WMC Live
May 25, 2013 | Ashley Monroe, Soraya Chemaly, Yael Luttwak, Sarah Granger |
Free Speech,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #40: Ashley Monroe, Soraya Chemaly, Yael Luttwak, Sarah Granger. (Original Airdate 5/25/2013)
Robin dissects “The Greatest Generation." Guests: country music star Ashley Monroe; Soraya Chemaly on making Facebook drop violent, misogynistic pages; Sarah Granger on civilian cyber-security; and Yael Luttwak on a Muslim-Jewish diet program for peace!
WMC FBomb
Forced Prostitution During World War II
I recently read an article posted on Yahoo News about prostitution during World War II in Japan. Prostitution is a difficult and controversial subject for feminists, but what most can agree on is tha...
WMC Live
May 18, 2013 | Debora Spar, Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D., Carmen Gonzalez, Pramila Jayapal |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #39: Debora Spar, Beverly Tatum, Carmen Gonzalez, Pramila Jayapal. (Original Airdate 5/18/2013)
Robin comments on the Cleveland abductions, and speaks with Pramila Jayapal on immigration policy and women; Carmen Gonzalez on bias in academia; Spelman’s Beverly Tatum on ending collegiate sports; and Barnard’s Debora Spar on training women to lead.
WMC News & Features
African Women Lead: A Pan African Dream
Africans cannot sacrifice democracy for economic gain for the few and pittance for the many. The author—a New Yorker born in Nairobi—says paternalistic male leadership must come to an end, and women lead instead.
WMC Live
WMC Live #38: Holly Kearl, Celinda Lake, Driver, Victoria Jackson & Ali Guthy. (Original Airdate 5/11/2013)
Robin on Mother’s Day's origins and pregnancy discrimination; Celinda Lake on candidates’ looks and electability; Holly Kearl on sex harassment; Juarez’s mothers of the disappeared; and a mother-daughter duo who fought an incurable disease.
WMC Live
WMC Live #37: Anna Quindlen, Kathleen Hanna, Shazia Rafi. (Original Airdate 5/4/2013)
Robin and the WMC staff mourn Features Editor-in-Chief Mary Thom. Plus, Shazia Rafi reports on Pakistan's elections; punk artist Kathleen Hanna recalls Riot Grrrl; and novelist Anna Quindlen discusses journalism and women's friendships.
WMC Live
April 27, 2013 | Cindy Blackman Santana, Sarah Manning, Linda Oh |
Arts and culture,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #36: Cindy Blackman Santana, Sarah Manning, Linda Oh, Lauren Sevian. (Original Airdate 4/27/2013)
Robin defends NY Times editor Jill Abramson, analyzes the Boston bombers’ relationships with women, and celebrates jazz women, including Grammy Award-winner Lauren Sevian; composer Sarah Manning; bassist Linda Oh; and drummer Cindy Blackman Santana.
WMC Live
WMC Live #35: Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, Alice Quinn. (Original Airdate 4/20/2013)
Poetry Month. Robin celebrates new energy in poetry with Alice Quinn of the Poetry Society of America; Joy Harjo sings a poem; and former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove reads from Mother Love. Plus Robin links the Boston bombing to the Senate’s gun vote.
WMC FBomb
April 18, 2013 | Michayla Owens |
Education,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
Taking A Stand: Why I'm Fighting For Sexual Assault Education
My name is Michayla Owens. I’m sixteen years old, and I attend Columbia High School in Mississippi. I was fifteen when I was sexually assaulted by two boys at my high school.
The sexual assault took ...
WMC News & Features
Reassuring Men—The Real Issue Behind Gun Control
In a witty "Fighting Words" commentary just broadcast on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan, the author helps men come to terms with gun control.
WMC Live
April 13, 2013 | Karen Nussbaum, Michaela Walsh, Alice Kessler-Harris, Jewelle Bickford |
Economy,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #34: Karen Nussbaum, Michaela Walsh, Alice Kessler-Harris, Jewelle Bickford. (Original Airdate 4/13/2013)
Robin celebrates For National Equal Pay Day by demystifying economics, and speaks with 9 to 5 founder Karen Nussbaum; Alice Kessler-Harris on the pink collar ghetto; Jewelle Bickford on investing; and Michaela Walsh of Women’s World Banking.
WMC News & Features
Buses and Metros Carry Messages Against Harassment
As women and men mobilize for International Anti-Street Harassment Week, the author, founder of Stop Street Harassment, describes growing multi-city campaigns focusing on public transit.
WMC News & Features
Satire is a Dangerous Business in Venezuela
With national elections looming, the health of Venezuelan democracy may depend on the freedom of opinion in the media—including the political cartoonists.
WMC Live
WMC Live #33: Dr. Allison Willis, Lori Katz, Rhona Johnson. (Original Airdate 4/6/2013)
Robin observes Parkinson's Awareness Month with her own “coming out,” plus her exposé on sexist research protocols. Guests include Lori Katz, founder of the first PD women’s group; caregiver Rhona Johnson; and neurologist Dr. Allison Willis.
WMC News & Features
Activist Angela Davis Reaches a New Generation
In film and onstage, from the perspective of more than 50 years of activism, Angela Davis offers lessons from an organizer.
WMC Live
March 30, 2013 | Geneva Overholser, Dr. Kimberly C. Ellis, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Dina Dublon |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #32: Geneva Overholser, Kimberly "Dr. Goddess" Ellis, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Dina Dublon. (Original Airdate 3/30/2013)
Robin on marriage equality and medical sexism. Guest include blogger Kimberly "Dr. Goddess" Ellis; journalist Geneva Overholser; author Letty Cottin Pogrebin; and Dina Dublon, one of Fortune’s 50 most powerful U.S. businesswomen (and a feminist!).
WMC News & Features
March 29, 2013 | Shazia Z. Rafi |
Economy,
Education,
Girls,
International,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Religion,
Violence against women
Pakistan—The Last Destination of the Stars
The author, fresh from a family visit, reflects on how Pakistan arrived at this moment, and what the United States can do to support women and democracy there.
WMC News & Features
Verdict Is In on Sexual Assault in the Military
Survivors and advocates insist on the need for a system of reporting and trying sexual assault cases independent of the chain of command, writes the author, an expert on gender-based violence.
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.
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