WMC News & Features
A Personal Interview with Mazie Hirono, Hawaii’s First Woman Senator
In an excerpt from Hirono’s interview on “Women’s Media Center Live With Robin Morgan,” which aired November 23 and is available by podcast at wmclive.com and iTunes, Senator Hirono talks about the women who have inspired her, and her commitment to support other women in politics.
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Where Do We Go From Here? The ERA in the 21st Century
Last weekend I attended a conference at Roger Williams University titled "The ERA in the 21st Century." The conference brought together accomplished scholars, national activists, and twenty-something ...
WMC Live
November 22, 2013 | Senator Mazie Hirono, Anna Leah Sarabia, Rebecca Anne Sive |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #61: U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono, Anna Leah Sarabia, Rebecca Sive. (Original Airdate 11/23/2013)
Robin's surprising comments on Doris Lessing. Special double-segment conversation: Hawaii's first woman Senator, Mazie Hirono, gets personal. Also, Anna Leah Sarabia on women in the Philippines, and Rebecca Sive on how to run and win—at anything.
WMC Live
November 15, 2013 | Jennifer L Pozner, Rita Henly Jensen, Jaclyn Friedman, Katherine Rowlands |
Media,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #60: Jenn Pozner, Rita Henley Jensen, Jaclyn Friedman, Katherine Rowlands. (Original Airdate 11/16/2013)
Robin on the typhoon in Asia, and on prostitution in—yes—Dubai. Guests are colleagues working on women and media: Jaclyn Fridman (WAM); Jenn Pozner (WIMN); Rita Henley Jensen (Women’s e-News); and Katherine Rowlands (Journalism & Women Symposium).
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Why Teaching Teen Boys About Consent Should Be A Mandatory Part of Sex Ed
It started with a Facebook post. Last summer, a Facebook friend posed the question: "If you would teach your daughter about protection, then why wouldn't you teach your son about respect?"After I read...
WMC Live
WMC Live #59: Kathy Najimy, Debora Spar, Stacy Smith, Laurel Sprague. (Original Airdate 11/9/2013)
Robin on women Senators’ courtesy, and on the newest “loner” shooter. Guests: comic actor Kathy Najimy; author Debora Spar; new research on movie sexism and racism by Stacy Smith; and Laurel Sprague on fighting bias against HIV-positive women.
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Jessica Valenti On What It Will Take To Make A Woman President
Jessica Valenti, called one of the Top 100 Inspiring Women in the world by The Guardian, is the author of four books on feminism, politics, and culture. Valenti founded Feministing.com, which Columbia...
WMC Live
WMC Live #58: Holly Near, Ilyse Hogue, Maysoon Zayid. (Original Airdate 11/2/2013)
Robin gives an exclusive update on Saudi women defying the driving ban, and takes on the attempted revival of the Men’s Movement. Guests: NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Ilyse Hogue; Palestinian comic Maysoon Zayid; and singer-activist Holly Near.
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October 27, 2013 | Sam H |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Misogyny,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity
The Black Girl Conundrum
I will never forget the noise that my mother made when she first saw it. We were navigating the streets of New York on a busy Saturday in 2011, running late for a hair appointment. She was walking so ...
WMC Live
October 25, 2013 | Marianne Schnall, Sally Kohn, Farida Allaghi, Shauna Prewitt, Madeha Al Jaroush |
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live Episode #57: Marianne Schnall, Sally Kohn, Farida Allaghi, Shauna Prewitt. (Original Airdate 10/26/2013)
Robin’s commentaries root for Saudi women drivers, praise a UN resolution, and have at the Mormons. Guests: Marianne Schnall on her new book; pundit Sally Kohn, and Farida Allaghi on Libyan women. Plus, rapists’ paternal rights?!?
WMC Live
October 18, 2013 | Suzanne Braun Levine, Geeta Gandbhir, Amanda Bennett, Rosemary Ahern |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #56: Suzanne Braun Levine, Geeta Gandbhir, Amanda Bennett, Rosemary Ahern. (Original Airdate 10/19/2013)
Robin charges Ted Cruz with sedition, and shows how Senate women led a compromise. Guests on The Art of Editing: Suzanne Braun Levine (magazines); Geeta Gandbhir (film); Rosemary Ahern (books); and Amanda Bennett (news).
WMC Live
October 11, 2013 | Amanda Lindhout, Amy Richards, Lindy West, Christine Stark |
Misogyny,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #55: Amanda Lindhout, Amy Richards, Lindy West, Christine Stark. (Original Airdate 10/12/2013)
Robin on "unnatural" Republicans. Guests: Amanda Lindhout, captivity survivor; Lindy West, WMC Social Media winner; Amy Richards on MAKERS; Christine Stark on Duluth's vanishing Native women. Plus, Saudi Arabia in the Surrealism Corner—again.
WMC Live
October 04, 2013 | Pat Mitchell, Carol Jenkins, Christiane Amanpour, Maria Teresa Kumar, Sheila Johnson |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #54: Christiane Amanpour, Maria Teresa Kumar, Sheila Johnson, Carol Jenkins & Pat Mitchell. (Original Airdate 10/5/2013)
Pre-WMC Awards Gala show. Robin on the World Bank ranking of women’s status. Guests: Christiane Amanpour on journalism and women, Maria Teresa Kumar (MSNBC & Voto Latino), Sheila Johnson (producer of “The Butler”), Carol Jenkins, and Pat Mitchell.
