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60 Minutes Cut Women Leaders Out Of A Story On Getting Girls Into Tech, And It Broke The Internet

Guest ContributorMarch 7, 2019

By Ruthe Farmer & Dr. Leigh Ann DeLyser, CSforALL - Sunday March 3, at the start of Women’s History Month, 60 Minutes aired a segment on changing the rates...

EducationGirlsMediaNewsSTEM1 Comment10 min read

Hannatu Yusuf On Her Escape From Boko Haram And The T-Shirt That Saved Her Life

Guest ContributorFebruary 26, 2019

This story is in partnership with UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) from their campaign “Holding On”, which shares the stories of internally di...

Human RightsInspirationYour Stories0 Comments10 min read

You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til It’s Gone… Why We Need To Support WYSK Now

Guest ContributorFebruary 13, 2019

By Lori Day - If you’re like me and like most people, sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Joni Mitchell turned that sentiment into a s...

EmpowermentFeminismInspirationTrailblazersWYSK0 Comments4 min read

WYSK Ignited Our Campaign To Get A Woman On The US 20, Time To Rally For Them

Guest ContributorFebruary 13, 2019

By Susan Ades Stone and Barbara Ortiz Howard - Everybody thought it was a great idea whose time certainly had come. Why hadn’t anyone thought of it before...

Good CausesInspirationWYSKYour Stories0 Comments5 min read

Girl Scout To Galaxy Explorer: How Caeley Looney Discovered Her Path To Aerospace Engineering In Middle School

Guest ContributorFebruary 11, 2019

By Shruti Kumar - It’s almost as if the stars aligned to bring Caeley Looney into the world of aerospace engineering. Caeley was born to two engineers?—?her mo...

EducationSTEMWomen in Science1 Comment7 min read

From Where I Stand: Merve Erbay On Becoming The First Woman Firefighter In The Turkish Parliament

Guest ContributorJanuary 18, 2019

By UN Women - Merve Erbay, 21, became the first woman firefighter in the Turkish Parliament after outperforming competitors in the firefighting exam. In&n...

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The Little Moments: Middle School Educator Offers Valuable Lesson On Why Teaching Matters

Guest ContributorJanuary 11, 2019

By Casey Ainsworth - When teaching at the elementary or middle school level, teachers may not always see the fruits of their labor. Often times, it could be ye...

CareerEducation0 Comments3 min read

Dear Sir – Don’t Let #MeToo Make You Afraid Of Me

Guest ContributorJanuary 11, 2019

By Arielle Lapiano - Something troubling has been happening to me lately. Men appear to be afraid of me. A male superior at work asked, “Is it okay to say that...

WYSKy BusinessYour Stories0 Comments6 min read

In the words of Journalist Bettie Johnson Mbayo: “I tell the stories of rape survivors and the challenges they face seeking justice”

Guest ContributorJanuary 8, 2019

By UN Women - Award-winning journalist Bettie Johnson Mbayo from Frontpage Africa took a 16-hour motorbike ride last year through Southeastern Liberia to find ...

EmpowermentHuman RightsWomen's Rights3 Comments5 min read