Topic: Media
Global Roundup: Rape Threat Relativity in South Sudan; Women Divorce Proudly in Nepal
by Jessica Mack
May 15, 2012 - 10:29pm (Print)
Weekly global roundup: Nepali women learn about their right to divorce and increasingly do so; Argentina's new Gender Identity Law first in the world; Tanzania's President petitioned over contraception access; relativity in rape threats for women in South Sudan.
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Mississippi Media Outlet Fails to Report Facts on Bill That Would Have Banned Virtually All Abortions In the State
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 9, 2012 - 5:06am (Print)
Explaining how "an abortion bill" ended up derailing a piece of special legislation in the state, a Mississippi television station leaves out some details.
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Global Roundup: Malian Women's Rights Efforts Backfire; Afghanistan's First Female Presidential Candidate Poised
by Jessica Mack
May 9, 2012 - 4:58am (Print)
Weekly global roundup: a revised family code in Mali oppresses women further; Fawzia Koofi makes waves in Afghanistan and worldwide; Venezuela wrestles with a stubborn maternal mortality rate; and a call for more midwives in Zambia.
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Lizz Winstead, Dan Savage, and the Red State Cases
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
May 7, 2012 - 11:10am (Print)
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Olympics' Coverage Still Shortchanges Female Athletes
May 3, 2012 - 2:48pm (Print)
There are a lot of issues with the Olympic media when it comes to the appearances and presentation of women athletes, and many untapped and emerging opportunities, as well.
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In Colorado, Media Ignores Protests Against Anti-Choice Policies
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 2, 2012 - 9:22pm (Print)
While state legislators get coverage for their debates on whether or not employers can deny their employees insurance coverage for birth control, the same media ignores those who support reproductive autonomy.
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Global Roundup: Maternal Health in Haiti Remains Dire; Girls Overtake Boys in Bangladeshi Schools
by Jessica Mack
May 2, 2012 - 9:09am (Print)
Weekly global roundup: Girls overtake boys in Bangladeshi primary schools; Philippines Lawmakers push to get the RH Bill passed; Women are in labor and still doing hard labor in Haiti; Training for sex workers in Rwanda provides options.
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CNN Concludes Rachel Maddow Was Right In Gender Pay Gap Debate With Alex Castellanos
May 1, 2012 - 9:52pm (Print)
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and reporter Lisa Sylvester did a thorough fact-check of all the points made in the recent debate between Alex Castellanos and Rachel Maddow on pay inequity and found that... Maddow was right.
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Global Roundup: Indian Muslim Women Fight for Marriage Laws; Forced Sterilization in Uzbekistan
by Jessica Mack
April 25, 2012 - 9:36am (Print)
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Weekly global repro roundup: Foreign Policy's "Sex Issue" has hits and misses; Uzbek Government is accused of "sterilization quotas"; women and girls in UK still vulnerable to female genital cutting; Muslim women in India envision a new marriage law.
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Alabama's New Abortion Bill Mis-reported by Associated Press
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
April 22, 2012 - 11:08pm (Print)
A recent Associated Press story mis-reported that a bill in Alabama would restrict access to emergency contraception. In fact, the bill restricts medical abortion, a safe, easy method of early termination. The whole incident underscores why it's important for the mainstream media to be clear on these distinctions.
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