Invitation to WIFP’s Open Mic Night

Exploitation 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

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

Event: Women’s Voices for Peace and Justice in the Middle East

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