Women's & Girls' Leadership

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SPARK: Taking Sexy Back
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Kyla Bender-Baird“Sexualization of girls is nothing short of an epidemic,” said Hunter College President Jennifer Raab at the SPARK...
Follow the Council's Upcoming Summit LIVE!
Kyla Bender-Baird
Working for Reproductive and Economic Justice from the Ground Up
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Kyla Bender-Baird
Calling All Creative Thinkers! "Loved Bodies, Big Ideas" Contest
Kyla Bender-Baird
Do you have ideas on how to transform our body-hating culture into one of size acceptance and body love?  Submit them today!  As part of...
Must Read on The Next Generation of Social Justice Activism Launches
Kyla Bender-Baird
Put this on your must read list! Courtney Martin, of Feministing and Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters fame, has just launched a new book. Do It...

Member Experts

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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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Tiffany Dufu
Ever since she accepted the Girl of the Year Award in eighth grade, Tiffany Dufu knew that she wanted to make a profound impact. Raised in the...
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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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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...
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...
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Lisa McClain
Dr. Lisa McClain is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of Gender Studies at Boise State University. She researches the issue of...

News

  • In the New Tunisia, Women's Rights Are in Play
    November 4, 2011

    Women's rights have long been considered a development keystone. Tunisian women--in the vanguard of the Arab world--will put that theory to a crucial test as the country's new democracy takes shape following last week's elections. 
  • 'You Are the NOW of Now!' The Future of (Online) Feminism
    November 3, 2011

    Despite countless examples to the contrary, among a number of feminists, a false perception lingers that online feminist work is, at worst, navel-gazing and, at best, “slactivism.” In fact, feminist organizations that primarily take action...
  • In other words: Communicating feminism
    November 3, 2011

    The Egyptian feminist organization, the Women and Memory Forum (WMF), published the first volume in their series of feminist translations, “Reader on Gender and Political Science,” in 2010. And they are anticipating the publication of the...
  • FBI's UCR Subcommittee votes unanimously to recommend change on rape definition
    October 28, 2011

    The Uniform Crime Report Subcommittee of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) voted unanimously to recommend a new, more inclusive definition of Rape in the UCR Report. The recommendation will be considered at a public meeting of the...
  • From 'filthy trash' to iconic resource: 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' at 40
    October 6, 2011

    CNN interviews "Our Bodies, Ourselves" executive director Judy Norsigian about the history and evolution of the revolutionary women's health reference.