WMC News & Features
Default Assumptions—The Science Behind the Bias
Unless we actively resist, unconscious bias can influence important decisions—especially those made in the voting booth, as science writer KC Cole explains.
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Memo to the Right Wing: Women Know You Really Have Our Backs
Dear Right Wing,
On behalf of my country and my gender, I would just like to say that I’m so sorry the media has cruelly misconstrued your obviously well-intentioned musings on rape and rape-related ...
WMC News & Features
Letters from Ground Zero IV
Robin Morgan asks us to avert the "far bigger storm than Sandy looming" by going to the polls Tuesday—in this commentary delivered today on her radio talk-show, "Women's Media Center Live."
WMC Live
November 03, 2012 | Celinda Lake, Zoey Kotzambasis, Congresswoman Maxine Waters |
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #11: Maxine Waters, Celinda Lake, Zoey Kotzambasis. (Original Airdate 11/3/2012)
Robin battles Hurricane Sandy with her Letter from Ground Zero #4. Pre-election guests pollster Celinda Lake; Zoey Kotzambasis on being a college republican for women’s and gay rights; and Congresswoman Maxine Waters on GOP voter suppression.
WMC News & Features
Election Coverage Falls Short on “Women’s Issues”
The mainstream media misses the complexity of women’s lives in representing what’s important to women voters. The author (left) calls for a far more nuanced public conversation.
WMC News & Features
October 29, 2012 | Marianne Schnall |
Arts and culture,
International,
Politics,
Violence against women
"I Am Neda"—Beyond the Icon
The author, founder of Feminist.com, interviews the first-time filmmaker who is winning awards for her documentary on the woman whose death on the streets of Tehran helped kindle Iran's democracy movement.
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An Interview with Peta Lindsay
Over the past few months, we have been inundated with news about Obama and Romney -- especially about their policies in terms of women. But did you know that there's a woman running for president? You...
WMC Live
October 27, 2012 | Valerie Hudson, Rachel Lloyd, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Odile Gakire Katese, Marianne Legato |
Misogyny,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #10: Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Dr. Marianne Legato, Valerie Hudson, Rachel Lloyd, Ingoma Nshya. (Original Airdate 10/27/2012)
Robin attacks willful ignorance, and speaks with author Valerie Hudson; sexploitation survivor Rachel Lloyd; journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault; Rwandan drumming troupe Ingoma Nshya; and Dr. Marianne Legato on the new science of gender-specific medicine.
WMC News & Features
My Life in a Binder
The author, after three decades maneuvering through corporate America, writes about what it means to be one of a binder full of women, and how to break free.
WMC News & Features
Mongolian Women’s Hard-Won Victory
A small group of committed legislators in the Mongolian parliament are taking on the challenge of meeting the basic needs of women and children.
WMC Live
October 20, 2012 | Maysoun Odeh Gangat, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Eleanor Smeal, Kathleen Turner |
Girls,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #9: Eleanor Smeal, Kathleen Turner, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Maysoun Odeh. (Original Airdate 10/20/2012)
Robin on international teen girl activists, 24-hour news, and the word “ms.” Guests include Palestinian Radio FM pioneer Maysoun Odeh; documentarian Aishah Shahidah Simmons; feminist Ellie Smeal; and actor Kathleen Turner on playing Molly Ivins.
WMC News & Features
Australia's Leader Meets Sexist Attacks Head On
Misogynist political talk has become a national issue in Australia after Prime Minister Julia Gillard confronted the Opposition leader for participating in sexist dialogue that this commentary's author had recently helped document.
WMC News & Features
The Reality of the GOP Platform on Abortion
The author, who has conducted research in Mexico, offers a reality check on what could happen to U.S. women if the GOP succeeds in criminalizing abortion.
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Who (Doesn’t) Run The World? Girls.
Only 20% of political leaders in the world are women. Women leaders are under-represented in every country, from Nepal, where my organization works, to the United States, where only 17% of Congress is...
WMC Live
October 13, 2012 | Jessica Neuwirth, Ruchira Gupta, Kathleen Barry |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
WMC Live #8: Kathleen Barry, Jessica Neuwirth, Ruchira Gupta. (Original Airdate 10/13/2012)
A special show on sex trafficking, with Equality Now’s Jessica Neuwirth; activist Ruchira Gupta; author Kathleen Barry—and an extended “Fighting Words” with Robin’s satirical proposal to resolve the sex trafficking problem once and for all.
WMC Live
October 06, 2012 | Adora Svitak, Paula DiPerna, Joy Harjo, Rebecca Adamson |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #7: Joy Harjo, Rebecca Adamson, Paula DiPerna, Adora Svitak. (Original Airdate 10/6/2012)
Robin examines the history and legacy of Columbus Day and the notion of “The End of Men,” and speaks with Adora Svitak about the Girls’ State of the Union; Paula DiPerna about Mrs. Columbus; poet Joy Harjo; and Cherokee economist Rebecca Adamson.
WMC News & Features
Who’s Really Taking Responsibility in America?
Working families advocate Ellen Bravo takes a look at a proud member of the 47 percent, a life-long Republican who has her own advice for Mitt Romney.
WMC News & Features
Native American Voters Can Make a Difference
The author, a member of the Upper Mattponi Tribe and a board member of the Women's Media Center, cites evidence of the potential power of the Native vote, particularly when concentrated in swing states in this presidential election.
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Rape Is Rape
Over the past month or so, rape has been a popular subject in the media due to Republican senate candidate Todd Akin’s comment about “legitimate rape.” After doing some digging, I discovered that last...
WMC Live
WMC Live #6: Jane Fonda, Barbara Lee, Connie Schultz. (Original Airdate 9/29/2012)
Robin brings WMC Live to CBS, and speaks with columnist Connie Schultz about fair voting in Ohio; Rep. Barbara Lee about women in the Congressional Black Caucus; and WMC co-founder Jane Fonda about sex, intimacy, age, health—and furnishings.
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September 28, 2012 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Gloria Steinem,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Gloria Steinem on Rush Limbaugh
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WMC Live
WMC Live #5 Excerpt: Mona Eltahawy. An Exclusive Interview. (Original Airdate 9/23/2012)
Exclusive. Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy was arrested yesterday for allegedly defacing a controversial ad in a NYC subway. During her last interview prior to her arrest, she spoke with Robin about anti-Muslim sentiment.
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Roe v. Romney/Ryan
I think that most people can agree that being a mother is one of the most important jobs in the world. Mothers shape future generations and thus the future failures and successes of humanity. Being a ...
WMC Live
September 22, 2012 | Patti Chang, Shelby Knox, Mona Eltahawy |
Politics,
Robin Morgan,
Science and tech
WMC Live #5: Mona Eltahawy, Shelby Knox, Patti Chang. (Original Airdate 9/23/2012)
Robin on the Mars rover and gender in space. Guests: Patti Chang on philanthropy for women; Shelby Knox on online organizing and media myths on young feminism and women's equality; and Mona Eltahawy on sexual harassment in Egypt.
WMC Live
September 16, 2012 | Ellen Snortland, Karen Lewis, Lynn Povich, Gloria Feldt |
Education,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #4: Lynn Povich, Gloria Feldt, Karen Lewis, Ellen Snortland. (Original Airdate 9/16/2012)
Robin discusses teachers unions, and speaks with womens’ self-defense advocate Ellen Snortland; Chicago teachers’ union president Karen Lewis; Good Girls Revolt author Lynn Povich; and women’s leadership speaker and No Excuses author Gloria Feldt.
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