WMC Live
September 27, 2013 | Eleanor Holmes Norton, Zerlina Maxwell, Louise W. Knight, Jacki Zehner |
Economy,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #53: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Zerlina Maxwell, Louise Knight, Jacki Zehner. (Original Airdate 9/28/2013)
Robin takes on the Federal Reserve and the UN. Guests: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on DC dysfunction; Zerlina Maxwell on rape culture and gun culture; historian Louise Knight; and Women Moving Millions CEO Jacki Zehner. Plus, Verbal Karate.
WMC Live
WMC Live #52: Sandra Fluke, Campus Activists, Mouna Ghanem. (Original Airdate 9/21/2013)
Robin compares Arab Spring spasms to the birth of the USA, and discusses a new study on rape motivation. Guests: Sandra Fluke; 3 campus activists compare strategies; and Mouna Ghanem, direct from Syria, for women and peace. Plus, Verbal Karate.
WMC Live
September 13, 2013 | Sheryl Sandberg, Dee Dee Myers, Navi Pillay |
International,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #51: Sheryl Sandberg, Dee Dee Myers, Navi Pillay. (Original Airdate 9/14/2013)
Season 2. Robin’s state-of-the-world roundup. Guests: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay; FaceBook CEO and author Sheryl Sandberg; and former White House press secretary and author Dee Dee Myers. Plus, a crowded Surrealism Corner.
WMC Live
September 06, 2013 | Sayda Zelaya, Deb Tolman, Cristal Williams Chancellor |
Arts and culture,
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #50: Deb Tolman, Chris Jahnke, Cristal Williams Chancellor, Sayda Zelaya. (Original Airdate 9/7/2013)
Robin on UNESCO’s gender-sensitive media guidelines, and why the Catholic Church wasn’t always against abortion. Guests Deb Tolman of SPARK and media coach Chris Jahnke, plus inside the WMC with Cristal Williams Chancellor and Sayda Zelaya.
WMC Live
July 27, 2013 | Carol Jenkins, Rinku Sen, Sayda Zelaya, Keneisha Deas |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #49: Carol Jenkins, Rinku Sen, Sayda Zelaya, Keneisha Deas. (Original Airdate 7/27/2013)
Robin on Zimmerman’s “inadmissible” domestic violence and the show’s first season before an August hiatus. Guests Carol Jenkins, Rinku Sen, and Sayda Zelaya and Keneisha Deas on new activism in light of the MLK, Jr. March’s 50th anniversary.
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Why I Shared my Abortion Story With North Carolina Law Makers
My voice was trembling when I spoke the words “I decided to choose abortion.” I was telling my personal story and expressing my opposition of House Bill 695, a bill that would shut down all but one ab...
WMC Live
July 20, 2013 | Katrina vanden Heuvel, Laura Bates, Nada Bakos |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #48: Katrina vanden Heuvel, Katie Goodman, Laura Bates, Nada Bakos. (Original Airdate 7/20/2013)
Robin on the Zimmerman verdict and a double standard for violence against black women; an ex-CIA agent combats trafficking; an online activist fights daily sexism; comic Katie Goodman sings funny; Katrina vanden Heuvel on headlines and punditry.
WMC Live
July 13, 2013 | Mona Eltahawy, Jane Fonda., Sady Doyle, Martha Allen |
Jane Fonda,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #47: Jane Fonda, Sady Doyle, Mona Eltahawy, Martha Allen. (Original Airdate 7/13/2013)
Robin calls a double-fault on Wimbledon, and speaks with Sady Doyle about an unfunny comedian; Martha Allen on contemporary feminism; Mona Eltahawy reporting the uprising in Egypt; and Jane Fonda on "The Newsroom" and the sex lives of the busy and famous.
WMC Live
July 06, 2013 | Lauren Wolfe, Jessica Valenti, Ronnie Eldridge, Rachel Sklar |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #46: Jessica Valenti, Ronnie Eldridge, Rachel Sklar, Lauren Wolfe. (Original Airdate 7/6/2013)
Robin on writing a new Constitution and pregnancy discrimination. Lauren Wolfe from the Syrian-Turkish border; Ronnie Eldridge as she posits NYC’s first woman mayor; Rachel Sklar on women techies; and Feministing’s Jessica Valenti on motherhood.
WMC Live
June 29, 2013 | Susan Dworkin, Shaherose Charania, Diann Rust-Tierney, Natalia Oberti Noguera |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #45: Susan Dworkin, Shaherose Charania, Diann Rust-Tierney, Natalia Oberti Noguera. (Original Airdate 6/29/2013)
Robin celebrates the end of DOMA but mourns the Voting Rights Act. Guests are Natalia Oberti Noguera on diversity philanthropy; Diann Rust-Tierney on the death penalty; Susan Dworkin on whither agriculture; and Shaherose Charania on women in technology.
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The Congresswoman v. The General
Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon, Jr. has not had the best of luck in the past two weeks. Seven days following the results of an investigation by the Pentagon that the West Point Superintendent "improperly u...
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The Indomitable Female Fortress: Queen Elizabeth I
When I think of Elizabeth I, Queen of England from 1558 to 1603, I think of a beguiling and Machiavellian woman who, against all odds, led her country to a golden age while battling against the acute ...
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