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Nuns Mad As Hell
As a group of nuns plans to crisscross the country to highlight their work with the poor and powerless, Adele M. Stan explains why we may be witnessing a catalyzing moment in U.S. Catholic history.
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Justice Ginsburg Should Continue to Raise Her Vital Voice
The author of a new book on the rhetoric of women on the Supreme Court argues that the nation needs to continue hearing the voice of Ruth Bader Ginsburg from her hard-won position on the high court.
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June 01, 2012 | Elayne Clift |
Violence against women
When “Jane” Comes Marching Home Again
In May the Army began a new Defense Department policy that will open an additional 14,000 positions for women. Will we be ready for them when they come home?
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Childbirth Hollywood Style
Okay, it's a comedy. But does the most recent pregnancy-themed film have to trivialize women by ignoring any and all real issues about giving birth?
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Women Work to Save Preventive Care Gains
A fund designed under the Affordable Care Act as an investment in prevention, thus saving future health expenses and enriching people's lives, is under non-stop attack in Congress.
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Beware the Cannes Festival-Gates Foundation Connection
Women Make Movies cofounder Ariel Dougherty, now initiator of Media Equity Collaborative, calls on viewers to join a growing feminist protest against the absence of women directors at Cannes. She warns about gender bias in jury and funding selections that exists beyond film festivals.
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Misogynistic Ads and the Oxygen of Publicity
Retro-sexist advertising may be presented as ironic, but it features the same, familiar images feminists rallied against decades ago, argues the author. What to do?
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Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network
OWN President Sheri Salata is optimistic about the direction Winfrey has chosen for her network, and about the potential of multi-platform programming.
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A Mother's Day Conundrum
Psychologist Paula Caplan describes the complicated balancing act involved in honoring her mother while caring for her.
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My Mom and the Bearded Lady
The author's mother has given her an early exposure to a diverse collection of women, which serves her well as a writer and strategic activist.
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May Day with Occupy Oakland
The author describes the Occupy movement's action in Oakland last week, in light of a very different mood in the city that greeted the general strike called six months ago.
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Why Bad Sex Is Good—On HBO's "Girls"
WMC's Madeleine Gyory argues that the new HBO show makes room for realistic complications of forging sexual relationships.
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For "Birthers," Honolulu Mom an Inconvenient Truth
Eleanor Nordyke, who spent her career improving women's reproductive health, has an answer for those who still contend that President Obama was born outside the country: she happened to be on the scene in Honolulu.
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Young Feminists Go Live to Protect Women's Reproductive Rights
Young feminists, whose presence in the current War on Women plays out largely online, plan to emerge from the virtual world with rallies in Nashville and other state capitals April 28.
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Young Women's Caucus—A Promising Sign at UN Commission Meeting
While the recent UN Status of Women Commission sessions failed to reach consensus on recommendations for rural women, young women moved forward, impressing the author with their leadership potential.
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Victory for Prevention?
As we celebrate Earth Day this Sunday, the author is cautiously optimistic about a new era with a healthier environment.
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Lawmakers Turn Back the Clock on Women's Rights
On this year's Equal Pay Day, Linda Meric, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, explains why pay equity is an economic plus for the United States.
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To "Bitch" or Not to "Bitch"
Rosalie Maggio, the author of the best seller "How to Say It," explores the use and meaning of a word front and center with a new ABC comedy.
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Breaking in Two—Exploring Images of Motherhood
Carrying the subtitle, "A Provocative Vision of Motherhood," this group show in Santa Monica, California, explores the dual roles of artist and mother.
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The Feminicide Debate
The author, who has been researching feminicide for the past three years, explores how language—the use of a term—can affect resources and state policies in fighting violence in Juárez, Mexico.
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Tunisia's Women—Defying the Odds
The author, secretary-general of Parliamentarians for Global Action, writes that Tunisia is finding its own way while Islamist movements gain power in the region.
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Martin-Zimmerman Tragedy—Could It Have Been Prevented?
The author, executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, explores how appropriate attention to everyday violent behavior can protect potential victims and save potential perpetrators as well.
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Male Bonding—Military Massacres By The Book
The author of "Unmaking War, Remaking Men" writes that the behavior in Afghanistan of alleged killer Robert Bales was anything but unexpected.
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Trayvon Martin Case: Do We Communicate More, Listen Less?
Multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis, among the first to write and speak about Trayvon Martin in the national media, draws lessons from the weaknesses and strengths of traditional and new media in covering the case.
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Katniss and Bella—Getting to the Heart of the Matter
The author, a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, argues that the distance between the teen heroes in "The Twilight Saga" and "The Hunger Games Trilogy" may not be as great as it seems.