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A New Society: How 300 Social Experts Are Addressing Gender Inequality

Guest ContributorApril 25, 2019

By Mously Lo - “If you ask me whether I am an academic or an activist, I would have to say both. I cannot imagine one without the other,” muses women’s rights ...

DocumentaryEducationGenderVideoWomen's Rights0 Comments4 min read

Botanist, Artist, Nurse, And Teacher: Sara Plummer Lemmon’s Western Legacies

Guest ContributorApril 23, 2019

By Wynne Brown - It was most likely a bitter cold December day in 1869 as the wooden side-wheeled steamer churned through the New York City harbor. Sara Plumme...

ArtHistorySTEM1 Comment9 min read

You Have the Right To Take Up Space: A Guide To Flying While Fat

Guest ContributorApril 12, 2019

I have a mantra that I say every time I prepare for a flight: "You have the right to take up space." I repeat it over and over like a meditation. I say it in m...

Body ImageEmpowermentTravelYour Stories2 Comments10 min read

Stomping Stigmas: My Real Talk On Malignant Divorce, An Opioid Addicted Child, And Depression

Guest ContributorApril 10, 2019

By Timna Zucker - It’s been awhile. A long while…since I have been me. Since I have been writing. Much has gone on…most of which you would not believe if I tol...

HealthWomanhoodYour Stories2 Comments12 min read

Vulvas: Officially Scarier Than Satan

Guest ContributorApril 10, 2019

A cartoon from the 1800s shows the devil being chased off by a woman lifting her skirts, because vulvas are apparently worse than the source of all evil. By...

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From Where I Stand: “If women are empowered, we can create more peaceful societies” – Papiya Parvin, Bangladesh

Guest ContributorMarch 26, 2019

By UN Women - Papiya Parvin from Debhata Upazilla, Bangladesh, has just bought a cow to start her own farm. She is also the first woman from her village who tr...

EmpowermentHuman RightsWomen's Rights1 Comment3 min read

From Syria To Turkey… One Woman’s Story On Rebuilding Her Life And Business

Guest ContributorMarch 21, 2019

By Angela Wells - Like many hopeful new graduates around the world, Dara wanted to take a leap of faith. In 2013, after earning her bachelor’s degree in interi...

EmpowermentHuman RightsYour Stories0 Comments8 min read

Nkeiruka Obi, Banker Turned Champion Of Children With Clefts And Their Mothers, On How We Can All Be Humanitarians

Guest ContributorMarch 8, 2019

By Nkeiruka Obi - Here’s the story of a woman you should know: Konate Diomande Siami, a mother from Côte d’Ivoire in Africa who gave birth to five children, th...

Brewers Of ChangeEmpowermentHealthYour Stories0 Comments5 min read

Empowerment Starts Within You… High School Senior Shares Her Powerful Perspective

Guest ContributorMarch 7, 2019

By Liz, a high school senior at Milton Hershey School - It has taken a lot for me to become the woman I am today, and I still have a long way to go. At the ...

EmpowermentGirlsInspirationNewsSelf ImprovementYour Stories0 Comments4 min read