Women’s Magazines and the Cult of Hypocrisy
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This week, Seventeen magazine promised to publish un-photoshopped images of real girls, finally responding to 14-year-old SPARK activist Julia Bluhm's campaign. Such pressure must continue argues author Laura Bates. More »
Katniss and Merida—Year of the Heroic Archer?
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Having consulted Geena Davis, who has played her share of strong female characters, the author asks, are two successful female-driven action movies released in one year a sign of good times to come for heroic women on screen? More »
UK Moves to Criminalize Forced Marriage
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Forced marriage, an oppression particularly targeting girls in South Asian cultures, must be addressed by Western governments as well, argues author Shiuan Butler. More »
Ms. Is Celebrated in the City of its Birth
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Four decades after its birth as the nation's first feminist mass-market magazine, Ms. was honored this week by the New York City Council. Shelby Knox writes of its continuing advocacy. More »
Why Bad Sex Is Good—On HBO’s “Girls”
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WMC's Madeleine Gyory argues that the new HBO show makes room for realistic complications of forging sexual relationships. More »
Young Women’s Caucus—A Promising Sign at UN Commission Meeting
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While the recent UN Status of Women Commission sessions failed to reach consensus on recommendations for rural women, young women moved forward, impressing the author with their leadership potential. More »
