A Woman’s Place is in the ... State Department
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The GOP is taking aim against the nomination of Susan Rice to head the State Department. Will the nation retreat from the precedent of women in this key post—for no good reason? More »
The Parable of Bedrock’s Fiscal Cliff
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If Wilma can teach Fred Debtstone that Bedrock’s national deficit is nothing to fear, could there be hope for the U.S. Congress? More »
A Human Rights Politician in the ‘Kingdom of Wonder’
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Journalist Michelle Tolson took the occasion of President Obama's visit to the Southeast Asian summit last month to speak to a stalwart member of the opposition party in Cambodia, Mu Sochua. More »
“Warehoused” with Mental Illness—A Filmmaker’s Story
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"Kings Park" documents a dark age for many women hospitalized with mental illness. The filmmaker looks to the promise of ObamaCare for a better future. More »
Living in the Path of Drones
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Pakistani women and U.S. peace actives agree: U.S. military drone strikes must stop, writes Lys Anzia of WNN - Women News Network. More »
Images of Femicide Displayed to Prompt International Action
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A UN exhibit and seminar in Vienna marks a day devoted to ending violence against women. Alice Driver, whose photographs are included among the images, explains. More »
Women’s Expertize Promoted on Both Sides of the Atlantic
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A British journalist has launched The Women’s Room, which, like several projects in the U.S., proves that the pundit world needn’t be all male. More »
WMC Award Winners Assess Media Progress
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Last week's awards ceremony in New York City celebrated women making a difference in the media. Marianne Schnall asked award winners how they achieved personal success and what it would take to improve women's overall status. More »
Behind the Headlines—Sharing the Spotlight with David Petraeus
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The judgment of the media falls unevenly on the primary players in the soap opera that has engulfed the nation, as a WMC co-founder explains in this commentary broadcast earlier today on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan. More »
Of Fantasy Sluts and Real-Life Survivors
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In fighting sexual violence, says the author, school administrators need to be proactive and help the students themselves change the cultural environment. More »
