WMC News & Features
U.S. Redefines Rape, Updating an 80-Year-Old Characterization of the Crime
The new definition, a major step forward in providing justice and tracking the crime, came after advocates launched a viral "rape is rape" campaign.
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Sexual Politics at Penn State—An Inside Look
The author, professor emerita of Penn State University, describes the culture that produced the recent scandal—and suggests a path to a needed focus on the victims of such abuse.
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January 03, 2012 | Robin Morgan |
Economy,
Feminism,
International,
Robin Morgan,
Violence against women
Occupying the Occupy Movement
An Occupy movement for 2012 could gain strength and staying-power with strategies suggested by an emerging feminist critique.
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Needed—A Spotlight on Stalking
The subject of an episode of "Stalked: Someone's Watching," the author calls on the media to investigate and report on the kind of help required by survivors of stalking crimes.
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In Egypt, Women Reporters Still at Risk
Women reporting from Egypt as foreign correspondents continue to be targets of sexual assault. They also continue to insist on their right to report the news.
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Breaking Bella—When Love Equals Violence
The author—many of whose friends, along with their younger sisters, have loved the Twilight characters since the day they picked up the first novel in the series—turns a spotlight on the fate of the heroine of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One," which opens this week.
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Domestic Abuse Fears Grow in Immigrant Communities
Alabama has passed the most extreme of the new state immigration laws copying Arizona's statute. Laura Tillman explores how they threaten victims of domestic violence.
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"Femicide"—The Power of a Name
Sociologist Diana Russell has organized for decades to end violence against women. Here she argues that labeling the most extreme form of such violence is essential to combating it.
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July 11, 2011 | Debbie Hines |
Violence against women
The DSK Case: Gender, Race, Class and Politics
Legal commentator Debbie Hines, formerly a prosecutor in cases of rape and sexual assault, calls on District Attorney Cyrus Vance to continue to pursue the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn despite any difficulties.
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June 21, 2011 | Catherine Epstein |
Violence against women
Fairness for Defendants Who Survive Domestic Violence
New legislation is before the New York State legislature that would transform sentencing rules for those convicted of violent crimes against their abusers.
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Peace Laureates Take On the War on Women
Members of the Nobel Women's Initiative are marshaling their collective wisdom and experience to tackle the challenge of ending rape as a weapon of war.
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Rape in High Places
Israeli journalist and women's rights activist Merav Michaeli analyzes an iniquitous sense of entitlement among the leaders of nations—and women's resistance.
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The Power of “Ruined”
Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize winning play enlightens audiences across the country. Ruined just finished a run in Berkeley, California, plays this month in Denver and opens April 22 in Washington, D.C.
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Rape Myths Persist—Reactions to the Assault on Lara Logan
Even after decades of public discourse about the nature of sexual assault, rape is still misunderstood. Here, clinical psychologist Sheela Raja writes that it's past time to put the myths to rest.
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Super Bowl Goal: Stop Girls from Being Bought and Sold
Hidden from view during America's most-watched TV spectacle, thousands of girls are being exploited. The Women's Funding Network and other advocates are focusing a national spotlight on the plague o...
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January 27, 2011 | Shelby Knox |
Economy,
Environment,
Feminism,
Health,
Immigration,
LGBTQIA,
Politics,
Violence against women
An Obama Report Card: State of the Union for Women and Children
In the wake of President Obama's State of the Union Address, the WMC looks at his record on a series of essential issues. Overall grade? Pass, but with ample room for improvement.
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Giffords Tragedy: What’s the Message to Young Women?
When an angry young man aimed his semiautomatic handgun at Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a Tucson Safeway store on Saturday, he didn’t just critically wound her and kill or wound 19 others. He fired a shot through the heart of American democracy.
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How War Trounces Women's Rights
In her new book "Unmaking War, Remaking Men," feminist sociologist Kathleen Barry argues that by demanding a violent and aggressive masculinity—literally making men expendable—war precludes equality for women.
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A Palestinian Midwife Who Defies the Odds
Feeza Shraim overcame violence and Israeli embargoes in the Gaza Strip to bring new life to her damaged homeland, as independent journalist Nida Khan recounts before Shraim receives her award from A...
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For Love and/or Money: When Business and Activism Join Hands
Social-entrepreneurial partnerships can be win-win situations, reports writer-photographer Laura Tillman, but nonprofits and celebrities have to choose their collaborators carefully.
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The Ground We Stand On
In Zimbabwe, Kenya and other countries wrested from colonial powers, women must look to their own rich heritage for security and rights, argues the author, Kenyan feminist and scholar Achola O. Pala.
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Shining a Light Under the Veil
The author, whose interviews have been widely published, talks to playwright Mary Apick about the stories of women who spend their public lives shielded from our view.
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April 30, 2010 | Kate McCormack |
Violence against women
Sexual Assault: Considering Those Most At Risk
This month’s emphasis on sexual assault awareness tends to ignore the trauma of one group of women who are among those least able to prevent attacks or defend themselves.
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Remembering Abeer: Anatomy of a War Crime
In 2006, WMC began a media campaign to ensure that the girl who fell victim to a heinous U.S. war crime in Iraq would not be forgotten. Here, the writer of previous WMC Exclusives about the case describes new information from a recent book by Time magazine’s Jim Frederick.
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New Hope for Progress Among U.S. Delegates to UN Meeting
Women have been stymied for years in efforts to achieve U.S. ratification of CEDAW, the UN treaty to eliminate discrimination against women. Now, meeting at the UN, U.S. women hope to regain influence in establishing rights for women around the world.