From Where I Stand: “I Became The First Fisherwoman In My Community”
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...
Gender
Women Killing It: Angelica Fuentes Rose From Gas Station Worker To Energy Company CEO And Beyond Because She Dared To Risk
"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...
50/50: How One College Startup Incubator Is Inspiring Entrepreneurship In Young Women, Has Already Achieved Gender Parity
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...
How Violence and Abuse Affect Women With Disabilities
By JOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION - NPR called it the “assault epidemic no one talks about.” Each year, people with disabilities—physical, mental, intellectual...
First-Time Children’s Author Centers New Book Series On Strong Female Lead Firefighter Characters
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...
Tunisian Youth Activist Working To Make Women And Girls Feel Safe In Public Spaces
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...
Her Story Of Persistence: The Power To Create Change In The Toy Aisle
By Jodi Bondi Norgaard - Some people have an "aha moment" while summiting a mountain or walking alone on a beach during sunset. Others find clarity while medita...
Domestic Violence Homicide Is An Epidemic. Is A Hashtag Required To Capture The Media’s Attention And Our Nation’s Outrage?
By Lori Day - American women are in the midst of an unprecedented societal “moment.” #MeToo and #TimesUp shine a light on what women have endured from men throu...
Her Viewpoint: Electrical Workers Talk Sexual Harassment Over Coffee
By Erin Sullivan - Some days the men I work with amaze me. It was just about time for coffee when the Matt Lauer story broke. So one of the guys says, “Why now?...