"women-staffers" Articles & Blogs:
Food inside the Obama White House
| I was watching NBC’s Special Inside the Obama White House. I have to take pride in that my husband was on the production team making it happen.
Of course, the food expert in me has to find my personal interest hook – the food! So here’s a play-by-p...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Nell Scovell
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photo credit: Colin Summers
While you might not know her name, you’ve probably watched a show she has written on. She created Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and wrote for Coach, Newhart, Murphy Brown and many others.
In this absorbing and brave Vanity ...[Read on] |
Lending a hand to the next generation of women leaders
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It is with the utmost pride that tonight WCF, Chiefs of Staff, elected officials, and even some very special celebrity bartenders toast to the women staffers on the Hill—the Rising Stars of the...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Politic...[Read on] |
Where's the feminist outrage over David Letterman?!?
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So conservatives think they're calling out feminists on the lack of response to David Letterman's recent reveal that he has slept with several members of his staff. Where are the protests, the outrage? To that, I have a similar reaction to Tracy at Broads...[Read on] |
The Decisive, Successful Woman Wears Prada
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Vogue's Grace Coddington and Anna Wintour
From the day I first saw the trailer online, I was super excited to see The September Issue, the documentary about the making of Vogue's thickest issue of the year. I've long been fascinated by the popular port...[Read on] |
What Women Want: Equal Benefits for Equal Premiums
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by Candace Webb, Outreach Manager, National Women's Law Center
The “What Women Want: Equal Benefits for Equal Premiums” hearing convened by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee yesterday largely focused on the twin ...[Read on] |
In Afghanistan, the best way for women to help women is by training men
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Women for Women International provides education and aid for women in war-torn areas. Currently, they operate in eight countries -- Sudan, Nigeria, Congo, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan -- teaching women how to read and become more self-suff...[Read on] |
New Research: Women fare better in the indie movie world
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File this under no shit sherlock, but new research from the Center for Study for Women in Television and Film at San Diego State shows that women are more represented on independent films that appear in film festivals than in the top grossing big budget f...[Read on] |
Women to Watch in the Olympics (While You Still Can): The US Hockey Team
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The ladies of the US’s women’s hockey team are a stunning group of women—who will be going for the gold this Thursday against Canada--peppered with Ivy League grads, awesome moms, and career women (including two women who have opened the...[Read on] |
How women rule the web
| Women make up the majorities on social networking and e-commerce sites, and the time and money they spend on these sites considerably exceeds those figures for men. Even on social-gaming sites, thought to be a preserve of men, women predominate. In all, t...[Read on] |
100 People Who Have Changed the Lives of Women and Girls Globally
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Women Deliver honors 100 of the most inspiring people who have delivered results for girls and women globally. The organization, launched in 2007, is committed to bringing action against maternal death, focusing on maternal health as both a human ri...[Read on] |
Modern Lady Reports on Women-Workers V. Wal-Mart Class Action Suit
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A class-action suit has been filed against the Wal-Mart corporation on behalf of 1.5 million former and current Wal-Mart women workers. The plaintiffs claim that Wal-Mart promotes a work culture of patriarchy where women are constantly devalued in the wor...[Read on] |
Marketing Sports: “Wine & Pampering” v. “Beer & Back Waxing”
| So after posting my last blog “Are Women Sport Fans?” I had a couple conversations with colleagues about female sport fans and how we “market” sport to women which spurred some additional thoughts. As I mentioned previously, females comprise 53% o...[Read on] |
Women at Cannes- Not Enough
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The Cannes Film Festival kicks off on May 13th with actresses Isabelle Huppert as the head of the jury and of the 20 films in the official competition only three are directed by women:
Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Bright Star directed by Jane Cam...[Read on] |
Saudi Women Dare to Drive in Defiance of Law
| There are a lot of rights that western women take for granted. One of them is the freedom to drive - an activity that helps women be independent. Not so in every country or culture.
Manal, a 32-year-old woman, is planning something she’s never done op...[Read on] |
SWAN Day - Support Women Artists Now- is Tomorrow
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Tomorrow is the second annual SWAN (Support Women Arists Now) Day. The whole point of the day is to recognize and support women artists. Women & Hollywood will be supporting women artists tomorrow at the Boston screening of Hounddog.
The event is a pro...[Read on] |
Driver's Edge safety program teaches teens life-saving driving skills for free
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Motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer of America's teens according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In 2007, there were 3,974 motor-vehicle-related fatalities in the state of California, making it the deadliest state in ...[Read on] |
Rock and Roll, Women!
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If you like women, rock, and women in rock (which…let’s face it, who doesn’t?), then you should probably make it a point to head to Le Poisson Rouge on Bleecker on August 18th. Why? Because they are presenting a NYC Women in Rock show, ...[Read on] |
Iraq Trains Female Cops; HIV Top Threat to Women
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(WOMENSENEWS)--
Cheers
In Iraq, 50 women became the first female graduates Nov. 9 of the country's police officer training academy, The New York Times reported.
"Everyone says men are able to do everything, but that's not true," First Lieut...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Annette Bening
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Bening made the following statement about reproductive freedom while doing press for her current film Mother and Child:
Women have to have their own personal choice about reproduction; ultimately women have to make these decisions on their own,” Bening...[Read on] |
Ford shares tips for safer proms, calmer Moms (and Dads)
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Prom season is upon us! The 17-year-old son of one our staffers will be attending his first prom this weekend, and because he is a new driver, his mom is a little worried about his driving safety on prom night. Prom is a big night for teenagers, filled w...[Read on] |
Empowering Tanzanian Women: New Women's Bank Encourages Women to Take Control of Finances
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The African country previously required numerous forms of documentation
and a high minimum deposit for women to start bank accounts. Now,
banking is a lot easierTanzania Bank for Women | Today 11:30 am
Women in Tanzania now have a whole new array of ban...[Read on] |
10 'Obama Women' Who Are Changing Washington
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These powerful African American women, newly nicknamed the ‘Obama Women,’ have taken big jobs in the new administration and are some of the driving forces behind this new era of changePhoto Essay | Today 2:25 pmA new wave of women has hit Wash...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama, Oprah, Queen Elizabeth Make Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women List
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Forbes scoured the globe for women with the most influence in business, government, entertainment and the communityForbes 100 Most Powerful Women | 08/24/2009 10:40 am
Forbes is definitely paying attention when it comes to scoping out the world’s...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood in the News
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Women & Hollywood has been in the news twice this weekend. Thought I’d share:
From Ann Hornaday at the Washington Post:
Women & Film: With female characters, why does Hollywood fear that the stronger they are, the harder they fail?
This state of af...[Read on] |
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