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Armor… The Latest Empowering Anthem From Sara Bareilles (Video And Lyrics)

wyskDecember 5, 2018

"To all my sisters and all our friends... You make me try harder... You make me stronger... Now hand me my armor." - Sara Bareilles Award-winning, singer-son...

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Real Talk With Astronaut Abby: How Women Deal With Their Periods In Space

wyskNovember 12, 2018

In 1983, as Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, was preparing for her history-making flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger, engineers as...

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No Folding Chair Required… How Women You Should Know Offers Us All A Seat At The Table

Guest ContributorNovember 8, 2018

By Marie Gardiner - Being a woman in business, being a woman doing something ‘different,’ or heck, sometimes just being a woman, can be a step off a high ledge ...

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I Am Relieved That I Will Never Be A Grandmother

Guest ContributorNovember 3, 2018

By Lori Day - I am the mother of a 26-year-old daughter, my only child. As one of the early IVF pioneers of the late 80’s and early 90’s, I went through many ye...

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The 100 Black Females Project: Shayla Hunter Turns Academic Assignment Into Empowering Platform

wyskNovember 2, 2018

In April 2018, Shayla Hunter was required to complete a 100 Day Project as part of her graduate degree from the School of Visual Arts. She needed to create some...

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What Does It Mean To Say No To Motherhood?

Guest ContributorJune 26, 2018

By Therese Shechter - "Do you have kids?" seems like an innocent question, but the answer may be the most taboo topic of a woman’s life. In this third film of m...

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That Time Breastfeeding Was “Normalized” On Sesame Street… In 1977

wyskMay 7, 2018

Clearly and sadly, when it comes to breastfeeding, things were a lot more progressive back then. ...

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Marisa Jahn and ‘The CareForce One’ Amplifying The Voices Of America’s Caregivers In New Series

wyskMay 1, 2018

CareForce One Travelogues is a film series that features the artist Marisa Morán Jahn, her son, and their friend Anjum Asharia as they travel from NYC to Miami ...

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The Mission-Driven Feminists And Sexual Pleasure Educators Behind Babeland

Guest ContributorApril 20, 2018

"When we first opened, sex toys were called marital aids and women’s sexual pleasure was talked about in whispers if it was talked about at all."...

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