We are now in the second day of the Michael Jackson story. I was on the phone with a friend when she broke the news to me. She had seen it via her computer, before any of the television outlets had the story. It was a surprise. It was almost...

On June 17th, in the elegant setting of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, The Women's Media Center held an awards event to honor 10
women for their specific contributions to the field. The evening, hosted by Elizabeth A. Sackler, was presided over by WMC co-founder Gloria...

Fifty-two days ago, my father was alive. When he got sick with pneumonia in March, we thought he would be okay even though the changes of the last years were evident.

At 92, his intellectual curiosity continued unabated. He actively monitored political events
via the New York Times...

In 2007, the dollars spent on breast augmentation surgery in the United States was $1.5 billion. By 2012, the numbers are projected to top 2 billion per year. Statistics from The American Society of Plastic Surgeons show that breast
augmentation headed the list of surgical procedures...

On May 26th, Radio City Music Hall played host to James Carville and Karl Rove for the final night of their Speaker Series. Even before Charlie Rose -- who tried to moderate -- said, "Welcome to the world heavy weight match," all I could think of was the hype...

While the media parses the ongoing debate between Obama and Cheney on patriotism, terrorism and torture, there is another story that begs for attention this Memorial Day weekend. It is the narrative of service to our country by women, which too often goes unacknowledged.

Enmeshed in the stories of...

Women are getting proactive about their health needs and rights. The financial downturn has made it crystal clear that women's economic status is intertwined with the health care equation.

On April 1st and 2nd in New York City, a National Women's Speakout for Action on Health Reform, combined with a...

Back for a second season on Showtime's Sunday lineup, in seven half-hour episodes that began airing this month, Tracey Ullman mixes over-the-top comedic entertainment with astute observation. As each segment opens to the strains of Dvorak's New World Symphony, the viewer gets a bird's eye look at the topography...

Two years ago in Brooklyn, New York, The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art opened. It was a heralded moment, awaited by women artists who felt their time had finally come. They would now have a place of their own. Overdue recognition of their contributions would at...

In 1564, renowned Italian physician Gabriele Falloppio wrote about the syphilis epidemic of 1490, documenting the use of condoms. In those days, condoms were sheaths made of linen that had been treated with chemicals. Method of application... they were tied on to the male appendage with a ribbon.

Condoms have...

On March 5th, in honor of International Women's Day, there was a call to action on behalf of women and girls - who comprise the most impoverished demographic around the globe. Discrimination, marginalization, exploitation, and disempowerment are at the root of the problem.

While women produce two-thirds of the world's...

In February, I attended the "Online Community Unconference East" in New York City, presented by Forum One Networks. The goal was to attract those active in the online community to share experiences, and to strategize on how best to grow and develop online communities. There was the requisite talk...

While Roland Burris and Rod Blagojevich have been garnering most of the airtime and drama on the Chicago political scene, local eyes have been on the vacated seat of Rahm Emanuel. It has been a horse race...with 23 horses.

It is down to the wire for the special primary being...

With the economy in a major downward spiral, not-for-profit organizations are being hit in a major way. I recently received an e-mail from Rachel Lloyd, the Director and Founder of
Gems Girls. She stated, "I am writing this from
my desk at 2 a.m."

She...

On February 2, approximately 300 women gathered for the first Fem 2.0 conference in Washington D.C. A pro bono project of
Turner Strategies, the event was convened by
fourteen women's entities ranging from the stalwarts, American Association of University
Women...

I thought the dust had settled five months ago, after Hillary Clinton gave her rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention urging women to actively support Barack Obama. While some feathers were ruffled on the left when Clinton was appointed to be Secretary of State, I presumed that feathers further...

As the country moves back to the business of picking up the pieces of the economy, it is important to reflect on the new voice that has come into the White House.

While Rush Limbaugh is uttering toxic rhetoric, we can choose to focus on the direction that is...

On January 11th, executive coach Peggy Klaus wrote an article for the New York Times called "A Sisterhood of Workplace Infighting." In it, she examined how women treat one another at work, and stressed the importance of "learning to value one another so we can all get ahead." She...

Along with the rest of the country eagerly anticipating the inauguration of Barack Obama, the majority of American women will be reveling in the fact that those who wanted to curb a
woman's right to choose didn't make it to the Oval Office.

However, after the warm...

As January 20th approaches and President-elect Obama becomes America's new Commander-in-Chief, those who helped propel him to the presidency will anxiously be waiting to see where on the ideological spectrum his actions will fall.

Attending events around New York City, I have consistently been hearing two points of view.