WMC Women Under Siege
April 05, 2017 | Lauren Wolfe | International, Media, Violence against women
Syria chemical weapons attack puts new focus on regime crimes. One of which is rape.

With Tuesday’s gruesome chemical attack in Syria all over the news, attention has suddenly turned toward the crimes of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime—and away, for a moment, from those of the Islamic State. It is about time.

WMC Women Under Siege
February 25, 2016 | Anubha Bhonsle | International, Violence against women
'An amorous lump of flesh': Female genital mutilation continues in an unexpected country
A middle-aged woman, her face not shown, her hands painted with henna, is talking about “haraam ki boti,” Hindi for “an amorous lump of flesh.” She is referring to the clitoris in female genitalia that a number of cultures around the world believe must be cut to control or tame sexual desire in women.
WMC FBomb
June 15, 2015 | Claire B | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Health, Media, Violence against women
Are Nigeria's Steps Towards Eliminating FGM Enough?
In her 2014 TED Talk, Khadija Gbla expresses the cultural friction she felt between two very different definitions of what it means to be “empowered.” Gbla recounts her experience growing up in Sierra...
WMC Live
December 05, 2014 | Julie Zeilinger, Cecilia Abadie, Marisa Franco, Sandra Restrepo, Rosie Carrasco | Gender-based violence, Immigration, Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #106: Julie Zeilinger, Cecilia Abadie, Marisa Franco, Sandra Restrepo, Rosie Carrasco. (Original Airdate 12/6/2014)
Robin in an intergenerational conversation with The F Bomb’s Julie Zeilinger on young women’s guilt and correct-line politics; Cecilia Abadie on wearable computers; Latina roundtable on immigration, with undocumented members speaking out.
WMC Women Under Siege
October 27, 2014 | Rebecca McCray | International, Violence against women
The pain of female genital mutilation is felt in the U.S., too

Her father helped her escape. He knew if she stayed in Ivory Coast, she’d be married against her will as a teenager, her genitals ritualistically cut, raped by her husband, and forced to bear his children. Her life as she knew it would end. She left for New York, where her father thought she would be safe. Now the U.S. immigration system wants to send her back. She is 16 years old.

WMC News & Features
July 11, 2011 | Debbie Hines | Violence against women
The DSK Case: Gender, Race, Class and Politics
Legal commentator Debbie Hines, formerly a prosecutor in cases of rape and sexual assault, calls on District Attorney Cyrus Vance to continue to pursue the case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn despite any difficulties.
WMC FBomb
May 12, 2011 | JessicaMc | Arts and culture, Feminism, Gender-based violence, Violence against women
Torture
Vaginas and clitorises and lips, cut to pieces, ripped open, stitched up, closed up, torn apart like dispensable junk. Hanging bits of flesh falling to the ground and blood-soaked thighs trembli...
WMC FBomb
October 10, 2010 | 5hereen 5ays | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Religion, Violence against women
I’m a Feminist (Don’t Tell The Teachers)
When you’re poised at the beginning of what you see as a vigorating cross-country marathon, it’s very hard not to step over the line. You know that it’s going to be demanding and your first aid kit wi...
WMC FBomb
August 08, 2010 | Kate S | Feminism, Gloria Steinem, Media, Violence against women
Pads, Phallus, and Gloria: Advocating for Trash Bins and More
I recently came across Gloria Steinem’s “If Men Could Menstruate” as I was perusing over required reading packet. In this article, Steinem creates an alternate universe where the power of the penis is...
WMC FBomb
July 08, 2010 | Ashley P | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Media, Politics, Violence against women
Female Bodies and Female Genital Mutilation: There is No Room for Compromise
Apparently, parental request for altering their young daughters’ genitalia had reached the magnitude to which the American Academy of Pediatrics issued their policy statement in April condoning and in...
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