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Striking Back Against Breast Cancer: One Coin at a Time

By Lori Sokol ● Uncategorized ● January 14, 2018

“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.

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By Lori Sokol ● Uncategorized ● July 5, 2017

U.N. Embraces ‘Sold’ As Way to Fight Trafficking With Art

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● March 25, 2016

The movie is heading into U.S. theatrical and I hope it will stoke a global movement against this horrendous crime. Teen trafficking is also the subject of “Spirits’ Homecoming,” inspired by Korean “comfort women” and opening March 25.

Fetal Sex Testing Won’t Fix India’s Daughter Shortage

By Sakuntala Narasimhan ● Uncategorized ● March 21, 2016

Female feticide may be illegal in India but old structures of patriarchy combine with medical technologies to keep it going. We need basic awareness campaigns, not government mandates that will first invade a woman’s privacy and then backfire.

‘Sweet Bean’ Is Profoundly Poetic and Humane

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● March 18, 2016

“The Little Prince” is another must-see movie opening this week. This first animated feature based on the Antoine de Saint-Exupery classic presents a delightfully feminist twist on the iconic coming-of-age fantasy.

It’s Time for Women in Government, Public Service to Speak Up

By Page Wilson & Por Alison Bowen ● Uncategorized ● March 18, 2016

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.

Idealized? Sexy? She draws women who don’t care what you think.

By Afi Yellow-Duke & Por Alison Bowen ● Uncategorized ● March 13, 2016

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.

‘Marguerite’ Wrings Suspense Out of Self-Delusion

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● March 11, 2016

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.

‘Zootopia’ Wins Prize for Mass Marketing Stereotypes to Kids

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● March 4, 2016

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.

Gender Parity in Violence? Not by a Long Shot

By James Garbarino & Por Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● December 15, 2015

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.