The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the PressExploitation in the Name of Free Press
By Tanya Smith-Sreen, WIFP Staff Backpage.com has faced severe backlash in response to the adult services offered on the website. The site is a classified advertising website. It also serves as a platform for prostitution and often times… Read More
Invitation to Film Screening of Moolaadé at WIFP
Moolaadé, A story of freedom, defiance, and tradition surrounding the age-old practice of FGM. A Preview to the Walk To End FGM on Saturday, November 8. A couple photos of some of us after the film screening:
Under the Shadow of a Problem: Implications of My Brother’s Keeper for Communities of Color
By Elana Denise Anderson, Ph.D. One of the most prolific scholars of the 20th century, William Edward Burghardt DuBois, was never directly asked the question, “How does it feel to be a problem?” But he remembers acutely that… Read More
The “Boy’s Club” of the Gaming World
By Nikki Clemons The world of gaming has often been classified as a “boy’s club,” with girls and women often absent or underrepresented. The popular view is that games are usually made by men, bought by men, played… Read More
Event: Women’s Voices for Peace & Justice in the Middle East
Exploring women’s narratives in the Middle East focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaker: Ann Wright – July 20, 2014. Launch of booklet “Women’s Voices for Peace and Justice in the Middle East.”
Karma Abuayyash: Gender Gap in Palestinian Society
I am Power Hungry Woman: The Gender Gap in Palestinian Society By: Karma Abuayyash, WIFP staff All across the world, women have long fought for equality, recognition, and a presence in the political arena. In times of war… Read More
Action at FCC May 15 to Save the Internet
DC Area folks: Join the rally at the FCC to Save the Internet Come Thursday, May 15 at 9 a.m. to the Federal Communications Commission (445 12th St. SW, Washington, D.C.) to prevent the loss of the internet as we… Read More
Act Now for Net Neutrality ~ Internet Freedom
Action is needed immediately to halt a proposal by FCC Chair Tom Wheeler that would allow cable and phone companies to discriminate among websites, charging the current giants for “fast lanes” while all of us are in a… Read More
