WMC FBomb
GQ’s Impressive Interview With Pussy Riot Is Still A GQ Interview
As Feministing.com reported last summer, three members of the Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot were convicted in August 2012 and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for “hooliganism motivated ...
WMC Live
March 23, 2013 | Eleanor Smeal, Monica Rodriguez, Amelia Leclair, Jeanne Theoharis |
Health,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #31: Cappella Clausura, Eleanor Smeal, Monica Rodriguez, Amelia Leclair, Jeanne Theoharis. (Original Airdate 3/23/2013)
Robin discusses Martian microbes and Mother Theresa, and speaks with Ellie Smeal about Vatican corruption; Jeanne Theoharis on Rosa Parks; Cappella Clausura on medieval women composers; director Amelia LeClair; and Monica Rodriguez about STD awareness.
WMC News & Features
"My Brooklyn"—Prejudice, Policy and Gentrification
In discussing two women who document a culturally and commercially vibrant community at risk, the author explores the racist policy and politics behind the onslaught of gentrification.
WMC Women Under Siege
Reports surface of rape and torture in Iraq
It has been 10 years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and stories of torture and sexualized violence are still coming to light. As Al-Jazeera reported Tuesday, Amnesty International’s recent publication, “Iraq: A decade of abuse,” is a horrifying, pain-filled heap of rape, sexualized torture, and other forms of sexualized violence. And the rights group is still gathering evidence.
WMC News & Features
The Case for Empathy—Open Hearts May Open Minds
Expand the circle of empathy in public life, urges multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis.
WMC Live
March 16, 2013 | Urvashi Vaid, Helen Zia, Stephanie Gilmore, Jennifer Freyd, PhD |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #30: Urvashi Vaid, Helen Zia, Jennifer Freyd, Stephanie Gilmore. (Original Airdate 3/16/2013)
Robin takes on the new Pope, and speaks with Stephanie Gilmore on grassroots feminism; Jennifer Freyd on betrayal blindness; Helen Zia on Asian American women’s history; and Urvashi Vaid as she questions the LGBT drift.
WMC News & Features
Futures Without Violence
A UN Commission on the Status of Women Event Highlights Groups Acting to End Violence Against Women Around the World.
WMC Live
WMC Live #29: Mary Thom, Kate McCarthy, Rachel Larris, Lauren Wolfe. (Original Airdate 3/9/2013)
Robin gives a glimpse behind the curtain of the Women’s Media Center, with guests Kate McCarthy of WMC SheSource; Rachel Larris of WMC Name It Change It; Lauren Wolfe of WMC Women Under Siege; and Mary Thom, WMC Features Editor-in-Chief.
WMC Live
WMC Live #28: Debra Winger, Gail Collins, Julie Burkhart. (Original Airdate 3/2/2013)
Robin celebrates Women's History Month with New York Times columnist Gail Collins; Julie Burkhart, who dares to reopen Dr. Tiller's clinic; and Debra Winger on fighting fracking—plus Robin on the Pope.
WMC News & Features
Witch Burnings in Papua New Guinea—in 2013!
First delivered on "Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan," this "Fighting Words" commentary demands action in response to a horrifying news story reported by journalist Jo Chandler.
WMC Live
February 23, 2013 | Judy Blume, Sheila Tobias, Aileen Hernandez, Dyllan McGee, Betsy West |
Arts and culture,
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #27: Judy Blume, Sheila Tobias, Aileen Hernandez, Dyllan McGee & Betsy West. (Original Airdate 2/23/2013)
Robin hosts a special episode on the “MAKERS” PBS documentary with Sheila Tobias; Aileen Hernandez; Judy Blume; and documentary executive producers Dyllan McGee and Betsy West—plus Robin on gun access and witch persecutions happening TODAY.
WMC News & Features
Nepotism Is Not Feminism
The author, editorial director of Feminist Studies, takes issue with the language the president used in last week's State of the Union address.
WMC Live
February 16, 2013 | Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #26: Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet. (Original Airdate 2/16/2013)
Robin celebrates Black History Month with Bonnie Thornton Dill on race, gender, and class; Salamishah Tillet on violence against women and girls; Barbara Smith on black feminism and gun violence; and Johnnetta Cole on the glory of African-American women.
