Media Activism

Women in Media Fact Sheet

Latest Information

• NNT: Media Hall of Shame Calls Out Sexist Offenders (09/08)
• NNT: NOW Foundation Brings Feminist Voices to the Web, Engages Women Online (09/08)
• Below the Belt -- Have Conservatives Discovered Sexism? (09/08)
• NOW Foundation Submits Reply Comments to the FCC on Media Ownership Diversity (PDF) (09/08)
• NOW Foundation Submits Comments to the FCC on Diversity in Media Ownership (PDF) (07/08)
• Action Alert: New Yorker Cover--Satire or Slur? (07/08)
• NOW's Media Hall of Shame: 2008 Election Edition (06/08)
• Below the Belt -- History, Legacy, and the Shame of Media (06/08)
• Promote Diversity in Media Ownership (05/08)
• Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch Finds Few Women, But Plenty of Demeaning Stereotypes (05/08)
• Ignorance and Venom: The Media's Deeply Ingrained Sexism (05/08)
• NOW Supports Senate Resolution Promoting Diversity in Media Ownership: Comments by NOW President Kim Gandy (03/08)
• Below the Belt - Ignorance and Venom: The Media's Deeply Ingrained Sexism (02/08)
• NOW Calls on NBC to Skip the Sexism and Report the News (02/08)
• Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch Finds Few Women, But Plenty of Demeaning Stereotypes (02/08)
• NOW Foundation Goes on Offensive with 2008 Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch (01/08)
• Women's Groups Speak Out Against MSNBC's Chris Matthews' Sexist Comments (01/08)

Archive

2007

• FCC Votes in Favor of Making Big Media Bigger, Congress Must Slow Down Media Consolidation (12/07)
• Below the Belt - Reclaiming Morality: Just Call Us 'Values Voters' (12/07)
• Below the Belt - Go Fish: Clinton Undaunted by "Gender Card" Allegations (11/07)
• NOW President Kim Gandy Testifies at FCC Hearing on Media Ownership (10/07)
• NOW President Kim Gandy to Testify at FCC Hearing, Speak at Rally for Better Media (10/07)
• Ms. Magazine Celebrates 35 Years (10/07)
• Below the Belt on Net Neutrality: What Were They Smoking Down at the Precinct? (10/07)
• No Reward for Imus (10/07)
• Women's Coalition Promotes Dignity and Diversity in the Media (09/07)
• Take action NOW: High Speed Internet is a Feminist Issue (08/07)
• High Speed Internet: Why Feminists Should Care About Access and Advancement (08/07)
• Media's Influence on Raising Kids: Moms Sound Off! (08/07)
• Your Comments on the Cleavage Controversy (07/07)
• Breaking News: Cleavage on Display (07/07)
• Kim Gandy's Remarks at Town Hall Meeting on Media Diversity (07/07)
• NOW President to Speak at Town Hall Meeting on Media Diversity (06/07)
• Stop the Postal Rate Hike for Periodicals (05/07)
• Rape is Not Funny: XM Satellite Shock Jocks Opie and Anthony Go Too Far (05/07)
• Moms: Speak Out on Media (05/07)
• National Organization for Women Admonishes Media for Giving Alec Baldwin a Platform for Misinformed Theories (04/07)
• NOW Calls for Public Access to Debate Footage (04/07)
• Imus Only the Tip of the Media Iceberg of Shame (04/07)
• Imus: Two Weeks Vacation is Not Enough (04/07)
• Take Action: Dump Don Imus (04/07)
• Dismantle the Mom Myth: Send a Letter to the Media (04/07)
• NOW Foundation Letter to FCC on Media Ownership (PDF) (3/07)
• Sexy or Sadistic? Sexist, Actually (3/07)
• Myth About Moms is Crushed, NOW Helps Spread the Word (3/07)
• Hillary Clinton and the Media: From Intelligent and Fair to Appallingly Sexist and Pointless (3/07)
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• "Desperate Housewives" Gets it Wrong: Misleads Viewers About Teen Contraception (2/07)
• Hear audio from "Media Policy is a Civil Rights Issue" workshop featuring Kim Gandy (01/07)
• NOW Submits Further Comments to the FCC On Consolidation of Media Ownership (01/07)
• Read the letter to FCC commissioners sent by NOW and allied organizations regarding media ownership consolidation (01/07)
• Join Kim Gandy in Memphis This Weekend for Media Reform! (1/07)

