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September 24, 2021 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, International, Religion
New Documentary Spotlights a Remarkable Woman Imam

Seyran Ateş established a mosque in Berlin that is inclusive and encourages discussion and debate.

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August 17, 2021 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Disability, WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Woman-Directed “CODA,” With Marlee Matlin, Is a Milestone for Representation

For the film, which won major accolades at Sundance, writer/director Siân Heder cast deaf actors in the roles of deaf characters and ensured the participation of deaf people in other aspects of the production.

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August 02, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture, LGBTQIA, Media
New Netflix Film Explores Complexity of Harmful Conversion Therapy Movement

The new documentary, Pray Away, offers surprising and nuanced insights.

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June 08, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture, Health
Horrible Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Curriculum Inspired Hulu’s Comedy “Plan B”

In this Q and A, the screenwriters reveal how the woeful sex education they experienced as teens in Texas fueled the plot of their new teen road-trip movie.

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May 20, 2021 | Shaistha Khan | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence
Exhibit Gives Voice to Women Artists From the Arab Gulf Region

The exhibit coincides with the #LanAsket (“I will not be silenced”) movement against gender-based violence and harassment.

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April 21, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture, Race/Ethnicity
Creating Opportunities for Composers of Color in Hollywood

Composers of color are still rare in Hollywood. Here’s how some in the industry are working to change that.

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March 24, 2021 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
Prominent Actresses Making Their Directorial Debuts Behind the Camera

Well known for their work on screen, actresses including Halle Berry, Robin Wright, and Taraji P. Henson are now directing feature films.

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January 28, 2021 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
Breakthrough Women of Color Film Directors of 2020

In an extraordinary year in the film industry, more women of color directors have made an impact than ever before.

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January 26, 2021 | Dr. Martha Lauzen | Arts and culture, Media
Study Shows Uptick in Women Film Directors, But Numbers Still Low

The overall percentage of women working on top-grossing films has barely budged in over 20 years.

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January 13, 2021 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture
Coalition Showcases Feminist Art

Inspired by women's resistance, curators at more than 100 art institutions nationwide are planning exhibitions promoting social change and civic engagement.

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December 02, 2020 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
‘Coded Bias’ Shows How Women Are Leading a Civil Rights Movement in Technology

The new documentary spotlights women’s leadership in fighting the abuse of power in the use of computer technology.

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September 24, 2020 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
Women Showrunners Who Are Breaking the Glass Ceiling

In the new season of television, women from a variety of backgrounds, many using nontraditional career paths, have become first-time showrunners.

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September 09, 2020 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture
Asian Art Museum Features Bold New Works By Women Artists

A 75-foot mural by Chanel Miller is among the works displayed in the museum's new Wilbur Gallery.

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June 26, 2020 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Politics
Surge in Women of Color Running for Office Spotlighted in New PBS Docuseries

The docuseries, And She Could Be Next, shows that women of color are “changing what the face of leadership looks like” in the United States.

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June 05, 2020 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, LGBTQIA
Alice Wu’s 'The Half of It' offers a unique view on love

Groundbreaking writer-director Alice Wu surprises with her long-awaited second feature.

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May 26, 2020 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture, Media
New #MeToo documentary gives voice to Russell Simmons accusers

“On the Record” focuses on empowering Black women in the #MeToo movement.

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April 30, 2020 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture
Female-focused documentaries: The ultimate double-feature guide

More documentary films by and about women are getting awards recognition and finding sizeable audiences. Here is a list of docs, released over the last year, that are available for streaming.

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April 22, 2020 | Lauren Wolfe | Arts and culture, Race/Ethnicity
Land O’Lakes finally drops Native American ‘maiden’ from packaging

It’s taken nearly 100 years, but the Land O’Lakes company has finally removed the image of a kneeling Native American woman—nicknamed “Mia”—from its packaging.

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March 24, 2020 | Treva Lindsey | Arts and culture, Media, Race/Ethnicity
African American women are history makers. Here’s a list of must-reads!

These recent works by Black women historians challenge conventional narratives of the history of the United States.

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March 11, 2020 | Carla Hay | Arts and culture
New film shows harsh realities of abortion restrictions

In the powerful new film "Never Rarely Sometimes Always," a teenager has to cross state lines to seek abortion care.

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February 27, 2020 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | Arts and culture, LGBTQIA
In “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” a feminist politics of love

The new film by Céline Sciamma places equality at the center of a love story.

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February 11, 2020 | Elayne Clift | Arts and culture
Museums offer “mea culpa” and showcase multimedia women artists

Some large art museums are starting to address the glaring underrepresentation of women artists and artists of color.

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February 04, 2020 | Lauren Wolfe | Arts and culture
SAG-AFTRA creates guidelines for film, TV ‘intimacy coordinators’

As of January 29, there is a code of conduct set in writing for how simulated sex scenes in movies and TV should be conducted.

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January 30, 2020 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture
New film shows realities of working for a Weinstein-like boss

In creating the movie ”The Assistant,” writer/director Kitty Green interviewed more than 100 women who worked or had worked at Weinstein’s companies, as well as women at other studios and agencies.

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January 15, 2020 | Lauren Wolfe | Arts and culture
This week’s winners in the arts: men

It’s awards season. Which means it is again the time of year in which women realize they’ve been snubbed, blocked, ignored, skipped over…however you want to put it, it’s the season in which women are consistently losers to the patriarchy, and this year is no different.


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