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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...

FeminismGenderMediaSportsYour Stories0 Comments10 min read

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...

Brewers Of ChangeCareerGenderGirlsGood CausesInspirationTrailblazers0 Comments7 min read

From Where I Stand: “I Became The First Fisherwoman In My Community”

Guest ContributorJune 18, 2018

UN WOMEN - Yayi Bayam Diouf became the first woman to fish in her small rural fishing village in Senegal. Paving the way for other women, she now runs a trainin...

EmpowermentGender0 Comments3 min read

Women Killing It: Angelica Fuentes Rose From Gas Station Worker To Energy Company CEO And Beyond Because She Dared To Risk

Sally HubbardMay 8, 2018

"I learned at a very young age…that if I didn’t use my voice, if I didn’t raise my hand, if I didn’t speak out for me, I was never going to get anywhere. So I d...

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50/50: How One College Startup Incubator Is Inspiring Entrepreneurship In Young Women, Has Already Achieved Gender Parity

Guest ContributorMarch 28, 2018

By Kesia Hudson - During a time when many tech companies have vowed to achieve gender parity by 2020 as part of the 50/50 pledge, my organization, the Zahn Inno...

EducationEntrepreneurshipGenderSTEM0 Comments7 min read

How Violence and Abuse Affect Women With Disabilities

Guest ContributorMarch 27, 2018

By JOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION - NPR called it the “assault epidemic no one talks about.” Each year, people with disabilities—physical, mental, intellectual...

GenderNews0 Comments5 min read

First-Time Children’s Author Centers New Book Series On Strong Female Lead Firefighter Characters

wyskMarch 19, 2018

Although writing has always been a part of her life, Sadhna Sheli never pictured herself as a children's book author. She ended up on this unexpected, yet purpo...

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Tunisian Youth Activist Working To Make Women And Girls Feel Safe In Public Spaces

Guest ContributorFebruary 20, 2018

By UN Women - Salma Belhassine is an activist from Tunisia and part of the Youth Leadership Programme, an initiative by UNDP in partnership with UN Women. She r...

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