WMC News & Features
Is Primary Season Good for Feminism?
For liberals and progressives, the presidential primary season of 2008 is a breathtaking moment. Historic "firsts" are represented by the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama; add in John...
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Invisible Woman
Our national conversation is a messy collision of race and gender, with ageism and the questionable state of our media tossed in as collateral damage.
The 2008 presidential race is making us think...
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January 09, 2008 | Peggy Simpson |
Politics
The NH Vote—How Did Hillary Pull It Off?
Hillary Clinton triumphed in New Hampshire due to a huge surge of women voters into the Democratic primary. Women comprised 57 percent of Democratic voters compared to 43 percent men. And she won th...
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Women Are Never Front-Runners
THE woman in question became a lawyer after some years as a community organizer, married a corporate lawyer and is the mother of two little girls, ages 9 and 6. Herself the daughter of a white Ameri...
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January 07, 2008 | Michele Filgate |
Politics
New Hampshire Women Voters Struggle to Make Up Their Minds
A survey released by Lifetime/Zogby at the end of December and targeting New Hampshire women voters specifies a significant problem for those who would predict the primary outcome: more than 40 perc...
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Women World Leaders Reassess Security
“Global security” tends to conjure up “fighting terrorism,” conditioned as we are by the media and government. But last fall, the International Women Leaders Global Security Summit (New York City, N...
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January 04, 2008 | Peggy Simpson |
Politics
Iowa Voters Reject Front Runners
A come-from-behind victory can be a potent propellant in politics. That may be the case for Senator Barack Obama, whose strong win in the Iowa caucuses may translate into strong momentum for the New...
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Many Tests Are Posed by the Iowa Caucuses
The Iowa caucuses on Thursday represent a roll of the dice for many Democratic progressive institutions, not the least Emily’s List and major labor unions.
Emily’s List spent more than $400,000 to...
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In Memory of Benazir Bhutto, Cut U.S. Ties to Musharraf
My heart and thoughts are with the Pakistani people as they mourn the death of Benazir Bhutto. I extend my deep sorrow to her family and the millions of supporters who for decades have seen the Bhut...
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Persepolis—Iranian Feminist as Subversive
It's been a very difficult fall at the box office for political films, especially for those about the Iraq war. But the most interesting political film this fall comes from the most unlikely source—...
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Social Networking Sites Provide Unprecedented Forums for Hillary Hating
Politics is not for the weak at heart. It has to be rough being any candidate, just waiting—and in many cases, cringing—to see what will be said next, or what unflattering photo of you will appear. ...
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Sexual Violence as Occupational Hazard—In Iraq and at Home in the U.S.A.
Jamie Leigh Jones was just 20 in 2005 when she took a leap of faith to work in Iraq for her employer, military contractor Kellogg, Brown & Root, then a subsidiary of Halliburton. She went on a mission she believed in. Shortly after her arrival in Iraq, however, Jones’ ambitions were dashed in an alleged gang rape by co-workers.
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The Four Solstice Miracles
The last year I sent Christmas cards was 1968: a plain, black-bordered card, mourning the Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy assassinations and the ongoing Vietnam War, urging friends to don...
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Who Is Making Those Troubling Toys from China?
Just as Detroit is famous for making cars and Napa for producing wine, Cheng Hai in Guangdong Province, not far from Hong Kong, is known for manufacturing toys for children all over the world, espec...
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Oprah & Hillary—No Last Names Necessary
The gladiators have moved into the amphitheatre. And who would have guessed such a spectacle would debut in Des Moines, Iowa, on a Saturday afternoon nearly a year before the presidential election? ...
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Lucy Lippard on Eco Art and Climate Change
Lucy Lippard is curator of Weather Report: Art and Climate Change, her first major exhibition in 20 years. The internationally renowned cultural and art critic, feminist and political activist has w...
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WMC Commentary: “Charlie Wilson’s War” and Pakistan at a Crossroads
“Who is this?” I groaned into the phone. It was before noon on a Sunday, and I was a student. Who was up this early? It was my father, having an apoplectic fit. “What the hell are you up to over the...
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November 30, 2007 | Deborah Siegel |
Arts and culture
Happy Ever After and the Modern Broad
This year, my family’s Thanksgiving festivities included a trip to the multiplex to see the much-touted Disney film, “Enchanted.” Little girls in my family are affected by a deep touch of the prince...
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The GreenStone Story—Radio That Talked to Women
On September 12, 2006 GreenStone Media threw a star-studded soiree for the official, public launch of its female-targeted radio network at New York City’s Museum of Television and Radio. Named promi...
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November 20, 2007 | Sara K. Gould |
Politics
WMC Reprint: Words Matter—McCain and Politics ’08
The opinions expressed here are those of the author alone, and not those of the Women’s Media Center. As a 501(c)3 organization, the Women’s Media Center does not endorse or support candidates for e...
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WMC Exclusive: A Report from Freedom on Our Own Terms
The past, present and future of feminism converged over the weekend in New York City to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first, and only, federally funded National Women's Conference. More th...
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WMC Commentary: Hillary Clinton’s Masculine Communication Style Just Might Win the Prize
Of course Hillary Clinton is “running as a woman.” As former Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder aptly reminded us when asked the same question during her 1988 presidential bid: “do I have a choice...
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WMC Exclusive: Muslim Women, Taking The Lead
For Pinar Ilkkaracan, coming to New York from Istanbul to receive a prestigious human rights award last month was a welcome respite. “You are constantly struggling,” she said of her efforts on behal...
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In Boy Versus Girl, It's Hillary 1, Media 0
The opinions expressed here are those of the author alone, and not those of the Women’s Media Center. As a 501(c)3 organization, the Women’s Media Center does not endorse or support candidates for e...
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November 02, 2007 | Linda Steinberg |
Health
Hysterectomies—Frequently Performed But Often Unnecessary
Hysterectomy, the second most frequent major operation performed on women in the United States, has long been criticized as being over performed, especially for benign conditions. In the late sixtie...