Communications, Culture & Society

Sexism still permeates culture through the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes as well as misogynistic, negative and violent imagery in mass media. Perceptions of identity and gender roles are influenced, reflected and reinforced through myths, narratives and stories. Cultural cues about appropriate gender roles can have a negative and harmful impact by, for example, defining strength and rationalism as ”masculine” and submissiveness and emotionalism as ”feminine.” NCRW and its members are promoting awareness through research and critical analysis that uncover the tensions and assumptions involved in identity and gender roles.

Resources

NCRW Resources

Reports & Publications

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
MISSING Information About Women's Lives
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:25am
Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:22am

Blog Posts

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...
Origin of "Women of Color"
Kyla Bender-Baird
In case you never learned or in case you need a refresher, Western States Center offers this video of Loretta Ross, cofounder and national...
Youthful Reflections
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By Rylee Sommers-Flanagan*
Fast Fact: At Work, Good Looks Matter
jzeilinger@ncrw.org
Newsweek recently conducted two new polls amongst corporate hiring managers as well as a telephone survey of the national public in order to...
NATIONAL PARENTS' DAY FORUM: Finding Your Familial Truth in the LGBTQ Families Movement
jonathan
 July 25, 2009 postedy by Amanda Harris*The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) families movement is a growing movement...

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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Sally Stevens
Sally Stevens is the Executive Director of the University of Arizona - Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) and a Distinguished Outreach...
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Lynda Sagrestano
Lynda M. Sagrestano, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Research on Women at the University of Memphis.  She earned a Ph.D. in social psychology...
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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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Louise Lamphere
Louise Lamphere is a Distinguished Professor of Anthopology Emeritus at the University of New Mexico and Past President of the American...
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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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Lucinda Marshall
Lucinda Marshall is the Director of the Feminist Peace Network (FPN) which she founded in December, 2001 as a virtual ‘room of our own’...
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Judith White
Judith S. White is the executive director of Higher Education Resource Services (HERS), an educational non-profit that provides leadership and...
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Linda Perkins
Linda M. Perkins is Associate Professor of the Claremont Graduate University. She holds an interdisciplinary university appointment in the...

Member Organizations

News

  • Survey: One-third of married Japanese women are victims of domestic abuse
    May 2, 2012

    The Bellingham Herald reports on a Japanese Cabinet Office survey that finds that 32.9 percent of married or previously married women in Japan have experienced domestic abuse.
  • An Upside to the 'War on Women'?
    April 25, 2012

    Karin Kamp asks  "Is there an upside to the so-called 'war on women'? Could it be mobilizing a new generation of women leaders?" She interviews some prominent women representing the interests of other women to find out.

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  • Black Women, Sexual Assault and the Art of Resistance
    April 25, 2012

    Brooke Axtell examines the implications of the statistic that 60 percent of Black girls have experienced sexual abuse before the age of 18.

     
  • A cover-up in the beautiful game
    April 18, 2012

    The Globe and Mail article discusses the International Football Association Board's unanimous recommendation to rescind the hijab ban first introduced by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association in 2007.
  • Rogge hopes Saudis will send women to London
    April 16, 2012

    Sports Illustrated reports that the International Olympic Committee is stilltalking to Saudi Arabia about sending women to the London Games, despite a report that the conservative Muslim country's national Olympic committee resists the idea.