Writer Olivia Nuzzi and student Samantha Fulnecky have been elevated because they enjoy a privilege that can cause real harm, Candice Helfand-Rogers writes.
Media Representation
We Love to Hate Complicated Women Characters. We Should Ask Ourselves Why
Our writer Candice Helfand-Rogers, on a heat-wave TV binge, found herself fuming over fan hatred of fictional women who commit the crime of being imperfect.
Whoopi Goldberg Set to Launch New Women’s Sports Network in U.S.
It’s an idea 16 years in the making – the award-winning actress’ All Women’s Sports Network is expanding to become the first global channel dedicated to women’s sports.
Study Finds Male-Driven Reality TV is ‘Institutionalized and Normalized’
Behind the scenes, more men than women control the shots of your favorite reality television shows, the Geena Davis Institute found.
Feminist Icons, Orgs: ‘We Condemn the Public Shaming of Amber Heard’
Gloria Steinem, NOW and others are also decrying the use of defamation suits to silence domestic abuse victims.
How About We Focus on Olivia Wilde’s Talents for a Change?
Olivia Wilde is one of very few female directors at this year’s Venice Film Festival. But the media is far more focused on drama in her personal life.
A New TV Network Will Spotlight Pro Women Athletes
Get ready to tune in to women’s sports (if you weren’t already).
Adele Has New Music on the Way – Not That You’d Know It
The singer told British Vogue that her visible transformation was “never about losing weight.” Why is so much of the press surrounding her new album focused on precisely that?
Report: 710 Indigenous People Went Missing in the Same State Gabby Petito Did
The tragic case of a missing white woman found in Wyoming has gotten far more media attention than that of hundreds of indigenous girls who have disappeared.
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Reese Witherspoon on Media’s Harmful Message to Young Girls
The award-winning actress recalls a 2015 image in Time magazine that cut down female stars for being entrepreneurs.
Her PR Firm Has Succeeded By Amplifying Voices That Are ‘Ignored, Dismissed and Muted’
Dreena Whitfield launched WhitPR with a hyperfocus on Black-owned businesses, individuals and organizations.
Friday Four
Inspired reading, listening and viewing for discerning women entrepreneurs, curated from around the web.
Threading The Needle: Showing and Dressing All Bodies
Refinery29’s The 67% Project is looking to break the plus-size woman out of the niche and into the mainstream by increasing her presence in the media.
Friday Four
Inspired reading, listening and viewing for discerning women entrepreneurs, curated from around the web.
Friday Four
Inspired reading, listening and viewing for discerning women entrepreneurs, curated from around the web.
Friday Four
Inspired reading, listening and viewing for discerning women entrepreneurs, curated from around the web.
Stock Photos that Challenge Gender Stereotypes
Getty Images and Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit Lean In are co-curating a collection of stock photos that showcase women in an empowering light.
Why We Care About Female Chefs
In our continuing series with the New York Times, we look at two women in the kitchen: Jody Adams and Ana Sortun, who own restaurants in Boston.
Today’s Dose of Inspiration: Lucy Liu
On today’s Lunar New Year, we’re drawing our inspiration from Chinese-American actress and activist Lucy Liu.
Role Models: First Female TV News Anchor Team
In a milestone for women in journalism, The PBS “NewsHour” will soon be co-anchored by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff.
Election Politics, Media and Working Women
Both Michelle Obama and Ann Romney’s celebrated convention speeches highlighted their role as mothers rather than using the moment to discuss the issues women face in the workplace, including the pay gap.