Kristy Guevara-Flanagan grew up with Lynda Carter’s “Wonder Woman” television show in the late 70’s. She, like so many of us, was captivated as we watched Diana Prince spin her way into becoming her star-spangled, superhuman self and explains, “there simply wasn’t anything else out there that captured my imagination as a little girl.” But the allure of the powerful, lasso of truth toting, ... [Read More]
Meet Stanford University students Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni. They are the self-proclaimed “good girls gone geek” behind she++, a movement designed to inspire women and girls to explore and pursue computer science as a career. Launched in January 2012 as a one-off conference on women in technology, Ayna and Ellora quickly expanded their idea into a full-fledged community committed to changing the ... [Read More]
Thursday, March 7, 2013. The weather reports were bleak, filled with threats of a major snow storm set to wallop New York City and its surrounding areas. But nothing would have stopped the Women You Should Know screening of Girl Rising on the acclaimed film's opening night. Guests - women, girls and men undeterred by the wet weather - packed the theater, ready to experience the stories of 9 brave and ... [Read More]
Earlier this month, our co-founder Jen Jones had the honor of accompanying WYSK Loren Raye to the red carpet premiere of MAKERS Women Who Make America. It was a truly inspiring night as the room was packed with countless luminaries featured in the film... women groundbreakers and pioneers who have transformed America over the last 50 years. The film makes its broadcast debut on PBS tomorrow, February 26 at ... [Read More]
The Light That Shines: A Documentary is "the most beautiful little film about a beautiful girl." Its aesthetic is stunning, its content heart wrenching, and its message profound. But, it's the women behind it who are truly inspiring... Jill Brzezinski-Conley, the young, vibrant fighter, determined to change the way women see beauty as she faces her own incurable cancer (stage-4 bone), following a double ... [Read More]
Women You Should Know is SO EXCITED to be captaining a New York City screening of the highly anticipated feature film Girl Rising, on the eve of International Women's Day.
From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, Girl Rising is a film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change a girl and the world. It features voice performances contributed by Meryl ... [Read More]
This year's Sundance Film Festival has officially started, and of the many highly anticipated films is Lovelace, the true story of Linda Boreman, otherwise known as porn actress, Linda Lovelace. Famous for her role in the legendary film Deep Throat, Boreman later became equally famous for her role as an anti-pornography advocate, speaking out against the objectification of women. Featuring Amanda Seyfried ... [Read More]
Millions of girls face barriers to education that boys do not. And, yet, when you educate a girl, you can break cycles of poverty in just one generation. 10x10 is a global campaign to educate and empower girls – working to create a ripple effect that will transform communities for generations. At the center of this campaign is the feature film, Girl Rising, from Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. ... [Read More]
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