Few harp on Mother’s Day. I have yet to hear holiday critics deconstruct the celebration as a consumerist ploy to further capitalism. But it is, and marketers will exploit every American holiday to boost sales. The question is why isn’t…
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#WomenCallAction: Illuminating the Relevance of Women Directing U.S. Media
by Rachel Feldman –USA– As a woman director who has been working in Hollywood for 30 years, banging the drum for gender equity behind the camera, I am delighted by so many voices coming together in unison, protesting the downright…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Feminism, gender equality, Hollywood, Sexism, Social Change, Social Media, United States, Women Directors
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Hidden Harassment: The Challenges of India’s Pink-Collar Worker
Stand up straight. Chin up. Look forward. Move fast, but with purpose. Brace yourself. These are not the words of a ballroom dance instructor, but those of Yamuna, the sole newspaper girl in Chennai, as she mutters to herself every…
Tagged with: Criminal Justice, India, Labor Issues, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, social justice
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The World
Women Influence Surfing Culture: More Camaraderie and Fun
by Madison Salvati The WIP Summer Intern With the rise of women’s surfing in recent years, women no longer are shadowed by the male athletes who once dominated the waters. Carissa Moore, Stephanie Gilmore, Bethany Hamilton, and Maya Gabeira are…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, Gender Discrimination, gender equality, Sexism, Sports, women's empowerment
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
India Discovers the Vagina
by Charukesi Ramadurai –India– First they promised to lighten and then they promised to tighten. Corporate India has suddenly discovered the vagina and cannot seem to stop talking about it. It all started about ten months ago with a cleanser…
Tagged with: India, Media, Science, Sexism, Sexuality, women's empowerment
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Paris by Foot
by Nola Solomon –USA– The United States had tough competition in Wednesday’s 2011 Women’s World Cup semi-final game against France. Though team USA will move on to the finals against Japan this Sunday, the French team gave them a real…
Tagged with: Arts & Culture, France, Gender Discrimination, gender equality, Sexism, Sports, women's empowerment
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
A Rape Case in Saudi Arabia Explodes into International Headlines
by Patricia Meehan Vásquez Managing Editor, The WIP – USA – In 2006, what to Saudi society seemed a routine case settled in Sharia court, exploded into headlines of outrage, protest and disbelief across the globe. Qatif is a center…
Tagged with: Criminal Justice, human rights, Islam, law, Middle East, Qatif, rape, Saudi Arabia, Sexism, Sharia, Women's Rights
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The WIP Editorial
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics, The WIP Editorial
