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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.
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Giving Women Journalists a New Reach
Global Press News Service brings women’s unique access and insights to international reporting.
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A New Look at Grace Lee Boggs, American Revolutionary
A new documentary reveals the unique perspectives and extraordinary life of the author and activist, who has been agitating for change for some seven decades.
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Global Feminism in One Place? It’s Possible!
An innovative new project is giving feminists worldwide the tools to be visible, connected, and more powerful.
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Wonder Women—Larger than Life and Life Affirming
"Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines" premieres on Independent Lens this evening on most PBS member stations.
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Reassuring Men—The Real Issue Behind Gun Control
In a witty "Fighting Words" commentary just broadcast on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan, the author helps men come to terms with gun control.
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The Personal Is Political—Yet Again
The poet, author, and feminist activist takes on a new challenge in this essay, adapted from her commentary on WMC Live With Robin Morgan.
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Activist Angela Davis Reaches a New Generation
In film and onstage, from the perspective of more than 50 years of activism, Angela Davis offers lessons from an organizer.
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Leaning In Can Get You Laid Out
Media discussions of Sandberg’s advice for getting ahead in the corporate world miss an important consideration, says author and social media strategist Courtney E. Martin.
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Nepotism Is Not Feminism
The author, editorial director of Feminist Studies, takes issue with the language the president used in last week's State of the Union address.
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February 11, 2013 | Robin Morgan |
Economy,
Environment,
Feminism,
International,
Politics,
Violence against women
Dr. Vandana Shiva—The New Delhi Rape and Globalization
Dr. Vandana Shiva, economist, environmentalist, and feminist, spoke of the public outcry in India and how the devaluing of women in a global economy set the stage for the New Delhi rape. Adapted from a conversation broadcast last month on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan.
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New Girl(s)—Looking for the Allure in Feminism
The author, who delivered WMC's Girls' State of the Union Message last year, explains why image counts when appealing to teens and young women.
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Myrlie Evers-Williams—Making Her Own History
The inauguration moment that most moved the author, multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis, came early in the ceremony.
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India Tragedy Seen as Transitional Moment
Activists in India look to the unabated anger at the death of a young woman as a turning point in their struggle to combat violence against women.
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Celebrating "Wimmen's Comix"
An exhibit in San Francisco shows how Bay Area cartoonists made history 40 years ago.
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December 24, 2012 | Jennifer Mattson |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Girls,
International,
Violence against women
The Year 2012 Is Reflected in "Emotional Creature"
Eve Ensler's latest play on the inner lives of girls treats topical concerns for feminists today throughout the world.
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Girls Impact the World Film Festival—A Forum for Social Change
A four-women collaboration hopes to harness the creativity of young women around the world, empowering them to address concerns central to their lives.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Why Teens’ Attitudes Matter
WMC contest winner Adora Svitak today delivers the Girls’ State of the Union Message at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Here she investigates what teens really think about sex.
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Innovative Women’s Museum Opens in Santa Fe
Native American women artists have a home of their own in New Mexico, thanks to the dedication of a third generation painter whose grandmother came from the Santa Clara pueblo.
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Abolishing Prostitution: A Feminist Human Rights Treaty
The author, long active in global human rights, argues that the time is ripe for a UN treaty to bolster ongoing efforts to end prostitution.
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Feminists Pioneer 'Conversation' Radio
With a new radio show, "Women's Media Center Live," about to launch, the author, executive editor of Raw Story, talks to radio hosts who are changing the sound and scope of talk radio.
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The Left's Love for the Feisty Nun
The author, former president of Catholics for Choice, questions the wisdom of progressives who glorify "brave" nuns under Vatican attack.