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February 19, 2019 | Hilary Weaver | Feminism, Politics
With a conservative-majority Supreme Court, will we hear more abortion stories like this one?

This Alabama woman wrote a piece about the late-term abortion she wishes she had. With Donald Trump’s conservative agenda in action, will lawmakers listen to stories like hers?

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January 03, 2019 | Aviva Stahl | Feminism
The Women's March is embroiled in controversy regarding claims of anti-semitism

Just weeks before the third annual march, the organization is embroiled in controversy regarding claims of anti-Semitism among the March’s leadership. At least one local march has been canceled in response to these allegations, while others struggle to determine how to move forward.

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October 31, 2018 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Feminism
Brittney Cooper on rage as a superpower

Cooper's new book, Eloquent Rage, explores how women's anger can fuel social and political change.

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October 25, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Feminism, International
Women in Iceland stage a walkout to protest wage inequality

Women across Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, left their workplaces at 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday to protest a longstanding wage gap

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July 12, 2018 | Emily Wilson | Feminism, Girls
Rad Girls Can

A new book shines a spotlight on extraordinary young women.

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January 21, 2018 | Marianne Schnall | Feminism, Politics
Transforming the Women’s March into political power

The Women's March marks its one year anniversary with huge turnouts at marches all over the U.S., and launches a campaign to mobilize candidates and voters.

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January 04, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Feminism, International, Politics
U.S. ranks behind Saudi Arabia in representation of women in office, even as more women contemplate running here

While American women reach new milestones, including holding a record number of seats in the Senate, their representation in national legislative office still lags behind a hundred other countries, including falling two places below Saudi Arabia, which is notorious for its terrible treatment of women.

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November 01, 2017 | Marianne Schnall | Feminism, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Media
Women's Media Awards honor Hillary Rodham Clinton, April Ryan, Maria Hinojosa, and other media trailblazers

A behind-the-scenes look at last week's Women's Media Awards, which highlighted the crucial work of media truth-tellers.

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October 31, 2017 | Chagmion Antoine | Feminism, Politics
The resistance shows its strength at the Women’s Convention

Maxine Waters was among the 4,000 leaders and activists who gathered for the Women's Convention to inspire intersectional movement building and to mobilize for the 2018 midterm elections.

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October 27, 2017 | Rebecca McCray | Feminism, Free Speech, Gender-based violence, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Media, Misogyny, Politics
A night at the Women's Media Awards: Leading the way for women after an oppressive year

A confluence of normalized misogyny and devaluing of women made Thursday’s Women’s Media Awards all the more uplifting, emphasizing the power of sisterhood and the voices of women in media.

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October 13, 2017 | Rebecca McCray | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Violence against women
From the pen of an anti-feminist president, a victory for women

No one is heralding Trump as a feminist hero. Yet on October 6, the president signed into law an act advocates say will make feminist history.

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September 07, 2017 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | Feminism
New research: Millennials passionate about feminism

Contrary to some media takes, new research suggests that young women have a deep commitment to and understanding of feminism.

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August 09, 2017 | Katti Gray | Feminism, Media, Politics
How suffragists—and their foes—used media

A new resource on media and the suffrage movement sheds light on the central role of media in any campaign for social change.

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January 24, 2017 | Jenny Warburg | Feminism
Women's March on Washington in images by Jenny Warburg

A slideshow of images from the Women's March on Washington by WMC photojournalist Jenny Warburg.

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January 13, 2017 | Linda Sarsour | Feminism, Politics
#WhyIMarch

One of the national co-chairs of the Women's March on Washington explains why "intersectional organizing is the agenda moving forward."

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January 09, 2017 | Shazia Z. Rafi | Feminism, International, Politics
The UN's concrete ceiling

Efforts to push for the first woman head of the U.N. failed last year, but the new secretary-general, António Guterres, has pledged gender parity during his five-year term. How can he make it happen?

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November 17, 2016 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | Feminism, Religion
Women’s rebellion against religion

More American women are turning away from religion. Marcie Bianco explores why this bodes well for feminism.

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October 12, 2016 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | Arts and culture, Feminism
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Beyoncé: Feminism in action

When Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said that Beyoncé’s feminism is not her feminism, some interpreted it as a beef. In fact, Adichie facing Beyoncé is a model of feminist dialogue.

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August 03, 2016 | Louise Bernikow | Feminism, Politics
With Hillary's nomination, lots of interest in suffrage movement, but did media get the facts right?

Media outlets that invoke white-clad suffragists as shorthand for a long, sprawling movement often show a simplistic view of women's history. Author Louise Bernikow offers a cheat sheet on the women's suffrage movement for journalists and others.

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June 17, 2016 | Robin Morgan | Feminism, Politics
Changing history to herstory: Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Women’s Movement

WMC cofounder Robin Morgan takes stock of what Hillary Clinton's nomination means—and what we have to look forward to as she takes on Donald Trump in the general election.

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March 09, 2016 | Kathryn Kolbert | Feminism, Health, Politics
The lawyer who argued the landmark Casey decision weighs in on the Texas abortion case

Kathryn Kolbert offers her first-hand analysis of last week's arguments before the Supreme Court on Texas abortion restrictions.

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January 21, 2016 | Hilary Weaver | Education, Feminism, Girls
Sexist school dress codes can be changed

How one middle school’s students and administrators worked together to create a gender-neutral dress code.

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October 08, 2015 | Robin Morgan | Feminism, Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan
Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan: On Gloria’s new book and the value of life on the road

Two WMC cofounders have a revealing conversation about Gloria Steinem's My Life on the Road.

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July 29, 2015 | Emily Wilson | Feminism, Health, Violence against women
Activists organize for women's rights in Armenia

The Women’s Resource Center of Armenia is leading a small but growing movement, working for domestic violence laws, women’s health, education, and more.

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April 09, 2015 | Jessica Neuwirth | Economy, Feminism, Politics
ERA? Yes! A New Push for Sex Equality
A leader of the renewed movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment issues a call for action.

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