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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 Majkut In 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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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...

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