Courtney E. Martin, Author at Women's eNews

Female Rights Workers Gain Thanks in Award Season

By Courtney E. Martin ● Politics ● November 22, 2007

The fall human rights season–capped by the Nobel Peace Prize–left women receiving a fair share of the thanks-giving. Outside the ballrooms, the celebrity can give recipients a new measure of safety.

Women’s Studies Writers Vie for More Media Turf

By Courtney E. Martin ● Politics ● August 9, 2007

Women’s studies professors are restless in the Ivory Tower. Exhibit A: At the recent annual meeting of the National Women’s Studies Association, the workshop that drew the big crowd was on how to land a big book deal.

Urban Theater Puts Teens Center Stage

By Courtney E. Martin ● Arts & Culture ● May 25, 2007

In a small theater group in Manhattan, young women find an open, free space to give voice to their ideas and expressions even as they are marginalized by the outside world. The result is concrete skills-building and compelling art.

Feminist Art Crowds the Cultural Calendar

By Courtney E. Martin ● Arts & Culture ● March 19, 2007

In a landmark year for feminist art, the opening of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art in the Brooklyn Museum of Art offers a final refuge from tokenism and exclusion. Does institutionalism also mean the end of a dissident era?

Young Women Re-Craft Feminism as DIY Project

By Courtney E. Martin ● Arts & Culture ● February 9, 2007

For some young women the DIY movement offers a way to synthesize a resurgent interest in domestic arts into a new brand of feminism and participate in a broad, unstructured resistance to the mass-marketing of products and policies.

Cuddly Dolls Offer Honest Answers About Anatomy

By Courtney E. Martin ● Health & Science ● December 10, 2006

A large family of handmade cloth dolls provide children with honest answers about anatomy. Adult dolls have genitalia and pubic hair and mother dolls have breasts that can be snapped onto a baby doll’s mouth to teach the importance of breastfeeding.

Young Women Say Generation Labels Need Not Apply

By Courtney E. Martin ● Uncategorized ● October 31, 2006

Young women who might be described as third-wave feminists aren’t necessarily satisfied with the term. A new anthology, a traveling exhibit and the International Museum of Women all probe the question of generational identity.

Positive Aging Acts Are Popping Up All Over

By Courtney E. Martin ● Health & Science ● September 28, 2006

The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation to reduce aging stigma and improve mental health treatment for older Americans. Meanwhile, some women’s groups are crafting their own upbeat policies toward the 50 and more crowd.

Pop Singer Makes Slaving for Beauty Look Ugly

By Courtney E. Martin ● Arts & Culture ● May 18, 2006

Pop singer Pink’s “Stupid Girls” hit song and MTV video expresses outrage at young women’s self sacrifice to beauty and fashion. Some have applauded her for being outspoken, while others say the song’s name is insulting.

Treatment Limits Hobble Eating Disorder Centers

By Courtney E. Martin ● Health & Science ● April 27, 2006

About 35 million American girls and women have eating disorders but treatments are mostly limited to private clinics and pricey outpatient therapies. Many patients say their insurance cuts off payments for adequate treatment.

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