WMC News & Features
December 06, 2022 | Emily Wilson | Arts and culture, Media
The Powerful Impact of Sinéad O’Connor

The documentary Nothing Compares provides a necessary reassessment of the Irish singer’s legacy.

WMC FBomb
December 06, 2022 | Rhea Soni | Health
The True Cost of Periods in Prison

This lack of access isn’t just inconvenient — it endangers inmates’ safety.

WMC Live
December 04, 2022 | Judy Norsigian | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #393: Our Bodies Ourselves. (Original Airdate: 12/4/2022)
Robin devotes the episode to the 50th anniversary of the feminist classic Our Bodies Ourselves—updated and digital! Guests: members of the Boston Women's Health Collective Amy Agigian, Diana Namumbejja Abwoye, Judy Norsigian, and Marta Pagán-Ortiz.
WMC Climate
December 02, 2022 | Charity Mambondiyani | Environment
Rapid Disappearance of Zimbabwe’s Medicinal Plants Leaves Women and Children Without Alternatives

Homesteads in rural Zimbabwe used to be surrounded by lush green vegetation, but years of climate-change-related drought has turned the landscape into a deadly brown tinderbox.

WMC News & Features
November 29, 2022 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health
Pressure and Stress Intensify for Abortion Providers Post-Roe

Five months after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, providers face increased threats and harassment, emotional devastation, and the anguish of having to turn people away from accessing needed care. But they are determined to continue their work.

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November 22, 2022 | Celeste Huang-Menders | Violence against women
Research Shows College Sexual Assaults in Some Areas Are Returning to Pre-COVID Levels

Incidents of sexual assaults on college campuses seem to be returning to pre-pandemic levels at a number of colleges and universities, according to new reports.

WMC Live
November 20, 2022 | Patti Chang | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #392: The World of Philanthropy. (Original Airdate: 11/20/2022)
Robin explores the good, the bad, and the ugly in the philanthropic universe, and discusses women philanthropists. Special guest: Patti Chang, Co-Founder and CEO of the Feed The Hunger Fund.
WMC News & Features
November 18, 2022 | June Jennings |
Women’s Media Awards Honors International Activists, Pioneers in US Media, and More

Hundreds of people gathered in New York to celebrate seven ‘champions for women.’

WMC News & Features
November 18, 2022 Media
The 2022 Women’s Media Awards in Pictures

THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2022 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on November 17 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.

The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2022 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Andrea Mitchell, Robin Roberts, Mariana Ardila Trujillo, Loretta J. Ross, Salamishah Tillet, Loreen Arbus, and Maria Martinez.

WMC Climate
November 18, 2022 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Pretty (Useless) Words on Gender and Climate at COP27

At COP27, the UN climate conference in Egypt, which ends today, it appears to have been same old, same old when it comes to inclusion.

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November 17, 2022 | Kate Alexandria |
The System Didn’t Give Me Justice After My Assault. I Did That Myself.

For sexual assault survivors, our ability to heal and “seek justice” is often entirely tied to the legal and carceral systems.

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November 14, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Sports
How This Sex Descrimination Case In Hawaii Could Affect Female Athletes Everywhere

After allegations surfaced that the school’s girls sports teams were significantly underfunded and undervalued, students claimed Campbell violated Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in public schools or any program that receives federal funding.

WMC Live
November 13, 2022 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #391: Midterm Magic!! (Original Airdate 11/13/2022)
Robin demystifies the midterm elections and does her little dance of celebration.
WMC News & Features
November 09, 2022 | Gloria Steinem | Disability, Gloria Steinem, Media
Gloria Steinem in Conversation With Loreen Arbus

Loreen Arbus — author, television executive, philanthropist, and advocate for people with disabilities — will be the recipient of the WMC Leadership Award at the Women’s Media Center Women’s Media Awards on Thursday, November 17. On the occasion of this honor, Arbus joined WMC co-founder Gloria Steinem for a discussion about leadership, advocacy, and being a groundbreaker.

WMC FBomb
November 08, 2022 | Jessica Sennett | Body image and body standards
The Nightmare Before Us

At what age did glancing at the mirror become a foreboding task?

WMC Live
November 06, 2022 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #390: Before It's Too Late. (Original Airdate 11/6/2022)
Robin confronts antisemitism rising again in all its forms, and links it to our coming elections. Special Guest: Tova Friedman, on her book The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope.
WMC Women Under Siege
November 04, 2022 | Sara Cincurova | Feminism, International, Violence against women
How Women Respond to War: An Interview with Three Nobel Laureates

Women Under Siege spoke with American anti-war activist Jody Williams, Yemeni human rights activist Tawakkol Karman, and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee about their trip with Nobel Women's Initiative to Ukraine, the stories they heard there, and how Ukrainian women are fighting for peace in their country.

WMC Climate
November 04, 2022 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Corporate Greenwashing at COP27

Coca-Cola is far and away the biggest polluter of plastics in the world. So why is it one of the sponsors of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, known as COP27? The answer is insidious, and, unfortunately, this is not the only shady corporate-climate confluence happening this month in Sharm El-Sheikh.

WMC News & Features
November 04, 2022 | Megan McGibney | Health, Politics, Religion
Do Abortion Bans Violate Religious Freedom?

Plaintiffs in three states are seeking to overturn abortion bans on religious grounds.

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November 03, 2022 | Asha Dahya | Media
I Used to Be Anti-Choice. Here’s How I Changed My Mind.

Today I consider myself a passionate advocate for reproductive justice and freedom.

WMC IDAR/E
November 02, 2022 | Nayda Bobonis Cabrera | Environment
A Failure to Listen

Community leaders know how to move Puerto Rico forward. We just need government agencies to stop pretending they know better.

WMC Live
October 30, 2022 | Victoria Tauli-Corpuz | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #389: "Terra Nullius?" Indigenous Peoples' Month. (Original Airdate 10/30/2022)
Robin celebrates with guest Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Indigenous Activist Leader (Kankana-ey Igorot) from The Philippines, and one of the original drafters of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which finally passed in 2007.
WMC Climate
October 28, 2022 | Lauren Wolfe | Environment
Media Shifts the Climate Narrative: An Example

It’s true: The majority of people only read the headline, not the story. There have been a couple studies in recent years that show that only three or four people bother to read an article before sharing it on social media. Which is why it was so alarming to read the New York Times’s morning email the other day.

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October 27, 2022 | Kate Alexandria | Health
It’s Made Up Until It Isn’t: Dysautonomia and Medical Misogyny

Our medical system does not take the pain, discomfort, or autonomy of young women seriously in so many ways, and that’s on display in full force here.

WMC FBomb
October 25, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Feminism
Florida School Districts Are Requiring Students to Provide Records of Their Menstrual Cycle to Play Sports

Florida school districts are receiving nationwide backlash for requiring students to provide records of their menstrual cycle to play sports.

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