Media Hall of Shame: ESPN, the NFL, and Domestic Violence (UPDATED)
The NFL clearly needs to change its policies when smoking weed — which is now legal in some states — is considered twice as bad as violently assaulting a woman.
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Media Hall of Shame: George Will, Syndicated Columnist, Perpetuates Rape Culture on College Campuses (UPDATED)
Will’s op-ed on the growing movement to reform campus policies on sexual assault is ignorant and misguided. Instead of viewing the rise in sexual assault education on campuses as positive reform, Will suggests that it is merely a ploy to “make victimhood a coveted status that confers privileges.”
Media Hall of Shame: Media Reinforces Offensive Rape Narratives in Steubenville Coverage
While the coverage is problematic, it is even more so in a culture that devalues women and regularly downplays the crime of rape, particularly sexual assaults committed by talented athletes. Our society laments the loss of the football careers these young men may have had, yet fails to seriously consider the affect this crime could have on the victim.
NOW Launches Expanded Media Hall of Shame
The National Organization for Women is re-launching its popular online Media Hall of Shame. With the help of NOW members and other website visitors, we will be on the look-out in the mainstream media for instances of sexism, racism, sexual exploitation, violence against women and other offenses. Frequent posts will highlight the latest offenses, giving people a chance to rate them and urging activists to write to the media outlets to express their outrage.
#DigiFem2: Social Media and Feminism
Whether you like it or not, social media is here to stay. If you don’t really get it, I feel for you — I’m not a social media expert by any means. However, it seems that these days most people have at least a basic knowledge of how social media works, but not everyone understands its potential.
NOW Applauds Diallo for Courage, Condemns Prosecutors, Defense and Media in DSK Case
NOW deplores the decision to drop Nafissatou Diallo’s charges of sexual assault against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. This miscarriage of justice exhibits all the hallmarks of a society that tolerates sexual violence by blaming and shaming the survivors.
Newsweek’s Shallow Simulation of Princess Diana at Age 50
Newsweek’s attempt at celebrating Princess Diana’s 50th birthday makes her out to be a leading character in a romance novel rather than a leading figure in philanthropy.
2011 National NOW Resolutions
Printable PDF passed June 26, 2011 Benefit Improvements For Social Security “Medicare For All” Is The Solution, Not The Problem Supporting State Action On Lesbian Rights Summer Celebration of Choice and Summer Of Trust Promoting Appropriate Responses To Immigrant Victims Of Domestic Violence Ensuring Inclusion Of Women And Girls With Disabilities In U.S. Department Of Read more …
2009 National NOW Conference
Turning the Tide for Equality 2009 Conference Agenda Conference Speakers Jennifer Brunner Jennifer Brunner has had an exceptional career as a defender of fair elections. She became Ohio’s first female secretary of state when she replaced Ken Blackwell (notorious for the Ohio election scandals during the 2004 presidential elections). Brunner’s accomplishments propelled her to run Read more …
Drop Dead Diva Delivers!
The get-ready-to-suspend-your-disbelief premise of a thin woman living in a heavy woman’s body isn’t just a clever gimmick — it provides the writers with the opportunity to address women’s body image issues and society’s attitudes toward fat people in different and new ways.