“At a time when our national debt is over $20 trillion, it is more and more difficult to find money for important things like cancer research,” – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
Government
It’s Time for Women in Government, Public Service to Speak Up
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As the National Women’s History Project celebrates the important roles women have played in public service and government leadership this month, Page Wilson tells her own tale of a life in this arena.
arts
Idealized? Sexy? She draws women who don’t care what you think.
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It’s common for women depicted in cartoons and comics to have idealized, exaggerated features: Think of the impossibly small waists, extra-long legs, and ample chests in comic books — a medium still overwhelmingly drawn by men.
arts
‘Marguerite’ Wrings Suspense Out of Self-Delusion
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This exquisitely realized French tragi-comedy tops my list of movie openers this week. I can also recommend “About Scout,” a femme-centric shoestring budget indie film about a teenager on a challenging road trip.
arts
‘Zootopia’ Wins Prize for Mass Marketing Stereotypes to Kids
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And as previously mentioned, “Trapped” is out March 4, to help everyone mull over the ruling that is now pending in the first major Supreme Court case on abortion restrictions in years.
Commentary
Gender Parity in Violence? Not by a Long Shot
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Why are killers usually male? It’s a question worth exploring when the emergence of female terrorists could make the media even more prone to gloss over the maleness factor in U.S. mass killings.
For every hate tweet this woman receives, she’ll donate $1 to charity
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There’s a lot of hate online. A prominent Muslim woman in Australia can tell you about that.
India
After the floods come the human traffickers, but these girls are fighting back
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The Sundarbans — a collection of densely populated islands in India’s sprawling Ganges delta — are so remote that the only way to get there is by boat. But human traffickers still manage to get in, and that’s left many families with missing daughters.
Commentary
4 Years of Reporting on Feminism Taught Me This
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The list of things I learned while working for Women’s eNews as a reporter for four years is long and one that I could update every day. Every single action we can take moves us forward in a task that is immense.
For some women fleeing violence, safety means changing US law ‘stuck in the past’
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Editor’s note: This essay originally appeared as part of Across Women’s Lives at PRI, a global non-profit media company.
Commentary
Caitlyn Jenner Gives Neurosexism Another Star Turn
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Let’s stop the latest talk of male and female brains before it goes much further. We don’t want to put transgender people in the same old sex-role binds that have caused so much harm in the past.