#Activism
Political Video of the Day: Stockard Channing A is for: Always Remember
National treasure, Stockard Channing, recently did a video for the “A is For” campaign. With a group of women founders including Martha Plimpton, Lizz Winstead and Sarah Thyre, A is For brings...
Political Video of the Day: Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria Are Voting Obama
In a video for MoveOn.org, actresses Scarlett Johansson, Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria give women some of the reasons why they should go vote for Obama in the upcoming...
Political Video of the Day: Women’s Voices: The Gender Gap Movie
In 1984, Jenny Rohrer directed Women’s Voices: The Gender Gap Movie to inform people about the gender gap as the election approached. With real life testimonials from women combined with visuals...
Lizz Winstead, Co-Creator of The Daily Show, Creates Lady Parts Justice
Co-Creator of The Daily Show and one hilarious lady, Lizz Winstead recently launched Lady Parts Justice, a website using comedy to bring awareness to women about just how much we have to lose in...
From the Mouth of Girls
Women Moving Millions, a community of women who have donated $1 million or more to organizations that support women and girls, have launched a video with Global Girl Media asking a group of young...
Hollywood Stars Stand Up for Reproductive Freedom
Love this. Sign the petition Draw the Line from the Center for Reproductive Rights.
PBS To Air 6 Women Focused Documentaries for Women and Girls Lead Campaign
The second part of Half the Sky aired last night on PBS — which marked the start of the Women and Girls Lead Campaign. This campaign focuses on programming that brings attention to the issues...
Must Watch — Half the Sky — Turning Oppression Into Opportunity
Forty plus years into the modern women’s movement there are still undeniable atrocities happening to girls and women throughout the world. For centuries these atrocities have gone on as part of...
Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, America Ferrera and Gabrielle Union Join The Respect Challenge
Some of our favorite actresses have joined The Respect Challenge, a campaign created by the non-profit Futures Without Violence. The campaign is designed to celebrate everyday heroes — someone...
TIFF: Interview with Shola Lynch — Director of Free Angela & All Political Prisoners
On the day of the premiere of her documentary at the Toronto Film Festival, director Shola Lynch answered some questions about the film. Here is a look at the importance of the film — Black...
Black Power Takes Center Stage at TIFF With Angela Davis Documentary
Sunday, a bit of history was explored here in Toronto. The festival premiered Shola Lynch’s documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners in one of its gala slots. For a festival that...
Interview with Nicole Karsin — Director of We Women Warriors
We Women Warriors director Nicole Karsin answered some questions (by email) about her documentary that follows three native Colombian women who are using nonviolent resistance to defend their people...
Hollywood Feminists of the Day: Jada Pinkett Smith and Willow Smith
After the KONY 2012 video went viral this past spring and its subsequent fallout, much of the celebrity community has quieted down about human trafficking and modern slavery. But the video inspired,...
The Invisible War
There are some movies that just gut you. They just hit you hard and twist until you are a spent rag ready to get up and fight against all the injustices that have just been witnessed. The Invisible...
Barbra Streisand Raises Awareness of Women’s Heart Disease
Streisand held a huge fundraiser at her home last night to raise money for women’s heart disease. She has endowed the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai hospital in LA. Did you...
Cannes Film Festival Slammed By Feminist Group La Barbe For Excluding Women Directors
The French feminist group La Barbe which was started several years ago in response to the sexist media treatment of Segolene Royal in her race against Nicholas Sarkozy, has taken on one of the most...
The Sundance Institute and Women in Film Team Up to Get More Women Filmmakers Working in Hollywood
Finally some organizations have stepped up and stood up and committed resources to work towards improving the amount of female filmmakers working in the business. Women in Film and the Sundance...
Women and Hollywood Joins the National Domestic Workers Alliance #BeTheHelp Campaign
I have always believed that culture can help make change. I believe that you can use film and TV to move people about issues — if you do it right. The smart folks with the National Domestic...
Guest Post: Women War & Peace: Bosnian Women Testify for Change By Pamela Hogan
For eight years as a founding producer of PBS’s award-winning international documentary series WIDE ANGLE, I made it my mission to expand coverage of under-reported global women’s issues. I’m...
Women’s Rights Advocates Win Nobel Peace Prize
What amazing news. I am beyond inspired and excited. Three women — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman — — were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their non-violent...
Variety’s Women’s Impact Report — 2011
Variety had a luncheon last week where they honored over 30 women for their impact on the business and included two pieces on how Sweden and Norway are working on getting more women directors (they...
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler pens a letter in support of Planned Parenthood. Here’s some of it: You know who is awesome? Cecile Richards. She’s the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She’s...
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Mariska Hargitay
Mariska founded the charity Joyful Heart Foundation which is up for a $500,000 Chase Community Giving Grant. Joyful Heart’s mission is to heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault,...
Scarlett Johansson and Gwyneth Paltrow and Other Celebs Stand Up for Planned Parenthood
As the budget battle continues one of the last sticking points is Title X funding which covers family planning funding (and not abortion funding.) The government could be shut down tonight because...
Happy 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Here’s to hoping there is a time when women are treated equally. When we don’t have to fight twice as hard for half the pie. For girls to be able to go to school without regard for being...
Check Out Tina Brown’s First Newsweek Cover
Bold move. The first female Newsweek editor puts a woman (Hillary Clinton) on her first cover. Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and in honor of that, Newsweek has a...
Opening Night at the Athena Film Festival
Pepsico’s WIN (Women’s Inspiration Network) was one of the sponsors of the Athena Film Festival. They took some great footage and edited together short pieces throughout the weekend. Here’s the...
Angelina Jolie in Afghanistan
Bravo for her to keep raising awareness about the plight of refugees. It’s heartening that not everyone in the world knows who she is and that she could care less. At the end of the piece the...
From Feminist Frequency: Women’s Stories, Movies and the Oscars
This video completely speaks for itself. Think about it as you watch the Oscars.
Geena Davis: Gender Stereotypes Remain Deeply Entrenched in Today’s Entertainment…
Yesterday, The United Nations celebrated the launch of a new agency — UN Women — which combines all the different women’s organizations under one leader, former Chilean President...
Guest Post: Advocating Through Film by Maria Cuomo Cole
As an advocate, I have always believed that the most effective change rises from constituents and communities. In the same way, it is the personal stories of challenge and triumph that serves as the...
Helen Mirren Kicks Ass At the Women in Entertainment Breakfast
My day is made. You have to watch this video. I love this woman. Mirren received the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award yesterday morning at the annual Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment...
Paramount Pictures Has a Gender (and Race) Problem
The folks at Racebending who advocate for just and equal opportunities in film and TV, have been tracking race issues related to the recently released film The Last Airbender. While doing their...