From Scary Mommy authored by Julie Scagell: “Delta had reason to celebrate after another successful International Girls in Aviation Day success. This is the fifth time their WING (Women Inspiring our Next Generation) flight took off carrying 120 girls and an all-female crew to show the younger generation that a career in aviation is possible. The […]
Category Archives: Activist
Olympian Allyson Felix Broke a Record Held by Usain Bolt Just 10 Months After a C-section
From Glamour authored by Abby Gardner: “Over the weekend, Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix won her 12th gold medal at a track-and-field World Championship—breaking a record formerly held by Usain Bolt, the runner often referred to as the world’s fastest man. Felix, 33, took the world medal-count record from Bolt in Doha after a 4 x 400 mixed-gender […]
Why It Matters That ‘Emily Doe’ in the Brock Turner Case Is Asian-American
From The New York Times authored by Lisa Ko: “When Emily Doe’s victim impact statement was published on BuzzFeed in June 2016, I read it in one breathless sitting. The previous day, she had read her statement at the sentencing hearing for Brock Turner, who was found guilty of three counts of felony sexual assault by […]
Why the patriarchy is killing men
From The Washington Post authored by Liz Plank: “When I traveled to Iceland in 2018, the World Economic Forum had ranked it No. 1 in gender equality for an entire decade. According to the common way of discussing that honor, the country must be a feminist utopia for women. What goes underreported is how great it is for men, too. In […]
Cokie Roberts was all about paying it forward — and paving the way — for the women she worked with
From The Washington Post authored by Madhulika Sikka: “Social media is rife Tuesday with tributes to Cokie Roberts — especially from womenand especially from women who are journalists — about what she meant to them as a role model, mentor, guide and friend. I counted her as all those things, so I can also guarantee […]
Women’s Share of Board Seats Rises to 20%
From The Wall Street Journal authored by Rachel Feintzeig: “One-fifth of seats on a broad swath of public-company boards are now held by women, a sign of change as U.S. corporations face increased pressure to diversify. The share of female board members in the Russell 3000 index, which includes most public companies on major U.S. […]
A New App Helps Domestic Violence Victims Collect the Evidence Needed to Charge Their Abusers
From A Mighty Girl authored by Katherine: “Sheri Kurdakul is a domestic violence survivor, so she knows how hard it can be to prove the systematic nature of abuse: often by the time someone gathers the courage to report their abuser, they’re trying to remember details of events that are months or years old. This […]
Menstruating Migrant Girls ‘Visibly’ Bleeding Through Pants While Detained, Lawsuit Says
From The Huffington Post authored by Alanna Vagianos: “Migrant girls being held in detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border are “visibly” bleeding through their underwear and pants while menstruating due to a lack of access to sanitary products, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed earlier this week by 19 states, challenges the Department […]
She founded a small firm producing big results in the energy sector
From BizWoman authored by Rebecca Ayers: “Chrysta Castañeda took a brief sabbatical from practicing law in 2013 to work in crisis communications, but then she dove right back into the legal field in 2014 and founded her own law firm after realizing she had missed being a trial lawyer. Castañeda is the owner and founder of The […]
Employers Have Policed Black Hair for Decades. These Four Women Have Had Enough
From Glamour authored by Lindsey Shallon: “Andrew Johnson was the last straw. In December, the black New Jersey teen was given an impossible ultimatum by a white referee at his wrestling meet: either cut his locs on the spot or forfeit the match. He had 90 seconds to decide. There’s no tangible reason locs, braids, […]
