National No-Bra Day: Let’s Talk about Breast Cancer
Give the girls a vacation.
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Celebrate International Day of the Girl All Year Long
Get involved with the girls in your life.
Read onWTFriday: Most Ridiculous Stories of the Week [10/10]
This week? Raven-Symoné and Bristol Palin.
Read onCongressman Thinks Women in Combat Not Possible
Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver are the first women to graduate from Ranger School, and the congressman can’t understand how that is possible.
Read onWhat Makes Up A Meme: Speech Act or Idle Talk?
Grumpy Cat doesn’t approve of memes.
Read onToxic Masculinity: Let Men Talk about Their Suffering
Is there a cure for toxic masculinity?
Read onWTFriday: Most Ridiculous Stories of the Week [10/2]
Welcome to WTFriday, our round-up of the week’s news that will have you questioning how humankind rose to the top of the food chain. Enjoy/weep.…
Read onOn Positively Nurturing Young Women’s Feminism
WE LIGHT UP WHEN WE HEAR IT: another young star comes out as a feminist.There are cheers and pats on the back to go around, and…
Read onOthering: The Real Problem We Have in This Country
“WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY. It’s called Muslims.” These were the words a Donald Trump supporter uttered at a New Hampshire rally late…
Read onOn Women and Children of the Syrian Refugee Crisis
IF YOU’RE FROM THE U.S. and don’t keep up with the latest news from around the world, news of the sudden influx of Syrian refugees…
Read onFive Laws Designed to Help Women Around the World
SOMETIMES,it can feel as if the world is deliberately trying to make it harder to be a woman. It’s certainly a familiar feeling in…
Read onDo Women-Only Spaces Help or Harm Feminism?
EVERY FEW YEARS, it seems, women-only spaces come into the news for a brief moment. Sometimes the focus sparks debates about whether women’s spaces subvert the…
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Profiles
Shelley Zalis Dispels the Myth of Emotion In the Boardroom
Shelley Zalis has had an eclectic career trajectory, to say the least. She began in the corporate world and transitioned to the tech world, where …
The Culinary Spirit of Chef Dominique Crenn
Dominique Crenn, known for her San Francisco restaurants Atelier Crenn (which has received two coveted Michelin stars) and Petit Crenn, is the World’s Best Female …
Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating Women in Science
As the name implies, Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is a day dedicated to Ada Lovelace. Just as importantly, it’s a day for celebrating the women …
Deanne Bell: Engineer, TV Host, & Education Advocate
When you talk about a modern-day Renaissance woman, Deanne Bell pretty much fits that bill to a T. Since she was a child, Bell was …