June 22, 2023 – Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade one year ago, abortion has been banned or is unavailable in 14 states and many others have enacted restrictions. Beyond even the loss of access to abortion care, these new laws have had a wide range of negative impacts on obstetric and gynecological care. Pregnant […]
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The ‘good actress’: Jane Roe reveals she lied about becoming pro-life
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 […]