A new book, “Blackbirds Singing,” offers a collection of speeches and quotations from African American women who have fought back against their words being distorted, trivialized, and ignored.
This is the second in a series of interviews with women journalists of color excerpted from the Women’s Media Center’s recently released report, “Women of Color in U.S. News Leadership 2023.”
While far from parity, women athletes continue to make strides toward greater opportunity, visibility, and inclusion.
This is the first in a series of interviews with women journalists of color excerpted from the Women’s Media Center’s recently released report, “Women of Color in U.S. News Leadership 2023.”
The family of a slain Afghan journalist has founded an organization to provide resources and refuge to reporters still working in the country.
As repayment has resumed for millions of borrowers, an expert on the student debt crisis considers the racialized and gendered nature of student debt
Chloe Domont’s film is not just a story about terrible people doing terrible things — it’s also a commentary on the danger of abusive work cultures that dehumanize the people in them.
Despite early hopes for progress, the report that came out of the gathering mentioned neither LGBTIQ+ people nor the question of the ordination of women.
Organizations that provide services and information have reported digital suppression of abortion information: “The Fight for Abortion Access Is Moving Online.”
Sexual wellness advocates are starting to change conversations and attitudes around sex.
Actor/activist Mariska Hargitay, CNN news anchor Fredricka Whitfield, IndiJ Public Media president/CEO Karen Lincoln Michel, disability rights activist/author Emily Ladau, cultural critic/English professor Koritha Mitchell, and Global Justice Center president Akila Radhakrishnan were honored as “champions for women.”
New York, New York — THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2023 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on October 19th at the Whitby Hotel in New York City. The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2023 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Mariska Hargitay, Fredricka Whitfield, Karen Lincoln Michel, Emily Ladau, Koritha Mitchell, and Akila Radhakrishnan.
New research confirms that journalists who are pregnant or mothers are fighting against some of the same injustices that women reporters faced decades ago.
“The Dobbs ruling is further accelerating an existing crisis, putting pregnant people at even greater risk of arrest, prosecution, and conviction.”
Advocates continue to push for policy changes to help low-income workers, including minimum wage increases and improved access to child care and to family and medical leave.
The blockbuster film, with ticket sales of $1.4 billion worldwide, is the highest-grossing movie ever directed solely by a woman.
This summer’s films about women were an odd mix of stories that expanded the scope of women’s roles and those that offered tired narratives.
A new play based on Emily Wilson’s translation tells the epic story through the experiences of young women refugees.
The author, who as a teen attended the massive March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, recalls its life-changing impact.
Generation Ratify is mobilizing thousands of young activists to help get the 28th Amendment over the finish line.
As writers and actors continue their work stoppage, are recent improvements in representation and opportunity in jeopardy?
A new report documents the connection between the hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures and measures to restrict voter access.
August 1 is International Childfree Day, preceded by the Childfree Convention on July 29 and 30.
Despite challenges, women-only cab service providers are hopeful that they can continue to expand.
Set in the 1950s and 1960s, the Emmy-winning show wrapped up its five-year run by offering messages relevant to the present.