WMC News & Features
March 26, 2015 | Shazia Z. Rafi | International
Who Runs the World?
The goal from Beijing was for women to be 30 percent of the world’s leaders. We’re not there yet.
WMC News & Features
March 24, 2015 | Emily Wilson |
A Theater Company's Bold Move: Women-Only Season
One group hopes that its women-only season will spark conversation and serve as a model for other theaters.
WMC News & Features
March 18, 2015 | Marianne Schnall | Feminism, Violence against women
20 Years After Beijing, How Are We Doing?
A new, in-depth report on the status of women worldwide reveals where progress has been made, and that there is much more to be done.
WMC News & Features
March 10, 2015 | Susan Buttenwieser |
Shackled and In Labor
As activists build momentum to ban the shackling of incarcerated pregnant women, a new report reveals substandard reproductive health care for women behind bars.
WMC News & Features
March 04, 2015 | Kristal Brent Zook | Feminism, Media
Giving Women Journalists a New Reach
Global Press News Service brings women’s unique access and insights to international reporting.
WMC News & Features
February 24, 2015 | Malkia Cyril | Media, Politics
In a Digital Age, Feminism Demands an Open Internet
As a crucial ruling on net neutrality approaches, the author—executive director of the Center for Media Justice—explains why this issue is crucial for social justice movements.
WMC News & Features
February 19, 2015 | Dr. Martha Lauzen | Media
He, Himself, and Him
As this year’s Academy Award nominations show, men still dominate both in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. The author of the It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World report explains that change is possible—but only if we keep the pressure on.
WMC News & Features
February 07, 2015 | Ellen Bravo |
Why I Hate That NyQuil Ad
What parents really need is paid sick leave, and as working families advocate Ellen Bravo points out, it’s proving to be a winning issue in campaigns all across the U.S.
WMC News & Features
January 30, 2015 | Marcia G. Yerman |
"She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry" Highlights Grassroots Feminists
A new film deepens our understanding of a unique chapter in U.S. feminism.
WMC News & Features
January 15, 2015 | Jane Manning | Violence against women
Reporting on Rape: We Can and Must Get It Right

The author, a former sex crimes prosecutor, points out that true reports of rape are all too common, false reports of rape are rare but they exist, and good investigations can tell them apart.

WMC News & Features
January 05, 2015 | Emily Wilson |
A New Audience for an Unforgettable Writer
Kathleen Turner revives her role in Red Hot Patriot, the play that brings the words and wit of Molly Ivins to a new audience.
WMC News & Features
December 17, 2014 | Emily Wilson |
Telling Stories That Matter
Daisy Hernández’s new memoir offers compelling perspectives on media, race, feminism, immigration, chosen family, and wanting nice things.
WMC News & Features
December 10, 2014 | Elayne Clift |
Where Are the Facts on Breast Implants?

As numbers of women getting breast implants continue to increase, researchers and advocates are voicing concern about their safety.

WMC News & Features
December 04, 2014 | Asha French |
The Women of "Dear White People"
The author explores a missed opportunity in a film about identity.
WMC News & Features
November 25, 2014 | Alexis McCombs |
Female Sports Reporters Finding a New Voice
A new show on CBS Sports is giving female sports reporters greater visibility by placing them front and center.
More In WMC News & Features
Archive