French Comedy ‘Potiche’ Mixes Laughs With Social Message
Filed under: Woman UpA light comedy from France has echoes of the heated debate in Wisconsin over collective bargaining. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
In Today’s Manic Journalism World, What Would Lou Grant Do?
Filed under: Media, Woman UpThe gruff newspaper editor from the 1970s TV show would curse today's digital media. But he'd hunker down, learn it, and spend his day on the heart of all good journalism -- story-telling. Permalink | Email th...
Race, Crime and Justice: It Was Never Just About Henry Louis Gates
Filed under: Media, Crime, Race Issues, Woman Up, al Qaeda, LawIn the summer of 2009, a Harvard professor was arrested for breaking into his own house. The incident sparked a national discussion of race in America -- a discussion that's far from finish...
Lara Logan Assault: Why Female Foreign Correspondents Need Self-Defense Skills
Filed under: Crime, Woman Up, International, Egypt CrisisHere's what self-defense expert Melissa Soalt says female journalists need to have: The mindset of a Marine, the heart of a lioness, and the knowledge of a security director. Permalink ...
Women in Politics: Groups Aim to Increase the Numbers in 2012
Filed under: Woman Up, 2010 Elections, 2012 ElectionsWith the 2012 elections in mind, several groups see an opportunity in the upcoming redistricting and are gearing up to recruit and train women candidates. Permalink | Email this |...
Participatory Budgeting: In a Chicago Ward, Residents Call the Spending Shots
Filed under: Budget, Woman Up, InternationalThe exercise in democracy, happening in more than 1,200 cities around the world, lets ordinary people directly decide how a portion of their municipal budget is spent. Permalink | Email this&nb...
Open Letter to My High School Class. Especially Paula.
Filed under: Woman UpHigh school was not a happy time for me, and I don't blame people for disliking who I was. But 40 years have passed, and I'm not the same person. I like my life now. Permalink | Email this | Linking Bl...
