We're still reeling from loss, but we're also overcome with gratitude to these women. As much as we feel their absence, we are lucky to have known their friendship, their leadership, their humor, and their passion. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for WMC)
We are heartsick to report the death of our co-founder Robin Morgan, who has died at 85, just 2 days after her good friend, feminist partner, and WMC co-founder Gloria Steinem. Please find our tribute here: womensmediacenter.com/about/press/...
Women’s Media Center Mourns Death of Robin Morgan, WMC Co-Founder, Poet, Journalist, Author, Activist, Feminist, Organizer, and Friend - Women’s Media Center
Julie Burton, President and CEO of the Women’s Media Center (WMC), released a statement on behalf of the Women’s Media Center mourning the death of WMC Co-Founder Robin Morgan — poet, journalist,…
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Join us in celebrating Gloria Steinem's life and legacy with the Women's Media Center in photos: womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
It is with profound heartbreak that we must say goodbye to our North Star, our co-founder Gloria Steinem, who passed yesterday evening. Read our full statement here, with tributes from the WMC co-founders Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan, and WMC board officers: womensmediacenter.com/about/press/...
Women’s Media Center Mourns Passing of Gloria Steinem WMC Co-Founder, Journalist, Author, Activist, Feminist, Organizer, Friend - Women’s Media Center
Julie Burton, President and CEO of the Women’s Media Center (WMC), released a statement on behalf of the Women’s Media Center mourning the passing of WMC Co-Founder Gloria Steinem — journalist,…
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“The Primetime Emmys continue to be a male-majority club,” said Julie Burton, WMC President and CEO. “Women as nominees in these key non-acting categories have never exceeded 35%.” Read the full report here: womensmediacenter.com/reports/wome...
Women’s Media Center 2026 Report: Gender and Non-Acting Emmy Nominations - Women’s Media Center
For the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards (which will be presented in Los Angeles on September 14), 2,635 people have been nominated in 102 non-acting categories. Of these nominees, 918 (35%) are…
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“There’s a long history of using ballot initiatives to target gay people.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Anti-Trans Ballot Questions: A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Regressive Policies - Women’s Media Center
Activists warn that these measures targeting transgender youth are “part of a larger, coordinated effort to roll back the rights for women broadly.”
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Progress in female representation has been made in some Primetime Emmy categories for producing, directing, writing, and editing, but there are very noticeable decreases in other categories - in 6 categories, women aren't nominated at all. Full report: womensmediacenter.com/reports/wome...
Women’s Media Center 2026 Report: Gender and Non-Acting Emmy Nominations - Women’s Media Center
For the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards (which will be presented in Los Angeles on September 14), 2,635 people have been nominated in 102 non-acting categories. Of these nominees, 918 (35%) are…
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Why math matters for educational equity among Gen Z students: womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/the-ma...
The Math Gatekeepers - Women’s Media Center
True educational equity doesn't mean building a harder test; it means ensuring every student gets the chance to learn the math on it.
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For the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, percentage of women nominated in non-acting categories stands at 35%, only a slight increase from last year's 33%. Read the full 2026 Report: Gender and Non-Acting Emmy Nominations here: womensmediacenter.com/reports/wome...
Women’s Media Center 2026 Report: Gender and Non-Acting Emmy Nominations - Women’s Media Center
For the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards (which will be presented in Los Angeles on September 14), 2,635 people have been nominated in 102 non-acting categories. Of these nominees, 918 (35%) are…
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“There’s always been a very powerful political overlap between exploiting anti-LGBT bias and using that to fuel ballot initiatives and to use well-funded campaigns to sow fear. It’s a really sordid history.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Anti-Trans Ballot Questions: A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Regressive Policies - Women’s Media Center
Activists warn that these measures targeting transgender youth are “part of a larger, coordinated effort to roll back the rights for women broadly.”
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We are in the midst of what can only be called a national “learning recession.”
The Learning Recession is Real, But Don’t Blame Gen Z - Women’s Media Center
You can not fight racism or gender inequality or climate change if your education system is broken.
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We’re in an age in which more and more women are deciding not to have children, and there are many reasons why people are deciding not to have kids that experts largely haven’t pointed to... womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/to-bir...
To Birth or Not to Birth - Women’s Media Center
We’re in an age in which more and more women are deciding not to have children.
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The future of scientific discovery doesn’t only depend on technical expertise alone, but also on diverse teams. womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/the-ne...
The Next Giant Leap: Women and the Future of Spaceflight - Women’s Media Center
Women are increasingly playing a major role in space exploration and scientific discovery.
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The online harassment of women, sometimes called cybersexism or cybermisogyny, is specifically gendered abuse targeted at women and girls online. If you're being targeted, here are some resources at the WMC Speech Project to support you: buff.ly/3JSWDFO
Tools and Resources - Women’s Media Center
Tools and resources for people interested in improving their digital privacy and security or seeking help when targeted online.
