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OCRF’s CEO Audra Moran on Ovarian Cancer Research
AUDRA MORAN IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL CEO. She’s spent her entire career in the non-profit sector of the business world. While her vast experience rivals…
Read onMairead Delaney on Symphysiotomy, Activism, and Art
MOST PEOPLE IN THE U.S. have never heard of a medical procedure called symphysiotomy. In recent years, awareness has been thrust upon the consciousness of…
Read onCalling In: Activism with Compassion and Boundaries
“ONLY WHERE things can be seen by many in a variety of aspects without changing their identity, so that those who are gathered around them know…
Read onWhen Art Gives Back: Inspired Women of Skid Row
IN CELEBRATION OF Women’s History Month, two groups have joined together to support and bring attention to a group of people sorely lacking in both:…
Read onWe Choose Art: Working Toward Gender Equality
It seems that L.A. has been bursting at the seams with feminist-minded events this month — there’s been no dearth of workshops, community gatherings, women’s…
Read onInternational Women’s Day: Time to March for Women
The following is another post in L.A. DY Clever, our guide to events and news going on in Los Angeles that are of interest to…
Read onTrigger-Happy: Reactions to Sweet Peach Too Swift?
A FEW DAYS AGO, when I first stumbled across the outrage surrounding the announcement of “Sweet Peach,” my first response was grounded in genuine confusion.…
Read onBosom Buddy: Doctor Developing “Vacation Breasts”
WE ALL HAVE that mental checklist we go through right before we leave or a vacation. Passport and tickets? Check. That specially-bought outfit for a…
Read onIn Fashion: Why Feminist T-Shirts Don’t Change Things
THE SAD TRUTH for people who like feminism, and T-shirts, and are wont to have a tiny, feminist-t-shirty orgasm when these two things combine: feminist…
Read onRussell Brand Might Be Right About Our Need to Revolt
WHEN AMERICANS THINK of Russell Brand, they’re most likely to see him, in their mind’s eye, straddling an elephant on an Indian beach in the…
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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 …