Women's Media Center produces original features on important issues by women experts and journalists. Our reports and commentaries provide progressive women's perspectives on both headline stories and timely events ignored or misrepresented in the mainstream media. National and international contributors -- widely diverse -- include members of the Women's Media Center Board of Directors, Progressive Women's Voices alumnae, SheSource participants, and many others, all using our platform to influence the global disucssion - and all paid honararia in respect for their writing. They offer our audience must-know information to move forward making change.
A Tale of Two Journalists
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Caught in the crosshairs of social media comment, two TV journalists received very different treatment from their respective employers. More »
Witch Burnings in Papua New Guinea—in 2013!
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First delivered on "Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan," this "Fighting Words" commentary demands action in response to a horrifying news story reported by journalist Jo Chandler. More »
Sarai Sierra Case Dominates Turkish Media—To What End?
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Accounts of the Sierra murder investigation jumped forward from the proverbial 'third page' treatment of crimes against Turkish women, but the coverage is deeply flawed argues Alyson Neel, reporting from Istanbul. More »
Sotomayor—From the Bronx to the Bench
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is determined to be as frank as possible in her new memoir. More »
Nepotism Is Not Feminism
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The author, editorial director of Feminist Studies, takes issue with the language the president used in last week's State of the Union address. More »
Human Trafficking Bill Resurrected in Congress
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This week the Senate took care of the unfinished business of reauthorizing legislation to combat the crime of trafficking, including services for domestic victims. Now it's up to the House. More »
The Pot Calling the Kettle…
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The author goes beneath the Western stereotypes of African politics to explain what's at stake for women and all citizens in the upcoming elections in Kenya. More »
Dr. Vandana Shiva—The New Delhi Rape and Globalization
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Dr. Vandana Shiva, economist, environmentalist, and feminist, spoke of the public outcry in India and how the devaluing of women in a global economy set the stage for the New Delhi rape. Adapted from a conversation broadcast last month on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan. More »
Hillary Clinton’s Future—Full of Possibilities
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The author, who has closely followed Hillary Clinton's career, writes that pundits are posing the wrong question about Clinton's future. More »
New Girl(s)—Looking for the Allure in Feminism
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The author, who delivered WMC's Girls' State of the Union Message last year, explains why image counts when appealing to teens and young women. More »
