7 inches. 35 minutes. STOP IT!
Yesterday, one of my daughter’s friends posted: ‘8 inches. 25 minutes:)’ on her Facebook status. The boys in her class kept commenting and trying to figure out what it meant and with every comment, the […]
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Education in America: We Suck
This image of high school students from Coral Springs, Florida says it all: Playing right into the stereotypes of dumb cheerleaders, this protest photo was posted online in the UK and on television and […]
Does the “Kill Katie Klub” Offer Insight into America’s Future Leaders?
My morning routine typically includes tuning into Good Morning America (#teamrobin), which provides me with just enough in current events to keep me connected to America’s subcultures. One particular story caught my interest today on […]
Where Does the Media Get Comment on Women’s Issues? MEN (INFOGRAPHIC) via 4th Estate
This infographic needs no introduction. Thanks to the 4th Estate for putting it together. When it comes to issues about women’s rights and birth control, “men are 4 to 7 times more likely to be […]
GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK: MKOMBOZI RESCUES INFANT
This story is seven years old, but it definitely deserves retelling. Before Mkombozi had her given name, she was barely known in a small village just outside Nairobi, Kenya. She lived inside a shed, having […]
THIS WILL MAKE YOU CRY. JOIN THEM: “By Participating, We Can”
“Women can make the impossible possible.” – Asma Deis, 38 and recently widowed, said she’s opening a small cleaning materials factory on her own to support her five children. source: AP via NPR.org Mark your […]
GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK: 73 year-old Rape Survivor is No Victim
Last week, college professor and avid birdwatcher, Eric Ozawa, found a badly beaten 73 year-old woman sitting on the ground in New York’s Central Park and motioning him over. She had been raped. After the […]
How Powerful are Women? We’ll See…
Whenever women make strides into powerful positions, there are a number of people ready to demean them in order to minimize their influence. The lack of respect from political pundits on both sides is destructive, […]
Is Business Insider Trying to Destroy Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer?
Would you expect to see this headline in a business publication,“Awkward! Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Hired A New CMO While The Current CMO Was On Vacation.” This was written by Business Insider giving a whole […]
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SEX SELLS: Women of Togo use their bodies to affect reform
This week, Isabelle Ameganvi, the female leader of “Let’s Save Togo,” and a lawyer in her own right, stood before thousands of women and called on them to…withhold sex in order to get the […]
ROLE MODELS: Dr. Baucom dons princess helmet and rides kid’s bike to surgery
We GIRLFRIENDS are fortunate for doctors like Dr. Catherine Baucom, a surgical breast oncologist who wasn’t about to let a traffic shutdown affect her patient. Instead of giving in to the challenge, Baucom chose to […]
GIRLFRIEND OF THE WEEK: Brittany Wenger, 17, to Save Millions of Lives
You have to be able to accept failure and learn from it.” – Brittany Wenger I don’t even know Brittany Wenger personally, but I am bursting with pride. She probably won’t get a sweet endorsement […]
YOUR MOM SUCKS: WARNER BROS FAIL
Maybe being a mom has made me lose my sense of juvenile fun, but when I opened my Twitter today, this is what I saw: The problem with Twitter is that each tweet stands […]