May 22, 2020 – A documentary airing today reveals that the plaintiff in the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, later revealed as Norma McCorvey, lied when she said she’d become pro-life in 1995. She disclosed on her deathbed that she’d accepted money from anti-abortion activist groups to renounce her pro-choice position. Calling herself “the big […]
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Little progress for women in Oscar nominations for non-acting awards
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 26, 2018 — A new study finds the number of women Oscar nominees grew only slightly in Academy Awards given for non-acting categories this year — despite a concerted push by women and their allies to achieve greater representation for females in all parts of the film industry. Men represent 77 percent […]
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WMC Reporting Key to Arrest of Congolese Militiamen Convicted for Raping Nearly 50 Little Girls
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2017 — Twelve Congolese militiamen who raped nearly 50 young girls were convicted Wednesday in a historic and precedent-setting trial in Democratic Republic of Congo. One was a Member of Parliament who masterminded this mass crime. Key to this unique victory was the investigative work of Lauren Wolfe, director of Women Under […]
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Number of Female Oscar Nominees for Behind-the-Scenes Roles Drops
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 29, 2017— Women represent only 20 percent of the non-acting categories in the 89th annual Academy Award nominations, according to a Women’s Media Center analysis. Despite an overhaul of membership last year, where hundreds of new members were invited, including many women and people of color, female Oscar nominees dipped two percentage […]