"top-woman" Articles & Blogs:
No Wonder Woman Reboot Coming
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I was excited over the potential to see a rebooted version of Wonder Women. If Battlestar Galactica, a cheesy show, can be remade into a major league great show, how can we not do some justice to Wonder Woman.
But it looks like I won’t be able ...[Read on] |
Who Will Be the Next Wonder Woman?
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Lynda Carter made television history when she played Wonder Woman from 1975-1979. Can such an iconic portrayal ever be lived up to? It will have to be, because word is out that David E. Kelley, creator of "The Practice", "Ally McBeal", and "Bo...[Read on] |
Is your best friend a man or a woman?
| It's a man
A woman, of course
Other (tell us below)
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What living American woman has had the biggest impact on our lives?
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Join Liz Smith, Judith Martin and Joan Ganz Cooney and tell us: Who is the one woman who has truly impacted us?Question of the Day | Today 12:00 amJoan Ganz Cooney | 09/20/2009 12:00 amThe One Woman Who Had the Biggest Impact on Joan Ganz Cooney's LifeFor...[Read on] |
Tell the President – A Strong Woman Belongs on the Court
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by Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President, National Women’s Law Center
We need a good woman.
As Justice David Souter prepares to retire from the Supreme Court, it is critical that President Obama nominate a strong person who is committed to the legal ...[Read on] |
NPR Shouts Out to All The Ladies
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I tend to hate the idea of one woman giving an interview where she winds up speaking on account of “all women.” We are all very different and of course can only speak from our own individual points of view.That being said, NPR is my hero. The ...[Read on] |
The ‘New’ Look of Caster Semenya
| Much has been written about the controversy regarding the sex verification testing of Caster Semenya following the IAAF Championships in August 2009 (to read more go here, here, here, & here).
Given all Semenya has endured, I can’t say I wa...[Read on] |
Hilary Swank is Wonder Woman in CONVICTION
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This movie should be renamed Wonder Woman, because that’s really who Hilary Swank’s character is. The film is captivating, cry-worthy, and I’m sure totally Oscar buzzed, but what really impressed me was the strong, powerful, and ins...[Read on] |
Finally, A Woman Included in the Hollywood Reporter Roundtable
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A couple of weeks ago The Hollywood Reporter held two roundtable conversations that forgot to include any women. Whoops. One was with cinematographers and the other was with writers.
The good news is that in their most recent roundtable with director...[Read on] |
Saturday Night Live: Still Full of Guys
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I remember when I counted the writers on SNL for one of the awards listings that there were a good amount of female writers on the show.
But the cast is another story.
Last season there were 12 cast members. 4 were women. Abby Elliot, Nasim Pedrad...[Read on] |
Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed, Becomes Third Woman and First Hispanic on Supreme Court
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Congratulations, Sonia! Bronx-born judge joins one other woman on the bench; women’s groups hail historic confirmationSonia Sotomayor Confirmed | Today 9:50 am
Congratulations, Sonia Sotomayor!
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The Bronx-born judge on Thursday was confi...[Read on] |
Afghan's 'Bravest Woman' Calls on U.S. to Leave
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Surrounded by powerful men twice her age, Malalai Joya, then 27 and the youngest person elected to the Afghan parliament, raised her hand to speak. She denounced the warlords and drug traffickers in the government and stood up in favor of w...[Read on] |
Carrie Underwood Rules Country Music Awards
| For the first time in almost a decade, a woman wins the top honor in the boys club of the ACMsCarrie Underwood | Today 10:55 amCarrie Underwood won Entertainer of the Year at last night’s Academy of Country Music Awards, the first woman to win the t...[Read on] |
We Couldn't Agree More, Justice Ginsburg
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by Amy Matsui, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center
So much attention has been paid recently to the fact that Justice Ginsburg is the lone woman seated on the Supreme Court. In a recent interview, Justice Ginsburg herself spoke about that exp...[Read on] |
Why is it so strange that male critics like movies about women?
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I read this blog post yesterday What does this say about U.S. manhood: Male critics actually like ‘Eat Pray Love’ by Patrick Goldstein of the LA Times and it didn’t really get to me enough to blog about it. But while I was tossing and turning in...[Read on] |
Is Hallmark the new Lifetime but for older women?
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I never used to watch anything on the Hallmark Channel. But lately it seems that they are doing some interesting movies of the week like the kind that used to be on network TV. I’m not saying that these are high drama or always even that good, but m...[Read on] |
Speaking Out: Why Being a Woman Is Not a Pre-Existing Condition
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by Robin Reed, Online Outreach Manager, National Women's Law Center
All week, individuals and groups across the country have been speaking out about why being a woman is not a pre-existing condition.
Our friends at SEIU launched a counter where yo...[Read on] |
Yes! (Or, Oh No): Time's The State of the American Woman
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A comprehensive report shows that women have made their way to the top in several aspects of career and life — but with that has come an additional burden that our mothers never felt … Share with us an anecdote in your life that helped carry u...[Read on] |
Could a woman get nominated for best director this year?
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Another of the post-Cannes write ups include a supposition that 2009 might be a year where a woman could get a best director nod which would be the first since Sophia Coppola in 2003 for Lost in Translation. (H/T to Guy Lodge from In Contention for even...[Read on] |
Another magazine another photoshopped woman
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Seriously, why do magazines think that we won’t notice? Or are they truly going with the “a photo is just the beginning of our art project” theory? Becuase if photos are just an art project for them, then just fucking say it.
This time ...[Read on] |
Female composer nominated for Ivor Novello Award
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Here’s a topic that I don’t focus enough on: women who write music for films. Suffice it to say there are not a lot of them. One of the most well known is Rachel Portman who was the first female to win an Academy Award for Emma in 1996. Another on...[Read on] |
2009 was no Year of the Woman in Hollywood
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Just forget all the bullshit you and I are constantly fed (and I sometimes write) about how great things are for women in Hollywood. We did have a better year at the box office with a couple of female led films making it to the top 10, and we did get a ...[Read on] |
Sexism Watch: Steinberg Playwright Awards
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It’s not enough to have clear statistics about how women are discriminated in theatre, but now a new award — The Steinberg Playwright Awards — given to “emerging” playwrights has decided that there is no woman good enough to qualify as emerging....[Read on] |
Women’s equality by 2020?
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This post was submitted by Jean Qiao, WCF Communications Fellow
Are you a passionate woman committed to ending gender inequality? Do you know a phenomenal woman who has made a true impact in her...
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