Crowdfunding Campaign Aims To Help Train More Aspiring Women Firefighters, Close FDNY Gender Gap

wyskOctober 4, 2017

There are currently only 63 women among a force of 11,000 FDNY firefighters. The United Women Firefighters (UWF), a non-profit run by a small, but dedicated gro...

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“I Touch Myself”… 90s Rock Hit Takes On New Meaning As Breast Cancer Awareness Anthem

wyskOctober 2, 2017

"'I Touch Myself' is so appropriate now, more than ever. You know, it really should be the breast cancer song." - Chrissy Amphlett, Divinyls...

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Susan Bro, Mother Of Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer, Makes Inspiring Announcement At MTV VMAs

wyskAugust 28, 2017

Just 15 days after her 32-year-old daughter, Heather Heyer, was murdered while protesting hate and racism in Charlottesville, Susan Bro bravely took the stage a...

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Mom’s Fight For Black Boys Started With A Single Facebook Post That Inspired A National Movement

Guest ContributorJuly 26, 2017

By Depelsha McGruder - When a mom has a new baby, she is overcome with love, joy and hope for his future. She looks into his eyes and imagines all that he can b...

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Film Captures Record-Setting Row Four Women Made Across The Pacific To Support Women Survivors

wyskJuly 25, 2017

In April 2015, the Coxless Crew, a team of four courageous women, set out on an unsupported row across the Pacific Ocean from America to Australia in a 29 foot ...

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We’re More Than Just “Pretty Faces,” A Poem By 15-Year-Old WriteGirl Addissyn

wyskJune 19, 2017

"we are a race of superheroes. we’re going to shape the future. we are more than just... pretty faces" - Addissyn, age 15, WriteGirl...

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Girls Garage: Where Emily Pilloton Is Cultivating A Community Of ‘Fearless Builder Girls’

wyskJune 15, 2017

"I think that what we’re doing is changing who gets to make the world." - Emily Pilloton, Founder Girls Garage...

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College Sophomore Pens Emotional “Thank You” To The Holocaust Survivor Who Inspired Her To Launch Youth-Run Nonprofit

Guest ContributorJune 7, 2017

"I wanted to build better world with you. I wanted to be like you, my hero. So I did something, I took a step in the direction of change..."...

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Short Film By Joss Whedon Shows What Life Could Look Like Without Planned Parenthood

wyskMay 19, 2017

More than 2.5 million people, and one in five women, across the U.S. rely on Planned Parenthood health centers for preventive care, health services and sex educ...

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