WMC News & Features
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...
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Trimming Fat--Women Beware!
By the end of the week, the House will vote on its version of the Budget Resolution for FY07. On the heels of drastic cuts already finalized for the current year, this Budget Resolution should have ...
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March 16, 2006 | Ninotchka Rosca |
Media
Media Silence on Major Asia Story: Philippine Congresswoman Charged with Rebellion; Women’s Movement
Why the media blackout on a major story from the Philippines? Filipino papers are not permitted to cover it? Whatever happened to free press in the west?
On the 20th anniversary of the 1986 People...
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March 01, 2006 | Gloria Feldt |
South Dakota Law New Chapter in Abortion Rights
The biggest news about the sweeping new South Dakota law that will ban all abortions except to save the woman's life - no exceptions to preserve her health or for rape or incest - is that this news ...
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A Garland for Coretta Scott King
It was 1978. Houston, Texas. 1,800 delegates and 18,000 observers and foreign guests assembled for the great National Women's Conference. It was a taste of what the world might be like if we had our...
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February 04, 2006 | Alida Brill |
Feminism
Betty Friedan, Map-Maker
Betty Friedan died Saturday, February 4, 2006. It was her 85th birthday. Now, after almost three decades of friendship, I find it surreal: writing this remembrance and not a birthday greeting. The s...