Communications, Culture & Society

Popular culture and communications have a powerful influence on how gender roles are perceived and stereotypes perpetuated across society. NCRW and its members uncover and counter misinformation providing context and analysis about the accuracy of how the daily lives, responsibilities and realities of women and girls are represented and interpreted in the media. Efforts are also focused on increasing opportunities for women commentators and opinion leaders to influence public perceptions and debate.

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NCRW Resources

Reports & Publications

The Misinformation Clearinghouse
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 5:44pm
WOMEN GO GLOBAL CD-ROM
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:31am
Effective_Philanthropy
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:30am
THE GIRLS REPORT: What We Know & Need to Know About Growing Up Female
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:29am
Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:22am

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Religion & Spirituality

Member Organizations

Resources

Blog Posts

Mothers Can’t Win for Losing...
communications
Is it possible to think of your mother without also conjuring up notions of the Great Mother, that archetype so deeply embedded within our cultures...
One Victory in an On-going Battle
Kyla Bender-Baird
On September 6th, Jill Abramson will move into the Executive Editor position at The New York Times, becoming the first woman to ever hold the title...
Nobel Prize Winner Says Women Writers Are Inferior; NCRW President Responds
Kyla Bender-Baird
In response to this week's Wall Street Journal blog post, "Nobel Prize Winner Says Women Writers Are Inferior," NCRW President Linda Basch...
Inked: An Interview with Alison Bechdel
Kyla Bender-Baird
As part of its Transforming Lives Documentary Film Project, the Institute for Women's Leadership at Rutgers University features the following...
WMC Exclusive: Documenting Late-Term Abortion
Kyla Bender-Baird
In case you missed, the Women's Media Center featured an excellent article on the forthcoming documentary on late-term abortion, Trust Women. Here's...

Member Experts

Kadija Ferryman
As Member Center Relations Liaison, Kadija Ferryman coordinates the activities pertaining to NCRW’s over 100 Member Centers. At the Council she...
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Clare Winterton
Clare Winterton is Executive Director of the International Museum of Women. She is a former Vice President of the Women’s Funding Network and has...
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Jeannette Pai-Espinosa
 A firm believer in the power and potential of all girls and young women, Jeannette Pai-Espinosa assumed leadership of The National Crittenton...
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Urjasi Rudra
Urjasi Rudra manages UN Women’s global communications initiative, Say NO - UNiTE to End Violence against Women. Through an interactive web...
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Rita Henley Jensen
Rita Henley Jensen is Founder and Editor in Chief of award-winning nonprofit news service Women's eNews (www.womensenews.org) and its sister site...
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Jamia Wilson
Jamia Wilson is Vice President of Programs at the Women’s Media Center. Jamia has a strong background in youth leadership development...
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Mallika Dutt
Mallika Dutt is the President and CEO of Breakthrough, a global human rights organization that uses the power of media, pop culture and community...
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Gloria Jacobs
Gloria Jacobs is Executive Director of the Feminist Press, a non-profit publisher affiliated with the City University of New York. The Press has been...
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Marie Wilson
An advocate of women’s issues for more than 30 years, Marie C. Wilson is founder and President of The White House Project, co-creator of Take...
Kyla Bender-Baird
Kyla Bender-Baird, Research and Programs Manager, is providing the Council with a wide range of research and communications support. She received a...

News

  • Woman mosque leader seeks new Muslim in Europe
    April 12, 2010

    Yassmine el Ksaihi doesn't see herself as a feminist rebel. Yet there is something pioneering about her nonetheless: At age 24 she is the administrator of a large mosque, an unusual position of authority for a young woman in the world of Islam,...
  • Op-Ed: Fighting for the Supreme Court Nominee Women Deserve
    April 9, 2010

    Rumor has it that President Obama’s current shortlist of three potential nominees includes two women – Solicitor General Elena Kagan and appellate court judge Diane Wood.  This hope of a more just representation on our national bench...
  • Op-Ed: Female moral superiority a dubious basis for Church reform
    April 8, 2010

    Wherever women are vastly underrepresented--whether in churches, high finance, or the highest levels of science--the argument for opening male preserves to women should not be based in dubious notions of female ethical superiority.

    The...
  • Op-Ed: Why Women Turn to Terrorism
    April 7, 2010

    In the US, where women commit fewer than 10 percent of murders, the reality of female terrorists can still shock – and even more so when they come from within American borders. But the case of Jihad Jane here and the resurgence of the black...
  • Op-Ed: Can France Justify Banning the Veil?
    April 5, 2010

    A ban on the full veil in the United States would be unthinkable. This is in significant part owing to America's relatively small Muslim population, and its history of successfully assimilating generations of immigrants who have come to her shores...