America’s Girls Need Sports
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At a time of shrinking budgets for school and college sports programs, the CEO of the Women's Sports Foundation reminds us that sports are girls' toolkit for success. More »
Watch WMC Co-Founder Gloria Steinem Discuss Her Support for the Chicago Teachers’ Strike
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Gloria Steinem, feminist author, activist and co-founder of the Women’s Media Center, said Monday during an interview with progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann that she’s rooting for Chicago’s teachers, who this week embarked on their first major strike in 25 years. More »
Filmmakers Find Surprises at an Islamic School for Girls in Syria
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Airing this week on PBS, "The Light in Her Eyes" portrays a religious teacher pursuing a complicated set of goals to enrich her students' lives. More »
Nuns and Virgins
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With the republication of her novel set in the 1950s, Caryl Rivers considers the nuns who taught her and those who are still today the heart of the Catholic Church. More »
“We Are the Girls from Seton High”
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Overcoming her ambivalence, multi-media journalist Mary C. Curtis finds comfort and acceptance at her high school reunion. More »
May Day with Occupy Oakland
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The author describes the Occupy movement's action in Oakland last week, in light of a very different mood in the city that greeted the general strike called six months ago. More »
Gender Is Key to the Bullying Culture
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To reduce bullying and its deadly consequences, argues Jessie Klein, author of the "Bully Society," schools must make the gender connection. More »
Lewd, Hateful Language Should Have No Place in Campus Debate
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An anticipated commencement address set off a rhetorical firestorm that sickened the author, a Barnard undergrad who calls for action by her campus community. More »
