When Ads Preach Hatred
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The author, shocked by an anti-Islam advertisement posted at her local train station, is more disturbed at how such sentiments take root in American soil – especially at a time when such hate statements have triggered extreme anti-American acts abroad. More »
Congratulations To The Women’s Media Center’s Progressive Women’s Voices Class of 2012
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Progressive Women’s Voices is the premier media and leadership training program for women in the country. Participants represent a range of expertise and diversity across race, class, geography, sexual preference, ability, and generation. More »
Native Americans Speak Out About Street Harassment
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The author, founder of the website Stop Street Harassment, collected stories in focus groups to augment a forthcoming, first of its kind national report on street harassment. More »
DNC Platform—Reaching for a New Normal
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The author, who last week analyzed the potential impact on women of the policies outlined in the Republican National Platform, here turns to the Democratic statement of principles. More »
2012 DNC: A View from the Maryland Women’s Caucus
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The author, founder of Legalspeaks.com, finds the essence of diversity within the Maryland delegation to the Democratic National Convention. More »
Tea Party, Anyone?
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The GOP platform presumably states the values of the party—not good news for the 99 percent of us, argues the author. More »
Women’s Media Center Live with Robin Morgan: Transcript for Episode 1, 2012-08-26
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Robin introduces the show, and speaks with Emma Axelrod, a teen activist from New Jersey who was one of three girls to successfully petition for the first female presidential debate moderator in twenty years; Melanie Campbell, president of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, on the topic of voter suppression; and activist and author Gloria Steinem on everything from Gloria's latest book project, to gun control, to the underrepresentation of women as authors of newspaper coverage of the presidential campaign, to capital punishment through the lens of gender. More »
Abolishing Prostitution: A Feminist Human Rights Treaty
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The author, long active in global human rights, argues that the time is ripe for a UN treaty to bolster ongoing efforts to end prostitution. More »
