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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How is honor restored to a man when lights his wife on fire in front of her two daughters with the help of his parents? Is that really honorable? Did overpowering his wife of seven […]
Where is Gloria Allred!? Savannah Dietrich needs her media savvy, not to mention her media reach. Dietrich is a great lesson for all young girls and her story is all too familiar. According to the […]
I grew up surrounded by strong women who spoke their mind, was impossible to manipulate and believed that doing what was right was non-negotiable. Those character traits, especially for a woman in the work place, […]
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