From She Knows authored by Madison Medieros: “Welcome to 2018, when it’s somehow still more believable for people to eat Tide podsin public than it is for a woman to breastfeed on camera. Thankfully, one woman running for governor in Maryland is on a mission to bring the narrative about breastfeeding into the 21st century. Krish […]
Category Archives: Breaking barriers
Serena Williams Gets Real About How Hard It Is to Return From Maternity Leave—Even for a Superstar
From Vogue authored by Michelle Ruiz: “Returning to work after maternity leave can be an extremely trying time for mere mortal women (for those who are even lucky enough to get the time off, anyway). But this particular difficulty evidently extends to sports legends and goddesses like Serena Williams as well. After a 13-month break from tennis during her […]
Linda Brown, Who Was At Center Of Brown v. Board Of Education, Dies
From NPR authored by Vanessa Romo: “Linda Brown, who as a schoolgirl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that rejected racial segregation in American schools, died in Topeka, Kan., Sunday afternoon. She was 76. Her sister, Cheryl Brown Henderson, confirmed the death to The Topeka Capital-Journal. The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court […]
How to get more women in the boardroom, according to experts who examined 11 years of data about gender equality at US companies
From Business Insider authored by Yannick Thams, Bari Bendell, and Siri Terjesen: In 2015 women held just 16.6% of seats in American corporate boardrooms, even though they make up 56.7% of the labor-force. In most states companies have at least one woman in the boardroom, however few companies have more than three women on their boards […]
Aly Raisman Launches “Flip The Switch” Campaign to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Athletes
From teen Vogue authored by Suzannah Weiss: “Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been accused of sexual abuse by more than 265 people, and gymnast Aly Raisman wants to prevent more children from experiencing the devastating effects of sexual abuse. Aly, who said she was one of Nassar’s victims, has started a campaign called #FlipTheSwitch that teaches people to protect children from […]
Dr. Jane Goodall: Being a Woman Was Crucial to My Success in a Male-Dominated Field
From motto authored by Jane Goodall: “When I was a little girl, I used to dream as a man, because I wanted to do things that women didn’t do back then such as traveling to Africa, living with wild animals and writing books. I didn’t have any female explorers or scientists to look up to […]
My Daughter Marched Before She Walked — but Activism Is More Than That
From She Knows authored by Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft: “On Jan. 20, 2018, I participated in the Women’s March in NYC — along with my 3-year-old twins, 22-month-old daughter, my husband and around 200,000 other New Yorkers who are passionate about gender equality and fundamental human rights. Attending marches and protests is not new to me, […]
2018 Theme and Honorees, National Women’s History Project
From National Women’s History Project: “March is National Women’s History Month In 1987 the US Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month. This creates a special opportunity in our schools, our workplaces, and our communities to recognize and celebrate the often-overlooked achievements of American women. Each year there is a special Theme and women whose lives […]
Why Mankiller Is March’s Must-See Documentary
From Vogue authored by Eve MacSweeney: “It might sound like a revenge drama from the #MeToo movement; in fact the film Mankiller, airing this month on PBS, is anything but. A documentary directed by Valerie Red-Horse Mohl and produced by The Walking Dead’s Gale Anne Hurd, it tells the story of Wilma Mankiller, formerly the principal chief […]
Girls, Young Women Take The Lead With Power To Change The World
From Take the Lead authored by Michele Weldon: “’In a century from now, in a history text book, I want 2018 to be known for the year that teenagers rocked the nation,’ writes “Kyra,” a student on Twitter with 71,000 followers. Particularly in the past few weeks, young women are expressing their power to influence […]
