WMC Women Under Siege Project Director on BBC World Service To Discuss UK Anti-Conflict-Rape Effort
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Lauren Wolfe, director of Women's Media Center's Women Under Siege project, speaks to BBC World Service on the UK's new initiative against sexual violence in conflict. More »
Civil Rights, Workers and Women’s Activist Dolores Huerta Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
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United Farm Workers of America co-founder, Dolores Huerta Foundation president, and lifelong organizer Dolores Huerta today receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Susan Loubet for KUNM Radio in Huerta's birth state of New Mexico interviewed her on her work, and on challenges for American women. More »
After Tyler Clementi, How Can We Help Kids Stop Bullying and Suicides of their LGBT Peers?
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Following Dharun Ravi's sentencing for his role in the suicide of gay Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi, psychologist, author, and Progressive Women's Voices alum Sheela Raja looks for lessons we can learn—and teach our kids—on bullying, prejudice, and trauma. More »
Sexualization Is Silencing: WMC Statement and Petition on Hustler Attack on Conservative Pundit Cupp
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The sexualization of women in the media is not a partisan issue -- it’s an ongoing problem that makes it harder for women on both sides of the aisle to run for office and be taken seriously as political commentators and media makers. More »
Video: Lauren Wolfe On “Global Journalist” To Discuss Journalists and Sexualized Attacks
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Lauren Wolfe, director of Women's Media Center's Women Under Siege project, appeared on Global Journalist Radio with David Reed, alongside NPR correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, to discuss the under-reported problem of sexual violence against journalists. More »
Conservative Media Misrepresents House Version of VAWA
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In the wake of the House passing a version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization that excludes immigrants, Native Americans and LGTB women, of course Fox News and others are painting their protection as unnecessary. More »
