From TIME authored by John Lewis: “I’ve seen unbelievable changes during the past 50 or 60 years. When people say, “Nothing has changed,” I feel like saying, “Come and walk … Read More
What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Hoop Earrings Mean to Latina Women Like Me
From Glamour authored by Frances Sola-Santiago: “Like many Latina women, I got my ears pierced when I was a baby—my mother took me to the pediatrician to have it done … Read More
The Japanese art principle that teaches how to work with failure
From Quartz authored by Ephrat Livni: “Like a favorite cup or plate, people sometimes crack. We may even break. Obviously, we cannot and ought not throw ourselves away when this … Read More
How weight discrimination affects women
From Biz Woman authored by Catlin Mullen: “Weight-based discrimination affects more women than men and can influence both hiring and pay decisions. Rebecca Pearl, an assistant professor at the University of … Read More
The Citadel names a woman as its top cadet for the first time in 175 years
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