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WMC Women Under Siege
History repeats itself in Sudan
Jalila Khamis Koko and Nadia Teia Kafi are just two of the thousands of victims of Sudan’s war against the people of South Kordofan, which has seen starvation used as a method of warfare, the bombing of civilian targets, and the employment of rape as a weapon. Especially startling is how sexualized violence in South Kordofan mirrors the destruction we’ve already seen in Darfur.
WMC News & Features
Why Teens’ Attitudes Matter
WMC contest winner Adora Svitak today delivers the Girls’ State of the Union Message at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Here she investigates what teens really think about sex.
WMC Live
October 06, 2012 | Adora Svitak, Paula DiPerna, Joy Harjo, Rebecca Adamson |
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #7: Joy Harjo, Rebecca Adamson, Paula DiPerna, Adora Svitak. (Original Airdate 10/6/2012)
Robin examines the history and legacy of Columbus Day and the notion of “The End of Men,” and speaks with Adora Svitak about the Girls’ State of the Union; Paula DiPerna about Mrs. Columbus; poet Joy Harjo; and Cherokee economist Rebecca Adamson.
WMC Press Releases
October 05, 2012 Girls
Teen Winner of Video Contest for WMC to Give Address at National Press Club
Gloria Steinem will introduce Adora Svitak of Redmond, Washington.
WMC Press Releases
September 09, 2012 Education,
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem Supports Teachers In Chicago Strike
Gloria Steinem, WMC call on media to ensure that women are part of this story on Chicago teachers strike
WMC Press Releases
Three-Quarters of Newspapers' Presidential Coverage is Written by Men
A new survey of newspaper bylines shows that three-quarters of the 2012 presidential coverage is written by men.
WMC Reports
Three-Quarters of Presidential Newspaper Coverage is Written by Men
A new survey of newspaper bylines shows that three-quarters of the 2012 presidential coverage is written by men.
WMC Press Releases
WMC Congratulates Crowley, Raddatz On Selection As Debate Moderators
The Women's Media Center congratulates Candy Crowley, Martha Raddatz for being named debate moderators
WMC News & Features
In Awe of Teen Olympians
The author, herself a young athlete, wonders how the young Olympians can accomplish so much with everybody in the world looking on—and commenting on their every move.
WMC FBomb
Saturday Vids: Shree Bose, Teenage Cancer Researcher
Shree Bose has inspired me since I learned that she was the Grand Prize winner of the Google Global Science Fair. As her TEDxwomen's speaker's page describes: "[Shree's] award-winning project involved...
WMC Women Under Siege
When those meant to keep the peace commit sexualized violence
A young girl walks a short distance to visit her relatives in Haiti. But she doesn’t get far before men start harassing her, asking her to come with them. Their intentions are not even thinly disguised, and this girl is just one of their many targets.
WMC Women Under Siege
Justice remains elusive for victims of Egypt’s ‘virginity testing’
It’s been more than a year’s worth of legal battles, and Samira Ibrahim is still fighting to see that justice is served against the perpetrators of her painful and humiliating sexual assault.
WMC Press Releases
February 08, 2012 Girls
Women’s Media Center Announces Winner of Girls’ State of the Union Video Contest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 8, 2011
Press Contact: Jamia Wilson, VP of Programs – jamia@womensmediacenter.com
Women’s Media Center Announces Winner ...
WMC Press Releases
Women’s Media Center Announces First Annual Girls’ State of the Union Video Contest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 16, 2011
Press Contact: Jamia Wilson, VP of Programs – jamia@womensmediacenter.com
New York, NY: Today the Women’s Media Center (WMC) launches their first annual ...
WMC News & Features
Kate Swift, Feminist Wordsmith, 1923 to 2011
Award winning author and creator of WMC's "Hot Button Words" series Rosalie Maggio recalls the journalist and activist who alerted the modern women's movement to the dangers of sexist language.
WMC News & Features
April 29, 2011 | Maria Yatskova-Ibrahimova |
International
Russia’s Image of Woman—In a Country of Extremes
The filmmaker of a documentary about three women in a Siberian prison and a yearly May Day beauty pageant writes about the changing roles and images of women in Russia.
WMC News & Features
Women and Work—A Tapestry of Our Lives
This week the labor movement honored Dr. Martin Luther King, who died on April 4 defending workers in Memphis, with a National Day of Action for Worker's Rights. Here writer and WMC Progressive Women's Voices alumna Alida Brill reflects on our history.
WMC News & Features
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.
WMC FBomb
November 30, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Body image and body standards,
Education,
Feminism,
Health,
Media,
Politics
Reproductive Rights: The Stuff That Got Left Out In School
This year in school, I'm taking an elective called Gender, Culture, Power (pretty badass, right?). We've covered all kinds of feminist topics from gender stereotypes to domestic violence to sex traffi...
WMC News & Features
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.
WMC FBomb
October 20, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Health,
International,
Politics,
Violence against women
The Democratic Republic of Congo: Understanding the Conflict
This year in school, I'm taking a really amazing English elective called Gender, Culture, Power (SURPRISE! It's taught by the same awesome teacher who handed me Jessica Valenti's Full Frontal Feminism...
WMC News & Features
Is Wealth a Feminist Issue?
Better paying jobs aren’t enough to ensure women’s economic stability, according to a new study. For black women and Latinas in particular, a focus on bridging the “wealth gap” rather than the pay gap may make the most sense.
WMC FBomb
Owning Up to My "Number"
A few days ago, I took a huge step in the self-confidence department. I was reading Jessica Valenti’s Full-Frontal Feminism (a particular favorite of mine) for the fifth time, and her chapter about wo...
WMC News & Features
December 23, 2009 | Sarah Seltzer |
Arts and culture
The Two Sides of Louisa May Alcott
A new documentary, to air next week on PBS’s “American Masters,” paints the creator of Little Women and its feminist heroine Jo as a complex personality, caught up in the needs of a difficult family.
WMC News & Features
Global Gender Gap Report: Some Gains in Africa
In its country-by-country index comparing the status of men and women, the World Economic Forum finds that Nordic countries remain highest on the equity scale. Here, the co-founder of the Council of Women World Leaders explains the study and its importance to women and girls.