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The lack of affordable childcare in the United States is having a devastating impact on the economy. It’s also having a devastating impact on women. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
US Childcare Crisis Harms Women’s Financial Security - Women’s Media Center
Demand for affordable, high-quality childcare far outpaces availability, suppressing women’s participation in the workforce. Public investment is needed to quell the crisis.
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The Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J. is an affront to all women as it represents the endeavor to systematically deny women — not just trans women, even though the target is trans women — full and equal rights and liberties. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Supreme Court Ruling Solidifies Women’s Second-Class Status - Women’s Media Center
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. B. P. J. is part of a larger mission to reinforce the misogynist belief that “biology is destiny” and that women are “inherently” subordinate to…
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Why—and how—people have joined protest movements, according to Annie Leonard on #WMCTalks. Missed it? Access our archive here: womensmediacenter.com/wmctalks
"When people get bad sex ed, they have no idea what good sex ed is or how much it can do. So they don’t fight for it." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Comprehensive Sex Education Is a Winning Political Issue - Women’s Media Center
A large majority of Americans support comprehensive, trans-inclusive sex education, and such programs have the potential to transform society.
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Governments commit to efforts to bring women and girls' meaningful participation into the peace process while overlooking/ignoring a blueprint for success: Colombia’s 2016 Peace Accords. womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/colomb...
Colombian Lawyer Sofía Cabarcas Maciá on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda - Women’s Media Center
The agenda essentially acknowledges that women and girls are distinctly harmed by conflict and deserve meaningful participation in peace processes.
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In 2025, an estimated 316,950 women and 2,800 men were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and nearly 43,000 individuals will die from the disease. But early detection can dramatically change outcomes. womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/breast...
Breast Cancer: A Call to Action for Early Detection and Equal Access - Women’s Media Center
Breast cancer remains one of the most pressing public health challenges in the United States.
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The lack of affordable childcare in the United States costs taxpayers $172 billion a year in lost productivity, earnings, and revenue. And without action from policymakers, it'll only get worse. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
US Childcare Crisis Harms Women’s Financial Security - Women’s Media Center
Demand for affordable, high-quality childcare far outpaces availability, suppressing women’s participation in the workforce. Public investment is needed to quell the crisis.
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A global studies teacher at a top-rated public school in New York City was startled to recognize the increasing popularity of “bonesmashing” in her classroom this year. womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/looksm...
Looksmaxxing? No, Thank You. - Women’s Media Center
By inventing their own calculable scale of attractiveness, looksmaxxers are not trying to appeal to women.
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Missed our inaugural season of #WMCTalks? Watch all the episodes here: womensmediacenter.com/wmctalks
The lack of affordable childcare in the United States is having a devastating impact on the economy. It’s also having a devastating impact on women. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
US Childcare Crisis Harms Women’s Financial Security - Women’s Media Center
Demand for affordable, high-quality childcare far outpaces availability, suppressing women’s participation in the workforce. Public investment is needed to quell the crisis.
womensmediacenter.com
The online harassment of women, sometimes called cybersexism or cybermisogyny, is specifically gendered abuse targeted at women and girls online. If you're being targeted, here are some resources at the WMC Speech Project to support you: buff.ly/3JSWDFO
Tools and Resources - Women’s Media Center
Tools and resources for people interested in improving their digital privacy and security or seeking help when targeted online.
buff.ly
We're wrapping up our first season of #WMCTalks with a 1x1 conversation with our co-hosts, Erica González Martínez and Soraya Chemaly. Missed our episodes? Join their recap this Wednesday, July 29, at 12:30pm EST. Meet us on Instagram Live: www.instagram.com/womensmediac...
Any field of study that offers students an opportunity to rigorously interrogate, critically think, and creatively imagine a more just world is an easy target in Trump’s war on higher education. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Women’s and Gender Studies Under Attack - Women’s Media Center
As a field that helps college students “rigorously interrogate, critically think, and creatively imagine a more just world,” women’s studies has been targeted by both the Trump administration and…
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Iranian women and girls still face institutionalized repression, and the fight for their freedom is ongoing, within the country as well as in exile. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...
The ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Movement Struggles to Survive War in Iran - Women’s Media Center
Since the U.S. and Israel launched their joint assault on the Islamic Republic of Iran, feminist voices in the “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi” movement (or the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement) have been…
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"When people get bad sex ed, they have no idea what good sex ed is or how much it can do. So they don’t fight for it." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...
Comprehensive Sex Education Is a Winning Political Issue - Women’s Media Center
A large majority of Americans support comprehensive, trans-inclusive sex education, and such programs have the potential to transform society.
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"Everything that is happening right now has happened in the U.S. before," says Rebecca Nagle. "It's just parts of our history that we haven't talked about." More from #WMCTalks here: womensmediacenter.com/wmctalks