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Take a Stand for the Girl Who Stood Up: Nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize

wyskNovember 15, 2012

Bonnie S. Lloyd, a woman from Rochester, NY, has started a Change.org campaign that petitions Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton & Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to nominate Malala Yousafzai for a Nobel Peace Prize....

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Happy International Day Of The Girl

wyskOctober 11, 2012

October 11th, marks the first ever International Day of the Girl. This special resolution was proclaimed by the United Nations in an effort to encourage a worldwide conversation about bettering girls' lives and providing them with more opportunities for leadership. ...

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Women Talk: 10 Questions with Easkey Britton… Making Waves Of Change

wyskOctober 10, 2012

This past September, Easkey Britton, 26, traveled to Iran to become the first women to surf Iranian waves, bringing hope and inspiration to women and girls a world away....

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One Billion Rising

wyskOctober 2, 2012

V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, launched by Eve Ensler fourteen years ago, recently announced the launch of its newest global campaign, One Billion Rising....

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Maripussy Crew

wyskSeptember 21, 2012

Miss 163 (Sharon De La Cruz) at work with members of her all girl Maripussy Crew - a Lima, Peru based feminist graffiti collective made up of 6 street artists (Miss 163, Mishap, Bronik, Perez, Monica MIros, and Biarck) and 1 rapper (Blue)....

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Women Talk: 10 Questions With Miss 163… Art Meets Activism

wyskSeptember 20, 2012

Sharon De La Cruz a.k.a. "Miss 163", the renowned graffiti artist, uses her medium as a vehicle to address empowerment and social justice issues for young women and girls around the world. Recently, Miss 163 was selected as a brand ambassador for Calvin Klein's ck one cosmetic brand....

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Norma Kamali – Turning Objectification Into Empowerment

wyskSeptember 14, 2012

Designer turned activist, Norma Kamali, implores women to turn objectification into empowerment and hopes with the project, Stop Objectification, that women who've had negative and sexual messages put upon them, take the power back....

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Inspiring Women To Embrace Power… Women’s History Month Starts Today

Guest ContributorMarch 1, 2012

March 1st marks the start of Women's History Month. In exploring the current relevance of women's historic struggle for equal rights, Women You Should Know turned to nationally renowned activist and author, Gloria Feldt, to get her thoughts on women's relationships with power today....

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