Topic: Media
Global Roundup: As Olympics Near, Saudi Women Remain on the Sidelines
by Jessica Mack
February 22, 2012 - 8:58am (Print)
Weekly global roundup: Saudi women left on the Olympics sidelines; Lebanese activists demand marital rape laws; WHO says injectables still safe to use; Ugandan women trafficked to Malaysia; and a fatal witchcraft accusation in Nepal.
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Can You Help Us? The "Support Your Media" Collaborative Fundraiser
by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
February 15, 2012 - 9:30am (Print)
Today we are participating in a friendly competition with our fellow independent media outlets to raise money for our respective publications.
Global Roundup: Have We Failed in Promoting Women's Rights?
by Jessica Mack
February 15, 2012 - 8:29am (Print)
Weekly global roundup: A Tibetan Nun Self-Immolates; women's rights activists are detained in Zimbabwe; gay rights under threat in Peru; and IPPF asks if we have failed at women's empowerment and development.
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Global Roundup: Uganda Anti-Gay Bill is Back; Mexico's First Female Presidential Candidate from a Major Party
by Jessica Mack
February 8, 2012 - 8:22am (Print)
Starting this week, we will be bringing you a weekly roundup of global sexual and reproductive health and justice news!
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How Komen Flushed Their Brand in 24 Hours
by Raven Brooks, Netroots Foundation/Netroots Nation
February 3, 2012 - 1:47pm (Print)
I'd like to dissect how Komen for the Cure completely destroyed a brand 3 decades in the making and how they're now a different organization with a different future (if they even have one), whether they like it or not. My goal here is to help people understand this so you don't make the same mistakes.
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"Marching" Together, Online: Trust Women Week and the Silver Ribbon Campaign
January 27, 2012 - 9:13am (Print)
It's no secret that the United States is in the midst of a War on Women. During January 20-27, women and allies from around the country will come together to fight back -- online.
Henneberger and the Pro-Choice Cassandra Syndrome: WashPo Columnist Continues Tradition of Ignoring Reality
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
January 9, 2012 - 9:40am (Print)
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Mainstream Media Perpetuates HPV Vaccine Mythology
December 16, 2011 - 10:21am (Print)
The war cry of the GOP (Grand Old Puritans) is that the HPV vaccine is a license for public fornication. This is how they rally their financial base. I get that, but the press doesn’t have to take the bait. It only becomes a story if the press makes it so.
Virgin Diaries: TLC's Latest Cringe-Worthy Program on Sex
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
December 5, 2011 - 1:35pm (Print)
In its latest entry into the circus freakshow form of reality television, TLC invites viewers to gawk at five not-so-young people who have never had sex.
What Siri's Blind Spot on Women's Health Really Means
by Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
and Eli Pariser
December 2, 2011 - 11:53am (Print)
This week, blogs erupted with news that Siri had a "blind spot" when it comes to women's health. Apple should fix this immediately.
