July 2012
49 posts
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“Women of all backgrounds, races, and identities deserve fair media...”
– -Lindsey Pickett, Direct Action Network campaign contributor
“As Deanna Zandt clearly pointed out at Femanomics, this action network is the...”
– -Campaign contributor Susan Wilson
“I love the idea that together we can change the narrative and open up new...”
– http://www.indiegogo.com/wamactionnetwork?a=893345
“I want to see more real, honest, intelligent women of all ages and walks of...”
– http://www.indiegogo.com/wamactionnetwork?a=893345
“This is such important feminist work. I can’t wait to see the results!”...”
– http://www.indiegogo.com/wamactionnetwork?a=893345
WatchCrafting New Life
WatchBuild a Direct Action Network for Gender Justice in Media
Let them eat pie! And the gender gap in comics. →
On our blog today!
WAMentoring: Come to our next WAMentoring event... →
wamentor:
It’s that time again: time for another WAMentoring event!
Our premiere event with Dana Goldstein rocked, and event #2 with Anna Holmes was excellent as well. Based on that data, we estimate that there is a 100% chance event #3 with the ever-awesome Deanna Zandt, our WAMbassador of…
Watchjessicavalenti:
I was on the Melissa Harris-Perry show today, talking about Daniel Tosh, rape jokes, and the piece I wrote for The Nation. More clips from today’s show, including a panel discussion on the same topic are available here.
40 Million Ways To Be Black →
A blog post.
Daniel Tosh Suggested It Would Be Hilarious If A... →
breakfastcookie:
This is something that happened to a friend of mine in her own words.
“So, on Friday night my friend and I were at her house and wanted to get out and do something for the evening. We brainstormed ideas and she brought up the idea of seeing a show at the Laugh Factory. I’d never been, I thought…
Memo to these mags: These girls are watching! →
Our recap of the SPARK success.
WatchPaper Crane Project — a college graduate meets her rapist.
"The Newsroom": Women Problems Abound in Aaron... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
HBO’s latest drama, “The Newsroom,” from creator Aaron Sorkin (“The West Wing,” “The Social Network”), has been the galvanizing topic of the summer among certain circles, eliciting no shortage of strong responses both pro and con.
In a critics’ conversation below, The Huffington Post’s Maureen Ryan and The Daily Beast’s Jace Lacobdelve into the troubling issue of women...
WAMentoring: Recap: Anna Holmes →
wamentor:
“Safe isn’t always best” was the first of many sage pieces of advice Anna Holmes shared with us at our June 28th event.
Holmes began her career at women’s magazines, then left for a brief stint overseeing documentaries at HBO before returning to ladymags, which was the safe move at the time….
