The bestselling novel has been much discussed, but few commentators have noted its portrayal of the societal expectation of women to raise children, whether or not they want to.
True educational equity doesn't mean building a harder test; it means ensuring every student gets the chance to learn the math on it.
Activists warn that these measures targeting transgender youth are “part of a larger, coordinated effort to roll back the rights for women broadly.”
Climate adaptation plans cannot fully protect communities if they overlook the ways disasters reshape girls’ lives.
Breast cancer remains one of the most pressing public health challenges in the United States.
Demand for affordable, high-quality childcare far outpaces availability, suppressing women’s participation in the workforce. Public investment is needed to quell the crisis.
By inventing their own calculable scale of attractiveness, looksmaxxers are not trying to appeal to women.
In this special episode of WMC Talks, co-hosts Erica González Martínez and Soraya Chemaly reflect on the conversations and ideas that shaped the series’ first season. From housing and health care to protest, feminism, Indigenous history, racial and economic inequality, and the power of storytelling, they examine how traditional media narratives can overlook the experiences and expertise of those most affected by the issues being covered.
The agenda essentially acknowledges that women and girls are distinctly harmed by conflict and deserve meaningful participation in peace processes.
Supergirl features the typical fare of current superhero films, but it has been subjected to misogynistic review bombing and bias.
You can not fight racism or gender inequality or climate change if your education system is broken.
Violent crackdowns on dissent and activism have increased within Iran in recent months, as hardliners reassert dominance amid U.S. attacks.
In this episode of WMC Talks, Soraya Chemaly interviews writer, planning commissioner, and former tenants’ rights attorney Leah Goodridge. Their conversation examines how the media frames America’s housing crisis and how tenants' perspectives are too often missing and explains why housing affordability is central to our elections.
Women are increasingly playing a major role in space exploration and scientific discovery.
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 men.
It is essential for our global society to protect human rights at any cost, and make the Taliban face consequences for their human rights violations.
Bilan Media is providing opportunities for women journalists as well as changing who gets to tell stories in the media.
In this episode of WMC Talks, Erica González Martínez and environmental leader and activist Annie Leonard discuss Annie's new book Protest. Annie makes the case for why peaceful public dissent remains one of the most effective tools for protecting democracy and driving social change.
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 women, 1,714 (65%) are men, and three (less than 1%) are nonbinary. This is a slight increase in female representation, compared to the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2026 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on March 5th at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2025 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Dr. Chandra Childers, Julie F. Kay, Margot Wallström, Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, Paola Ramos and Barbara Kopple.
Despite a notable increase in representation this year, women continue to make up less than one-third of nominees in non-acting categories. Even though the 21st century has seen three women break through as winners in the notoriously male-dominated category of Best Director, this progress is not representative of significant increases for women nominated overall in non-acting categories.
Hosted by WMC board members Soraya Chemaly and Erica González Martínez, WMC Talks tackles issues of the day through a gender lens.
