All
Our society has long been obsessed with comparison. Girls are routinely pit against each other to "win" the supposed honor of being the "hottest" in the halls of their high schools. They're even encou...
WMC News & Features
Works by black women take center stage
Opportunities for women of color are as rare in U.S. theater as they are in Hollywood. But one regional theater is defying the odds with a festival devoted to works by Black women.
WMC FBomb
HB2: The Lone Star State's Biggest Failure
I enjoy plenty of things about living in West Texas. I love being a student at Texas Tech University and the traditions and beauty of my campus: West Texas has beautiful sunsets and plains that go on ...
WMC Live
May 13, 2016 | Gloria Steinem, Regine Sawyer, Andrea L Pino-Silva |
Misogyny,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #167: Gloria Steinem, Regine Sawyer, Andrea Pino. (Original Airdate 5/14/2016)
Robin on what Trumpism really means, and what's next. Guests: Gloria Steinem reveals her new adventure; Regine Sawyer discusses the world of women and comix; Andrea Pino organizes against campus sexual assault. Plus Tweet of the Week and We Won This!
WMC News & Features
Bride for sale: Dreams of an Afghan rapper
A new documentary spotlights a teen rapper who escapes the Taliban only to face the prospect of being being sold into marriage.
WMC FBomb
Teen Girls Are Going To Keep Rebelling Against Sexist Dress Codes
When girls wear short skirts, we call them "inappropriate." When girls make bold decisions about their lives, we call them "vain." When girls call themselves feminists, we call them "ugly." When girls...
WMC FBomb
May 10, 2016 Feminism
It's 2016. Let's Talk To Teen Girls About Sex.
It’s 2016 and talking about girls' sexuality is still taboo. Despite the tremendous strides the feminist movement has made, the idea that sex is an important part of a teenage girl’s life and developm...
WMC FBomb
The Truth About High Heels and Confidence
I hate wearing high heels. I wear Converse All Stars in black and white, black Adidas I got on sale, Nike running shoes, Birkenstocks, and flat brown suede boots — but not a single pair of heels can b...
WMC News & Features
SNL’s many faces of Hillary Clinton: What they say about us
Nine women have performed Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live. Each one has made the role her own, but they all say something about how we view powerful women.
WMC Live
May 07, 2016
WMC Live #166: "Scicurious" (Bethany Brookshire), Elaine Showalter, Hilda Heine. (Original Airdate 5/7/2016)
Robin on "the Woman Card," and the "electoral industrial complex." Guests: Elaine Showalter, biographer of Julia Ward Howe; President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine on climate change; Blogger Sci...
WMC Live
WMC Live #166: “Scicurious” (Bethany Brookshire), Elaine Showalter, Hilda Heine. (Original Airdate 5/7/2016)
Robin on "the Woman Card," and the "electoral industrial complex." Guests: Elaine Showalter, biographer of Julia Ward Howe; President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine on climate change; Blogger Scicurious (Bethany Brookshire) on science thrills.
WMC FBomb
Why I Created A Gay, Male Superhero
As a gay man, I know how much I owe women for the equal opportunities I have, and do, enjoy. When I was bullied by other boys schools, I always found female friends to nurture and care for me. I came ...
WMC Women Under Siege
The color of lawlessness: Sexual abuse by police, nationwide
I was stopped by the police one night in January 2015 as I rode the New York City subway. I was making the long trip back downtown from Washington Heights at around 2 a.m. and had fallen asleep. Suddenly, I jolted awake to find an NYPD officer standing over me. The officer asked me to step off the train. I asked him why. He insisted I do it.
WMC FBomb
How I Learned Being Seen As "Sexy" Doesn't Equate To Happiness
I was 10 years old the first time someone commented on my appearance in public. I was walking with a boy in my class down the narrow, dark street of East 86th street in New York City. As we reac...
WMC News & Features
May 03, 2016 | Christine Ro |
Sextortion: Name it, Fight it
NGOs, the media, and law enforcement see "sextortion" in different ways, but organizations fighting for legal accountability are focusing on abuses of power.
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