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Mattel Launches Robotics Engineer Barbie To Inspire Girls to Explore STEM and Learn To Code

wyskJune 27, 2018

Yesterday, Barbie announced the launch of its new career Barbie for 2018… Robotics Engineer Barbie. The new doll is designed to "pique girls' interest in STEM a...

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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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After Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse, Lauren Book Emerged A Warrior On A Mission To Protect And Empower Children

Guest ContributorJune 26, 2018

By Lauren Book, M.S. Ed, Founder/CEO - When I was little, I wanted to be a "weather girl" (meteorologist). I thought that would be the best job ever and I would...

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115 Years Ago Today Marie Sklodowska Curie Made History

wyskJune 25, 2018

"I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy." - Marie Sk?odowska Curie...

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Laces You Should Know… 5 Styles Designed To Define And Inspire, Meant To (em)POWER

wyskJune 21, 2018

As proud champions of women’s and girls’ empowerment since 2011, we just launched our first product collection that takes the mission of Women You Should Know t...

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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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Seventh Grader Creates Poignant And Powerful Animated Video About Living With Anxiety

wyskJune 20, 2018

Maura Collins is bullied every single day. But not by other students, Maura has "a bully in her mind". That’s how this seventh grader equates living with anxiet...

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Growing Through Grief: A Daughter’s Story For Father’s Day

Guest ContributorJune 15, 2018

By Debbie Augenthaler - My father was a Vietnam veteran who suffered from PTSD. A part of me always grieves for him, for how he suffered and how his illness aff...

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Read Powerful Gun Control Speech This 7-Year-Old Gave In Front Of U.S. Capitol On National Die-In Day

wyskJune 13, 2018

Last month, Havana Chapman-Edwards, a 7-year-old who has suffered personal loss due to gun violence, was the only student in her elementary school to walk out i...

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