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July 26, 2011 | Elayne Clift |
Arts and culture
Graffiti—Women Artists Make Their Mark
With Banksy's documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" nominated for a 2010 Oscar and recent reports in the New York Times, street art is in the news. Elayne Clift explores the perspective of women graffiti artists.
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Many Roads to Their Truth—The Topp Twins
In what singer-songwriter Billy Bragg calls their "anarchist variety act," the Topp Twins expand their loyal following beyond New Zealand's borders.
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April 25, 2011 Arts and culture
Hollywood Gender Gap Persists in 100 Top-Grossing 2008 Films
A new study from researchers at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism shows that females remain less visible and less valued than males in top feature films—both in front of and behind the camera.
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The Power of “Ruined”
Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize winning play enlightens audiences across the country. Ruined just finished a run in Berkeley, California, plays this month in Denver and opens April 22 in Washington, D.C.
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Women and Work—A Tapestry of Our Lives
This week the labor movement honored Dr. Martin Luther King, who died on April 4 defending workers in Memphis, with a National Day of Action for Worker's Rights. Here writer and WMC Progressive Women's Voices alumna Alida Brill reflects on our history.
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"Made in India": Outsourcing Surrogate Motherhood
Without judging the parties involved, two Brooklyn documentarians present an award winning story of those most vulnerable in what has become a global industry.
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A Gendered Lens—Literal and Metaphoric
Photography exhibits on both coasts—one massive, the other showcasing one artist's vision—both reveal the quality of women's insights that shed light on our times.
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Getting Real About Reel Employment
Hollywood bigwigs don't want to hear it, but Martha Lauzen's figures do not lie: a few high-profile successes, however welcome, belie the stagnant status of women in the film industry. Here she suggests strategies for change.
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Lingering Inequity in the Arts—A Comedic Take
In a new play in San Francisco, Theresa Rebeck explores workplace reality where a woman's good work may reward no one.
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Celebrating Reel Women: The First Annual Athena Film Festival
Two advocates for women in film launch a cultural institution in New York City.
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Documenting Late-Term Abortion
Journalist Catherine Epstein talks to two documentarians about their film on late-term abortion and their motives for creating it.
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Out of the Ash Cloud: An Al Jazeera Festival Premiere
An American filmmaker reflects on screening her documentary on Muslim women religious leaders at the Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival in Qatar.
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For Love and/or Money: When Business and Activism Join Hands
Social-entrepreneurial partnerships can be win-win situations, reports writer-photographer Laura Tillman, but nonprofits and celebrities have to choose their collaborators carefully.
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Wonder Woman in Pants is Not a Feminist Win
It’s the end of an era. At 69 years old, Wonder Woman has decided to put on some pants.
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June 03, 2010 | Melissa Silverstein |
Arts and culture
The Lilly Awards Honor Women in Theatre
Preempting the male bastion that dominates the Tony Awards, supporters of women playwrights took matters into their own hands, as Women and Hollywood blogger Melissa Silverstein explains.
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Shining a Light Under the Veil
The author, whose interviews have been widely published, talks to playwright Mary Apick about the stories of women who spend their public lives shielded from our view.
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The Way We Talk About "Women's Lit"
Marketing demands and an underlying thread of sexism in the publishing industry work together to trivialize literature written by women, argues WMC Progressive Women’s Voices commentator Courtney Young.
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“The Heretics”: Women of the Heresies Collective
The author interviews the maker of a documentary that captures a prolific period of feminist art, focusing on the collective as, according to the film web site, “a microcosm of the larger international women’s movement, in which thousands of small, private groups of women met together in forms unique to their own settings.”
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Women’s History Spotlight: Jeannette Rankin
Director Kamala Lopez’s film tells the story of the first woman elected to the House of Representatives, one who bridged the suffrage, civil liberties, anti-war and women’s movements of 20th century America.
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A Transformative Oscar Moment?
Women & Hollywood’s blogger here assesses the implications of a historic win for Kathryn Bigelow.
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Benazir Bhutto: Uncensored and Unfettered
As a Pakistani American, the author has come to understand Benazir Bhutto over the years in different contexts. So she was surprised to discover fresh insights in a new documentary about the slain charismatic leader.
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Hollywood's Niche for Black Actresses
As a few African American women are celebrated during this award season, pop culture commentator Courtney Young asks how many Hollywood doors are actually open.
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Eve Ensler's Mission: Awaken the Girl Self
Eleven years after the launch of V-Day, Eve Ensler sets out to do for girls what she did for women—uncover the truth of their experiences and create a global dialogue. Her new book is being published February 9.
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Creating Molly Ivins, Red Hot Patriot
How twin sisters are inspired to write their first theater piece and, with the help of some well-placed friends, go on to entice Kathleen Turner to star in the vehicle—all to provide a legendary journalist with her “second act.”
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December 23, 2009 | Sarah Seltzer |
Arts and culture
The Two Sides of Louisa May Alcott
A new documentary, to air next week on PBS’s “American Masters,” paints the creator of Little Women and its feminist heroine Jo as a complex personality, caught up in the needs of a difficult family.