Gender

Abby Sugar And Liz Leifer Turn Mission Of Gender-Free Underwear Brand Into Courage-Filled Movement

wyskOctober 10, 2018

Pink and pastel. Lace and floral. Ill fitting and uncomfortable. That’s all Abby Sugar could find when it came to underwear, and none of it had any appeal. So i...

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Dozens of Native American Women Have Disappeared in Montana

wyskSeptember 19, 2018

Since January 2018, dozens of Native American Women have disappeared in Montana. In this short film from Gen , reporter Kris Reyes explores why this is happenin...

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Women Killing It: Visual Artist And Author, Katrina Majkut, On Feminism And Western Wedding Traditions

Sally HubbardAugust 21, 2018

" sets a framework for how you're going to conduct the rest of your lives together." - Katrina MajkutIn this episode of the Women Killing It! podcast, host ...

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17-Year-Old STEM Scholar Pens Powerful Essay On Invaluable Rewards Of Pushing Past Self-Doubt

Guest ContributorAugust 15, 2018

My name is Diana Mendoza, and I am the next generation of this country’s great architects, engineers and designers.At 17, I am heading into my junior year a...

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Dress Coded: The Time Has Come For Schools To Accept Girls’ Bodies

Guest ContributorJuly 31, 2018

By Revati Mahurkar - If it’s happened to you, you remember that moment. That moment when a teacher pulls you aside and tells you what you are wearing is not app...

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93QUEEN… New Doc Follows Hasidic Women Creating NYC’s First All-Female Volunteer Ambulance Corps

wyskJuly 23, 2018

Set in the Hasidic community of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93QUEEN follows Rachel "Ruchie" Freier, "a no-nonsense Hasidic lawyer and mother of six who is determine...

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The Lady Doth Protest Too Much… Please, Stop Telling Us Not To Be Offended

Guest ContributorJuly 6, 2018

By Marie Gardiner - This week, two annoyances collided. With shades of a Shakespearean farce, this is a play of three acts.Act I: Getty, a highly popular st...

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Short Film Highlights Perils Of Stereotyping In Ads, Urges Advertising Industry To Recognize Problem

wyskJune 27, 2018

The Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led initiative convened by UN Women to end harmful stereotypes often perpetuated through advertising, just launched a cal...

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History-Making Plumber Campaigns To Fund Her Nonprofit’s First Construction Skills Summer Camp For Girls

wyskJune 20, 2018

Fact: women make up less than 4% of skilled laborers in the U.S. construction industry (9% of the industry, overall). "It’s an unacceptable imbalance that has e...

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