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For women, a steep price for exercising free speech
A teen religious dissenter, forced to flee her country, now speaks out against religious fundamentalism.
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November 05, 2015 | Elayne Clift |
Disability,
Violence against women,
WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
Demanding better for women veterans
As Veterans Day approaches, advocates are calling for improvements in care for women veterans, especially those tho are survivors of sexual assault.
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August 20, 2015 | Susan Buttenwieser |
Violence against women
Campus rape and the power of early sex education to make a difference
First-year orientation is too late for young men and women to start learning about consent. Activists are pushing for better access to early, comprehensive sex education as one way to have an impact.
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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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June 02, 2015 | Soraya Chemaly |
Violence against women
Supreme Court makes it harder to convict for online threats
The Court reversed a conviction, but avoided First Amendment questions. Two feminist legal experts weigh in on what yesterday’s Elonis decision means.
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Filmmaker who gives voice to “rebels” spotlights the work of helping girls escape abuse
The newest project by Kim Longinotto, recently honored at the San Francisco International Film Festival, reflects her longtime interest in changemakers.
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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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January 15, 2015 | Jane Manning |
Violence against women
Reporting on Rape: We Can and Must Get It Right
The author, a former sex crimes prosecutor, points out that true reports of rape are all too common, false reports of rape are rare but they exist, and good investigations can tell them apart.
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November 06, 2013 | Mary Ann Swissler |
Violence against women
Using Student-Made Films to Confront Campus Sexual Assault
Student filmmakers and their professors at five far-flung colleges have united to create a diverse collection of short films to promote campus sexual assault awareness and prevention. So far, the films have reached 400 additional schools, and counting.
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Action Alert & Interview Transcript: Saudi Activist Women Facing Jail for Bringing Abused Woman Food
Two Saudi women’s rights activists, Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Fawzia Al-Oyouni, have been sentenced to 10 months in prison plus a two-year travel ban thereafter—for “encouraging" a French Canadian woman "to defy" her allegedly abusive Saudi husband.
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The Power of Mothers: A History of Disappearance
In Juárez, mothers of disappeared and murdered daughters from the last two decades are following in a long tradition of Latin American mothers who have taken to the streets to protest the disappearance of their children.
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Buses and Metros Carry Messages Against Harassment
As women and men mobilize for International Anti-Street Harassment Week, the author, founder of Stop Street Harassment, describes growing multi-city campaigns focusing on public transit.
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March 29, 2013 | Shazia Z. Rafi |
Economy,
Education,
Girls,
International,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Religion,
Violence against women
Pakistan—The Last Destination of the Stars
The author, fresh from a family visit, reflects on how Pakistan arrived at this moment, and what the United States can do to support women and democracy there.
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Verdict Is In on Sexual Assault in the Military
Survivors and advocates insist on the need for a system of reporting and trying sexual assault cases independent of the chain of command, writes the author, an expert on gender-based violence.
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The Case for Empathy—Open Hearts May Open Minds
Expand the circle of empathy in public life, urges multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis.
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Futures Without Violence
A UN Commission on the Status of Women Event Highlights Groups Acting to End Violence Against Women Around the World.
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Witch Burnings in Papua New Guinea—in 2013!
First delivered on "Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan," this "Fighting Words" commentary demands action in response to a horrifying news story reported by journalist Jo Chandler.
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Sarai Sierra Case Dominates Turkish Media—To What End?
Accounts of the Sierra murder investigation jumped forward from the proverbial 'third page' treatment of crimes against Turkish women, but the coverage is deeply flawed argues Alyson Neel, reporting from Istanbul.
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Human Trafficking Bill Resurrected in Congress
This week the Senate took care of the unfinished business of reauthorizing legislation to combat the crime of trafficking, including services for domestic victims. Now it's up to the House.
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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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Strike, Dance! Eve Ensler's One Billion Rising
On February 14, V-Day's Eve Ensler calls on "one billion women and those who love them" to rise up to confront violence against women.
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January 22, 2013 | Debbie Hines |
Economy,
Health,
Immigration,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Violence against women
Maryland Women's Agenda for Obama's Second Term
The author checks in with state legislators from the Maryland Women's Caucus to see what they expect from President Barack Obama in his second term.
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Kosovo Human Rights Activists Resist Attacks on LGBT Community
The author, a mtvU/Fulbright fellow in Kosovo, confronts an outbreak of religious extremism of unexpected violence, directed against LGBT expression in Prishtina.
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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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January 04, 2013 | Mary Ann Swissler |
Immigration,
LGBTQIA,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Violence against women
Violence Against Women—Unfinished Business
The new Congress will have to undo the damage caused by GOP House members who blocked reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act—legislation that until now had earned broad bipartisan support.