WMC News & Features
Human Trafficking Bill Resurrected in Congress
This week the Senate took care of the unfinished business of reauthorizing legislation to combat the crime of trafficking, including services for domestic victims. Now it's up to the House.
WMC News & Features
The Pot Calling the Kettle…
The author goes beneath the Western stereotypes of African politics to explain what's at stake for women and all citizens in the upcoming elections in Kenya.
WMC News & Features
February 11, 2013 | Robin Morgan |
Economy,
Environment,
Feminism,
International,
Politics,
Violence against women
Dr. Vandana Shiva—The New Delhi Rape and Globalization
Dr. Vandana Shiva, economist, environmentalist, and feminist, spoke of the public outcry in India and how the devaluing of women in a global economy set the stage for the New Delhi rape. Adapted from a conversation broadcast last month on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan.
WMC Live
February 09, 2013 | Jane Fonda., Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein, Kathy Bates |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #25: Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein. (Original Airdate 2/9/2013)
The movies! Keri Putnam's (Sundance) new stats on women in Hollywood; Melissa Silverstein on NY’s Athena Festival; Jane Fonda and Kathy Bates on sexism in Hollywood and the Oscars—plus Robin on why Hillary Clinton was a great Secretary of State.
WMC News & Features
Hillary Clinton's Future—Full of Possibilities
The author, who has closely followed Hillary Clinton's career, writes that pundits are posing the wrong question about Clinton's future.
WMC FBomb
February 05, 2013 | Becka W |
Education,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Politics,
Sports,
Violence against women
Four Things Every Young Feminist Needs To Know About Title IX
Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, which has people singing the praises of Title IX from soccer fields, softball diamonds, tracks, pools and countless other sporting venues – and for g...
WMC Live
February 02, 2013 | Kimberly Bryant, Suzanne Braun Levine |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Religion,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #24: Kim Gandy, Suzanne Braun Levine, Kimberly Bryant. (Original Airdate 2/2/2013)
Robin demolishes the “clash of civilizations” with Islam; Kim Gandy on the Violence Against Women Act; Kimberly Bryant on teaching tech in “Black Girls Code;” Suzanne Braun Levine on women’s second adulthood and the state of journalism now.
WMC News & Features
Myrlie Evers-Williams—Making Her Own History
The inauguration moment that most moved the author, multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis, came early in the ceremony.
WMC Live
January 26, 2013 | Safa Sankari, Hibaaq Osman, Maria Echaveste, Ruwayda Mustafah |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #23: Hibaaq Osman, Maria Echaveste, Ruwayda Mustafa, Safa Sankari. (Original Airdate 1/26/2013)
Robin on “firsts” in Obama’s 2nd inaugural, and racist roots of the 2nd Amendment. Safa Sankari on Syrian women; Hibaaq Osman on violence against Middle Eastern women; Maria Echaveste on U.S. immigration policy; Ruwayda Mustafa live from Kurdistan.
WMC News & Features
January 22, 2013 | Debbie Hines |
Economy,
Health,
Immigration,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Violence against women
Maryland Women's Agenda for Obama's Second Term
The author checks in with state legislators from the Maryland Women's Caucus to see what they expect from President Barack Obama in his second term.
WMC FBomb
Dear Schools, Please Stop Discriminating Based on Pregnancy. Thanks, Title IX
Imagine you’re an honors student at a community college. You’re doing great: you’ve got a merit-based scholarship and you’re enjoying your classes. You’re also pregnant and excited to welcome the new ...
WMC Live
January 19, 2013 | Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Robin Marty, Jessica Pieklo, Cecile Richards (1957 - 2025) |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #22: Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Cecile Richards, Robin Marty & Jessica Pieklo. (Original Airdate 1/19/2013)
Robin discusses “an obituary of one’s own,” and speaks with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall on black feminism; Robin Marty and Jessica Pieklo about their new book, Crow After Roe; and Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards on forty years of Roe v. Wade.
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