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Strike, Dance! Eve Ensler’s One Billion Rising
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On February 14, V-Day's Eve Ensler calls on "one billion women and those who love them" to rise up to confront violence against women. More »
Hollywood—Don’t They Want the Money?
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The author of the annual Celluloid Ceiling report looks beyond the awards season coverage to tell us how Hollywood is treating women professionals—and audience members. More »
Myrlie Evers-Williams—Making Her Own History
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The inauguration moment that most moved the author, multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis, came early in the ceremony. More »
The Good, the Bad, and Django
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The author considers Tarantino's new film and what kinds of movies about race relations tend to get made, and released, in Hollywood. More »
Maryland Women’s Agenda for Obama’s Second Term
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The author checks in with state legislators from the Maryland Women's Caucus to see what they expect from President Barack Obama in his second term. More »
Kosovo Human Rights Activists Resist Attacks on LGBT Community
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The author, a mtvU/Fulbright fellow in Kosovo, confronts an outbreak of religious extremism of unexpected violence, directed against LGBT expression in Prishtina. More »
Abortion Services: A Family Doctor’s Perspective
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Approaching the 40th anniversary of the decision that legalized abortion, Dr. Linda Prine describes its provision as part of a continuum of care. More »
India Tragedy Seen as Transitional Moment
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Activists in India look to the unabated anger at the death of a young woman as a turning point in their struggle to combat violence against women. More »
Celebrating “Wimmen’s Comix”
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An exhibit in San Francisco shows how Bay Area cartoonists made history 40 years ago. More »
Violence Against Women—Unfinished Business
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The new Congress will have to undo the damage caused by GOP House members who blocked reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act—legislation that until now had earned broad bipartisan support. More »
