From Women in the World authored by WITW Staff: “For the first time in its 175-year history, famed South Carolina military college the Citadel has named a woman as regimental … Read More
How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor
From The New York Times Magazine authored by Mathew Shaer: “In 2017, Micah West and Sara Wood of the S.P.L.C. drove to Corinth to open an investigation into the Municipal … Read More
Bernice Sadler, ‘Godmother of Title IX’, Dies at 90
From The New York Times authored by Katharine Q. Seelye: “When Bernice Sandler was a schoolgirl in the 1930s and ’40s, she was annoyed that she was not allowed to … Read More
Domestic Violence Shelters Scramble To Keep Doors Open Amid Shutdown
From The Huffington Post authored by Melissa Jeltsen: “Domestic violence shelters across the country are cobbling together funds to keep their doors open as the government shutdown hits the two-week … Read More
What Hillary Clinton wrote in a letter to an 8-year-old who lost her bid for class president
From CNN authored by Veronica Stracqualursi “Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to an 8-year-old girl who lost an election for class president, telling the young student that she knows “too … Read More
If You Feel Thankful, Write It Down. It’s Good For Your Health
From NPR authored by Maanvi Singh: “Over this past year, lifestyle blogger Aileen Xu has kept a monthly gratitude list. Sometimes it was the big stuff: “I’m grateful that my … Read More
Why We Need Older Women in the Workplace
From The Cut authored by Lisa Miller: “When I was about 30, I was hired to be an editor at The Wall Street Journal. There was no good reason for this. … Read More
The Costs of Womanhood
From Medium authored by Tony Deller: “When I was watching my wife paint the finger and toenails of my 3 girls this past Sunday (60 nails in all), I found … Read More
The Most Viral Teaching Moments Of 2018
From NPR authored by Anya Kamenetz: “In 2018, teachers and students used social media to let the world in. Viral posts shared moments of joy, laughter and even anger. Educators … Read More
This Is What ‘Self-Care’ REALLY Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake
From Thought Catalog authored by Brianna Wiest: “Self-care is often a very unbeautiful thing. It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and enforcing a morning routine and cooking yourself … Read More