WMC News & Features
Pay Gap Is Widest in Top-Paying Media Industry Segments
Women in the highest paid sections of the communications and media industry face an average pay gap of $13,000 a year when compared to men, according to a new report.
The Institute for Women’s Pol...
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Colombia Women’s Small Step Forward
A recent ruling by Colombia’s Constitutional Court overturning an outright ban on abortion, even for victims of rape and incest, garnered headlines around the world. A story not so widely reported h...
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July 25, 2006 | Melissa Silverstein |
Arts and culture
In Hollywood, Perception of Equality Doesn't Make it Real
With summer movie season upon us, a potential blockbuster opens each weekend on as many screens as possible throughout the local multiplex. By Sunday morning Hollywood executives know if they've got...
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July 24, 2006 | Amy Bryant |
Politics
“Protection” Bill Endangers Teens
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) announced he would bring to the floor what pro-choice advocates call a dangerous and divisive bill, the Child Custody Protection Act (CCPA). The S...
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July 21, 2006 | Milon Nagi |
Health
Global Health Advocate Honored in New York
Geeta Rao Gupta, an international expert on gender issues of HIV/AIDS, was destined from an early age to work involving her passion for women’s human rights. Accepting the Working Mother Media Legac...
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Anti-Choice Protesters in Jackson Meet Their Match
A third of a century after Roe v. Wade legalized abortion, women in the U.S. struggle daily to defeat federal and state infringements on reproductive rights and a woman's control over her life. But ...
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Black Church Leaders Confront Sexuality Issues
At a time when some see a growing divide between religious values and contemporary culture, a group of African American church leaders are meeting this week in Washington, D.C., to narrow the gap. W...
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July 11, 2006 | Ninotchka Rosca |
International
Philippines Update—Murders and Impeachment Motions
On July 4, as the country celebrated Philippine-American Friendship Day, some 100 women, mostly members of the urban poor women’s association SAMAKANA, trooped to the Batasan (Congress) in Quezon Ci...
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June 28, 2006 | Melvina Vandross |
Economy
I Care for Your Children—Here’s What You Should Know About Me
Last week, tens of thousands of home day-care workers in New York City came a step closer to union representation when the state Senate overrode a veto by Governor George Pataki. The legislation wou...
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June 26, 2006 | Gloria Feldt |
Reproductive Rights Pioneer
At a memorial service in New York City, Gloria Feldt paid tribute to Lawrence Lader, who died May 7 at the age of 86. An author and activist, Lader founded an organization called Abortion Rights Mob...
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Facing Down Goliath
The largest sex discrimination class action lawsuit in U.S. history. Workers clamoring for fair and affordable healthcare. Community protests against Supercenters. In the battle to preserve its publ...
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June 19, 2006 | Geoff Boehm |
Economy
A New Kind of Father’s Day
Yesterday was Father’s Day, and I am hopeful that I am part of a trend that will lead to much needed changes in family and work life. I took parental leave when each of my children was born. I’ve al...
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Teens Need Honest Information About Sex
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest data on U.S. teens and sexual behavior, it was cautionary good news for those of us who base our opinions on the researc...
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June 12, 2006 | Jane Fonda. |
Feminism
Launch of “Historic” V-Day Festival
Tonight I join Kerry Washington, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Marian Seldes, and Shiva Rose at New York’s Studio 54 to open a festival that will bring the issue of violence against women front an...
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Basketball and Babies
A new documentary opening this weekend highlights a growing issue for women's sports—what happens when you get pregnant?
The WNBA celebrates its 10th anniversary this summer, and with 14 teams, th...
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“Best Case Scenario” on Female Genital Mutilation
This week, African women activists welcomed a newly published report from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the devastating effects of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), while warning that its im...
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June 06, 2006 | Chrisse France |
What’s Missing from the Abortion Debate?
This bill, in its present form, is the strictest in the country. It would ban abortions in our state and even make it a felony to transport a woman to another state to seek abortion care. There are ...
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Gay Marriage Vote Signals Start of 2006 Campaign Season
To listen to the Republican leadership, one would think that Americans are horrified at the prospect of gay marriage coming soon to a court house near them. President George W. Bush devoted his Satu...
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Negotiating Net Neutrality
While Congress continues its tug of war over access to U.S. borders, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled today to consider a bill to guarantee fair and open access for users of the Internet i...
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May 17, 2006 | Betsy Wade |
Media
On Rosenthal's Watch
Facing efforts to improve the dismal status of women and minority-group members in the New York Times newsroom of the 1970s, Abe Rosenthal resisted like an emperor who believes his power absolute.
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Immigration Law Proposals Threaten Victims of Domestic Violence
When a victim of domestic violence also happens to be an immigrant woman without documents, the barriers she faces in trying to escape her tormentor are enormous. Two New Mexico women, founders of E...
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Further Update on Philippines
A regional court in the Philippines threw out government charges of rebellion against Congresswoman Liza Maza of the Gabriela Women's Party and her co-accused. Judge Jenny Lind Delorino refused to i...
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May 05, 2006 | Ninotchka Rosca |
International
Philippines Update
Congresswoman Liza Maza and Tita Lubi, of the Gabriela Women's Party (GWP) have been formally charged with rebellion, along with 46 others. Among the acts for which the 48 are being held responsibl...
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The Invisibility of The Filipina
For forty-six days now, Congresswoman Liza Largoza Maza of the Gabriela Women's Party of the Philippines has lived in the tiny confines of her office at the Batasan (Congressional Building). She is ...
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April 06, 2006 | Gloria Steinem |
Media
Response to Couric
Gloria Steinem, a founder of The Women's Media Center, has the following words in response to Katie Couric's recent move:
By leaving a safe haven, taking a pay cut, and risking the harsh spotlight...