It’s not easy being a teen parent. Pregnant and parenting teens must tackle the many challenges of parenthood while facing the persistent negative judgment and stigma that’s still so widely associated with teen parenthood. As a result, many teen parents… Read More ›
Social media has become an increasingly popular outlet for promoting social and activist movements, from #BringBackOurGirls to #AllMenCan, and much more. Most recently, #IDontNeedFeminism has taken on a life of its own in response to the #INeedFeminism movement, showcasing ignorance, hatred… Read More ›
The UN declares that the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls will not be forgotten. See the UN News Centre. The Obama Administration has announced it intends to revise the contraception benefit in the Affordable Care Act available to religiously affiliated nonprofits. See… Read More ›
Google has launched a $50 million initiative to teach young girls how to code. See TIME. Bob Jones University told rape victims to repent and seek out the sin that caused them to be raped. See Raw Story. The Tigers’ manager,… Read More ›
Female-on-male violence: it’s not something we’re accustomed to hearing about or talking about, let alone taking seriously. Just take a look at what happened last week: the now infamous Solange and Jay Z brawl immediately went viral last Monday, with… Read More ›
Note: Article originally appeared on Brown Girl Magazine. Republished with permission. I’m so mad about this case that my brain is on fire. RadiumOne CEO’s Gurbaksh Chahal is dodging jail time for allegedly beating and kicking his girlfriend 117 times during… Read More ›
PolicyMic lists everything that women could buy if they were paid the same salary as men. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology published a report showing that businesses with more women are more successful. See Mashable. In an interview… Read More ›
The White House published a report that shows how women would benefit the most from raising the minimum wage given their high concentration in low-wage sectors. See The Hill. PolicyMic also underscores how raising the minimum wage is inherently a… Read More ›
Nitin Nohria, the dean of Harvard Business School, apologizes to its female faculty, students, and alumnae for making them feel disrespected or excluded. See Yahoo! Shine. Cookie Cott encourages the boycotting of Girl Scout cookies after The Girl Scouts endorsed… Read More ›
I was excited. It was 1998 and I had just bought a brand new set of midgets to change into my Rollerblades. They’d make it easier for me to jump rails with. I was destined to become an infamous aggressive… Read More ›
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