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Interview with the Cast and Filmmakers of On The Basis of Sex
A few weeks back I had a chance to preview ON THE BASIS OF SEX and interview some of the cast and screenwriter Daniel Stiepleman, who happens to be Ruth Ginsburg nephew. The movie focuses on Ginsberg’s early years at Harvard, she was in one of the first classes that allowed women, and went on to try the Moritz case in order to set a precedent for discrimination on the basis of sex. It was ironic that the case was based on a man who was denied a tax write-off as a caretaker because the law at that time assumed only women could be caretakers. With this case,…
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On The Basis of Sex – Out in Select Theaters Now
In Select Theaters on Christmas Day, Wide on January 11th ON THE BASIS OF SEX tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court. Felicity Jonesstars as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Mimi Leder’s ON THE BASISOF SEX, a Focus Features release. Credit: Jonathan Wenk / Focus Features I had a chance to cover the AFI red carpet opening for On…
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6 Ways We Can Empower Women and Girls Around the World
Written by Kaitlin Murray The cover image shows me teaching a class of girls at Project Soar Morocco about the Syrian refugee crisis. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.” – Malala Yousafzai In our world today, too many girls and women are not empowered to reach for their dreams and discover their full potential. All around the world, millions of girls and women are still at the margins of society and don’t have the chance to raise their voices. As empowered…
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Dandelion Moms Project Kindness :: Support International Women’s Day
“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights” Gloria Steinem Today (March 8th) is International Women’s Day where people around the world celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (Source: International Women’s Day website). Emma Watson was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador earlier this year, and is working with the HeForShe campaign which aims to enable men to identify with the issues of gender equality and to recognize the crucial role that they can play to end the global persisting inequality faced by women and girls, both in…
