Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The online harassment of women, sometimes called cybersexism or cybermisogyny, is specifically gendered abuse targeted at women and girls online. If you're being targeted, here are some resources at @WMCSpeechProj to support you: buff.ly/3JSWDFO

"I lived and worked in Ireland when abortion was illegal, and brought a challenge before the European Court of Human Rights to advance legalization. I took away three lessons from that effort to help create a better landscape here in the US": womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

In 2021, we launched "Unspinning the Spin: The Women’s Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language," a searchable online tool for bias-free words and phrases. Media, we're looking at you: buff.ly/2YJWeD0

Books by LGBTQ+ and racially marginalized authors exploring gender, sexuality, race, and racism "are overwhelmingly targeted," sending a chill through the publishing industry, disproportionately affecting women, queer, and racially marginalized authors. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Advocates and providers report that fear of encounters with ICE agents has meant their clients have been canceling crucial health care appointments or not showing up... in some cases, finding themselves unable to obtain abortion care at all. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

"Women are meant to absorb the impact of this understanding. Especially those who have learned the language of feminism early and become fluent in empathy before they are fluent in anger." womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/women-...

Marginalized communities across the board are facing a far-right revolution that will not stop unless and until we continue fighting back with conviction and in unflappable solidarity. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

To close out Women's History Month, we present our fourth lecture in the Beverly Wettenstein History Lecture Series: “The Women’s Liberation Movement: A Blueprint for Today,” delivered by Clara Bingham. Watch the full lecture here: womensmediacenter.com/about/events...

“It’s not the first time in history that librarians have been brave and bold and acted in the capacity as patriots.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

"Today, access to reproductive health care is unpredictable and inequitable in half of U.S. states... What we need is an innovative strategy." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

#ICYMI: Our co-founder and fearless leader @janefonda.com making us proud yesterday www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/a...

Limited employment during the pandemic, increased poverty, the diversion of savings toward healthcare, and prolonged parental illness forced rural Indian families to pull their daughters out of school and marry them off. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...

“It’s not the first time in history that librarians have been brave and bold and acted in the capacity as patriots.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“I’m often concerned that I’m putting my family in danger; they may face the consequences, but I need to do this work for the women of my country.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

"In the early 2010s, when her music first started coming out, I never imagined that in the future, she would align herself with the MAGA movement." womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/nicki-...

"What is unfolding in America is more than just a battle over books; it is the conflagration of two warring visions of freedom for the soul of the nation. What is at stake is nothing less than democracy itself." womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Please join us in celebrating our co-founder Gloria Steinem's 92nd birthday today! We're so grateful to continue to be guided by her leadership.

“When reporting from Afghanistan, the skills you need as a journalist are different from other parts of the world.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

"Anyone can celebrate Bad Bunny's accomplishments. But when writing about the meaning behind something that requires so much insider knowledge of our culture, it's vital to hire someone who can speak to it." womensmediacenter.com/idare/failur...

Maternity health care deserts are present in 35% of US counties, meaning over 1/3 of American counties lack adequate prenatal, delivery, or postpartum care, and one in every six Black babies is born in these deserts. This high number is not a coincidence. womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/stop-p...

Women’s representation as filmmakers has barely budged over the last 25 years. Now, as the industry enters an era of unfettered, next-level consolidation w/ largely unregulated tech companies + the war against diversity, it seems unlikely to change. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Most American families will continue to see their finances erode — unless the rules governing our economy are changed to ensure fairness and broad prosperity. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

"I used to think grief was something abstract. Something that lived in the background. Something you processed quietly and neatly, preferably off to the side of your life. I was wrong." womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/holdin...

Join us on Instagram TOMORROW at 12:30pm EST to discuss what we all have to lose when we exclude Black doctors, with our guest Nicole Carr: www.instagram.com/womensmediac...

Limited employment during the pandemic, increased poverty, the diversion of savings toward healthcare, and prolonged parental illness forced rural Indian families to pull their daughters out of school and marry them off. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-...

“Through our work, people get to know about the erasure of basic rights for women in Afghanistan.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

We created #WMCTalks, our bi-monthly Instagram Live series, to convene, get context, and gain understanding. Join us on Instagram this Wednesday at 12:30pm EST to discuss what we all have to lose when we exclude Black doctors, with our guest Nicole Carr: www.instagram.com/womensmediac...

“I’m often concerned that I’m putting my family in danger; they may face the consequences, but I need to do this work for the women of my country.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“When reporting from Afghanistan, the skills you need as a journalist are different from other parts of the world.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“Through our work, people get to know about the erasure of basic rights for women in Afghanistan.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

There's a rare female majority in both Documentary categories for tonight's Oscars. Read more in our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Gender disparity in tonight's Original Screenplay category: All 10 of the category’s nominees are men, compared to 2025, when 2 women & 6 men were nominees. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Gender disparity in Editing: After making slight progress in previous years, female representation in this category took a nosedive: No women are nominated tonight. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Gender disparity in tonight's Best Director category: There is only 1 woman out of 5 nominees for best director this year. Only 3 women have ever won in this category. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations" womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Gender disparity in tonight's Best Picture category: The number of women nominees increased slightly, compared to 2025, but the overall percentage decreased. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

While some modest gains were made, overall representation for women remains stalled below 1/3 of nominees in tonight's #Oscars non-acting categories, indicating a stubborn resistance to change. Our annual report on Gender & Non-Acting Oscar Nominations: womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

"Women are meant to absorb the impact of this understanding. Especially those who have learned the language of feminism early and become fluent in empathy before they are fluent in anger." womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/women-...

Gender disparity in Original Screenplay category: All 10 of the category’s nominees are men, compared to 2025, when 2 women (25%) and 6 men (75%) were nominees. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Most American families will continue to see their finances erode — unless the rules governing our economy are changed to ensure fairness and broad prosperity. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Gender disparity in Editing: After making slight progress in previous years, female representation in this category took a nosedive: No women are nominated in 2026. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

This week, WMC SheSource features experts on Iran, surging oil prices, US job losses, ICE detention warehouses, Live Nation's antitrust lawsuit, Anthropic vs. the Pentagon, the Oscars, and Women's History Month: womensmediacenter.com/shesource/ne...

Gender disparity in Best Director category: There is only 1 woman out of 5 nominees for best director this year. Only 3 women have ever won in this category. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations" womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Marginalized communities across the board are facing a far-right revolution that will not stop unless and until we continue fighting back with conviction and in unflappable solidarity. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

Gender disparity in Best Picture category: The number of women nominees increased slightly, compared to 2025, but the overall percentage decreased. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Women’s representation as filmmakers has barely budged over the last 25 years. Now, as the industry enters an era of unfettered, next-level consolidation w/ largely unregulated tech companies + the war against diversity, it seems unlikely to change. womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

While some modest gains were made, overall representation for women remains stalled below 1/3 of nominees in this year's #Oscars non-acting categories, indicating a stubborn resistance to change. Our annual report on Gender & Non-Acting Oscar Nominations: womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Gender disparity in Best Picture category: The number of women nominees increased slightly, compared to 2025, but the overall percentage decreased. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

Gender disparity in Editing: After making slight progress in previous years, female representation in this category took a nosedive: No women are nominated in 2026. Read our full report "WMC Investigation 2026: Gender and Non-Acting Oscar Nominations": womensmediacenter.com/reports/wmc-...

"The problem isn’t coffee itself, but the way it props up the illusion that constant output is sustainable and that needing rest is a personal failure rather than a structural one." womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/coffee...