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Minnesota Women and the GLBT Community Score Electoral Victories
One of two Minnesota women who won seats at a special election last week, Susan Allen becomes the first openly lesbian Native American to be elected to a state legislature.
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January 13, 2012 | Kathleen Sweeney |
Arts and culture
Kicking It on Kickstarter!
The powerful coming-of-age film “Pariah” is currently playing to critical acclaim. Its post-production story demonstrates the crowdfunding potential of Kickstarter for women filmmakers.
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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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December 19, 2011 | Peggy Simpson |
Politics
U.S. Senate Races—Democrats Look to a Strong Field of Women
Several Republican women are also likely to be competitive for open Senate seats in 2012.
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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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Obama’s Epic #FAIL on Plan B
Out of patience with Obama Administration betrayals on health issues, a coalition has launched a petition demanding an agenda that is fair to women.
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At UN Climate Talks, Highly Trained Women Play Critical Role
Two decades after first joining together to make their voices heard at the Earth Summit in Rio, women environmental leaders continue to make progress at the recent UN conference, though it produced only limited gains on climate change.
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December 09, 2011 | Ellen Bravo |
Immigration
A Child's Holiday Wish
A troop of children visited Congress yesterday to deliver messages to lawmakers: "Please let my family stay together."
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Was Gertrude Stein a Hitler Fan?
The focus of major exhibitions currently in Paris and Washington, D.C., and opening early next year in New York City, avant-garde icon Gertrude Stein continues to inspire controversy. Here, author Renate Stendhal weighs in to set the record straight.
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Media Heroes Recognized
To help envision a more equitable landscape, last week the WMC 2011 Women's Media Awards celebrated today's powerful and visible women in media.
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10 “Must Haves” for the Woman Who Would Be President
Hillary Clinton proved that a woman can be a top presidential contender, but 2012 will not be the year that particular glass ceiling is broken. The authors of a forthcoming book, "Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced," explore why.
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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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Bachmann Reception on 'Fallon'—Unfunny, Guys
Commentator Megan Carpentier offers five songs The Roots—famous for their satiric walk-on song picks on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon"—could have used to “snark” Michele Bachmann without being sexist.
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OWS—Where Does Feminism Fit?
As the Occupy Wall Street movement expands, women are working to make sure feminist issues are front and center. Here, the co-author of the new website Occupy Patriarchy outlines what it will take to succeed.
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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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Cornered in the Corner Office
Recent media coverage propels sexist stereotypes of women lawyers. Here, the author calls for a deeper conversation of the study that fueled bad press.
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Liberian President's Victory Is Marred by Low Turnout and Violence
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf won by a landslide, according to early results. But will she be able to unite a badly divided nation?
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Voters Reject GOP State Initiatives—What's the Message for 2012?
In a week when voters shot down anti-union and anti-reproductive choice measures, President Obama took pride in initiatives to advance women's equality.
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In Fencer’s Hijab—Struggle and Inspiration
A top competitor in sabre is determined to adhere to religious tradition and also represent her country at the 2012 Olympic games.
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November 03, 2011 | Courtney Martin |
Economy
Is Crisis Our Opportunity To Acknowledge Interdependence?
Marked by protest and environmental disaster, world-wide crisis may finally force us to turn to each other for solutions, ushering in The Great Liberation, suggests author and blogger Courtney E. Martin.
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Finding Home: Anita Hill 20 Years Later
The author, who wasn't around to experience the outrage that women felt at senators' reception of Anita Hill testifying at the Clarence Thomas hearings two decades ago, writes of some epiphanies of her own.
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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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October 26, 2011 | Ariel Dougherty |
Media
Changing the Landscape With Women's Media
To have truly positive media images of women readily available, says media justice activist Ariel Dougherty, we must marshal our power as consumers to support the rich feminist mix out there now on the airwaves, newsstands and internet—start with 13 of your choice!