Author Meliza Bañales on Outcasts & Xicana Feminism
“You piss someone off? Stand behind it.”
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Profiles
Spitfire Athlete Creators on Brawn-Over-Beauty App
BRAINS AND BRAWN ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED TO BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE — especially for women. Spitfire Athlete, an app that provides strength-training programs for women that…
Read onErica Greve: Fighting to Aid Victims of Sex Trafficking
SEX TRAFFICKING IS NO JOKE. We may not always be aware of it, but it occurs a lot closer to home than we think. Erica…
Read onLet’s Face It. Period Breaks Down Menstruation Taboos
THIS PAST SEPTEMBER 1ST, the Bushtember Foundation and NFCC International launched their women’s health campaign called “Let’s Face It. Period.” Using a blend of education,…
Read onDC Abortion Fund Gets People Medical Care They Need
FOR A WOMAN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES, deciding to get an abortion in the face of an unwanted pregnancy can be one of the…
Read onGivesurance Founder Talks Giving Back to Charity
WHEN IT COMES TO INSURANCE, there’s a gecko, a duck (who is most certainly Ben Affleck), and a wacky lady named Flo all vying for…
Read onGlam App Founder Cara Santana Talks Glam On-The-Go
CARA SANTANA GETS BOOKED. She’s one of the industry’s most successful models, after all, and she’s parlaying her in-demand status into an on-demand beauty business.…
Read onThe League Founder on Curating a Dating Community
YOU CAN GET anything on an app these days. Food, clothes, stylist appointments, baes… yup. By now, app-dating has become so prevalent in today’s dating…
Read onThe Sex Myth: Author Rachel Hills on Sex and Culture
JOURNALIST RACHEL HILLS’ first book, The Sex Myth: The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality, tackles what she names (and shames) as “the sex myth”…
Read onJewelbots Creators Blend Fashion & Tech for Girls
SARA CHIPPS AND BROOKE MORELAND, cofounders of Jewelbots, are intent on changing the worlds of fashion and technology. They’re taking a unique approach to the age-old…
Read onLindsey Vonn on Empowering Female Athletes
The name Lindsey Vonn brings a lot of words to mind. Athlete. Olympian. Record breaker. Champion. Role model. Vonn has never been one to shy…
Read onCycle Technologies: Educating Women On Their Cycles
CYCLE TECHNOLOGIES describes their fertility awareness tools as “brilliantly simple.” Leslie Heyer founded the company in 2002, and since then she has developed the physical…
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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 …