2006

• NOW Submits Comments to the FCC Opposing Further Consolidation of Media Ownership (11/06)
• School Shooters Target Girls, Point to Larger Problem of Violence Against Women (10/06)
• The Dove Campaign: Conforming or Transforming? (9/06)
• Women's Magazines Make it Difficult to Love Your Body (9/06)
• Increasing Feminist Voices in the Blogosphere (8/06)
• Media Put Accuser on Trial in Duke Rape Case (06/06)
• NOW, Feminist Majority and and NCWO Send Letter to ABC Regarding Elizabeth Vargas' Departure (05/06)
• NOW Steps In to Defuse "Mommy Wars" Myth (05/06)
• Take Action: Save Commander In Chief (5/06)
• NOW President to Discuss Motherhood Issues on Good Morning America (3/06)
• "Mommy Wars" Incited by Irresponsible Media (3/06)
• Lifetime Returns to DISH Network (2/06)
• Plug Pulled on Lifetime TV: Send Message to DISH Network (1/06)

2005

• Must See TV on PBS Tonight (10/05)
• Tell Bill Bennett that America Does Not Share His Racist Views! (10/05)

2004

• Tell Clear Channel, the FCC and Radio Stations to Stop "Breast Christmas Ever" Contest (12/04)
• Tell CBS and NBC to Accept LGBT-Inclusive Ad Message (12/04)

2003

• Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch (1/03)
• TV Commercials Exploit, Ridicule or Sideline Women (4/03)
• New FCC Rules Threaten To Shut Out Women and People of Color From Media Industry (6/03)
• Make Your Voice Heard on Media Diversity Before It's Too Late! (5/03)

2002

• Feminist Media Round-Up: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (2002)
• 2002 Feminist Primetime Report
• Feminist Groups Speak Out to FCC About the Need for Anti-Discrimination Measures in the Broadcast Industry (7/02)
• Feminists Must Speak Out Against Loss of Media Diversity (Summer 2002)

2001

• Viewpoint: News Shows Leave Women's Voices Out of the Discussion (12/01)
• Feminist Majority Foundation, Ms. Magazine Join Forces in First-Ever Feminist Media Merger (12/01)
• Hate Speech Continues Despite Calls for Compassion (12/01)
• ABC/Disney's Emperor Has No Clothes: Hawks Underwear Commercial As Entertainment Programming (11/01)
• Will the Media Merger Free-For-All Extinguish Women's Voices? (Fall 2001)
• Feminists to CNN: Just Say No to Rush Limbaugh (8/01)
• Eminem and the Grammys: Rewarding Hate and Violence? (2/01)

2000

• Nike Ad Demonstrates Why NOW's Media Activism Campaign Will Target Advertisers Next (9/00)
• NOW Foundation President Patricia Ireland Celebrates Love Your Body Day at National Association of Broadcasters Convention (9/00)
• Survey: Woman-Positive Media

1995-1999

• Media Institute (Fall 99)
• Media Training Held at NOW Action Center (Summer 99)
• NOW Conference Media Panel (Summer 99)
• The Media Strike Again (3/98)
• Women in Radio Healing War-Torn Bosnia (10/97)
• NOW Steps Up 'Flush Rush' Campaign (1/95)

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• Love Your Body Campaign (NOW Foundation)
• Digital Broadcast Campaign (NOW Foundation)
• 'Redefining Liberation' Video
• Feminist Image Campaign

National NOW Conference Resolution

Preserving Openness, Diversity and Democracy in Broadband Media (2001)

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