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Andrea Mew

  • Managing Editor

Andrea Mew is the managing editor and documentary producer for IW Features, the grassroots storytelling arm of Independent Women, and a contributing writer for Evie Magazine. In all respects of life, Andrea abides by her passions for freedom, femininity, and facts.

Prior to joining Independent Women, Andrea worked as the Communications Strategist for the Lincoln Club of Orange County, where she gained experience in local politics and promoted the interests of Orange County’s leading business owners and thought leaders.

Andrea received her B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations from California State University, Fullerton.

Outside of her professional life, Andrea is a devoted wife and mom, a lover of all things health and wellness, and a connoisseur of counterculture.

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Stories by Andrea

One female prisoner stands behind metal bars, another sits on the bed Profile

Seattle Jail Nurse Quits After ‘Unsafe’ Trans Policies Force Female Inmates to Share Space With Predatory Men

A nurse in Seattle's jail system says the elimination of female-only housing in Washington…

Alicia Beckmann Profile

Longtime Prison Teacher Quits After Male Inmates Were Transferred to Minnesota Women’s Facility

A long-time Minnesota prison teacher resigned in protest after male inmates were transferred to…

CCWF inmate Cathleen Quinn Documentary

Inmate Loses Parole After Objecting to Trans Prison Policy

A female inmate's parole was revoked after she criticized a law allowing male offenders…

Afghan mother Khatera and her 19-year-old daughter, Mashhouda, who is crying Documentary

Abandoned—How Life Went Dark for Afghan Women

After escaping the Taliban’s brutal grip following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, an Afghan…

Irina Edelstein Documentary

Brooklyn’s Border Crisis | Male Migrant Shelter Opens Steps From a Children’s School

Parent Irina Edelstein and school principal Jeffrey Reed were shocked to learn a 400-bed…

Tomiekia Johnson, a female inmate in California Documentary

Female Inmate Blasts Policies Forcing Her to Live With Men

Tomiekia Johnson, a female inmate in California, is speaking out against the devastating impact…

Richard Valdemar, Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff Detective Sergeant Profile

Richard’s Story | Retired Law Enforcement Official Calls Out ‘Bigotry’ of Prison Self-ID Policies

While many of his colleagues feel cornered into silence on “transgender” issues, Sergeant Richard…

Female inmate Dana Gray, who was harassed by a transgender-identifying male prisoner Documentary

Female Inmate Sexually Harassed By Fully-Intact Male Inmate Speaks Out From Behind Bars

Female inmate Dana Gray recalls the sexual harassment and verbal abuse she endured after…

Formerly incarcerated woman who was forced to share spaces with male prisoners Documentary

Sexual Assault Victim Shares ‘Trauma’ of Prison’s Transgender Policies

Due to SB 132, a California law that opened women’s prisons to male offenders…

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