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Lauren Drain: From Westboro Baptist Church To NOH8

March 5, 2013 by

Lauren Drain is a former member of the extremist hate group and cult, Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), who today is using her voice to "try and lead by example, with love, compassion and an open mind." Your are probably familiar with the church's antics, which have been regularly covered on the news with images of members protesting funerals of soldiers, spewing messages of hate and anger in front of grieving ... [Read More]

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Free The Girls: Bras Giving Women A Lift Up In Life

February 18, 2013 by

Let's face it, we all have a graveyard of bras we don't wear anymore or that never fit properly in the first place, right? Well, that's exactly what Kimba Langas and her friend David Terpstra were thinking about when they founded Free The Girls, an organization dedicated to providing a better future for women with an entrepreneurial solution. We know that bras offer women "support", but Free The Girls takes ... [Read More]

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V-Day And One Billion Rising

February 14, 2013 by

Today is the 15th anniversary of V-Day, the global movement, founded by American playwright and activist Eve Ensler, to end violence against women and girls. To mark this milestone, V-Day created the initiative One Billion Rising, an awareness campaign and global revolution of love and respect on Valentine's Day! One Billion Rising events have been planned in over 200 countries to bring attention and ... [Read More]

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Girl Be Heard [VIDEO]

January 29, 2013 by

The PR arm of Women You Should Know had the privilege and honor to help support Girl Be Heard, a performance based leadership empowerment group for girls (ages 12-21), with its highly-anticipated brand re-launch that kicked-off with the debut of this PSA at a special event in New York City last night. ... [Read More]

Girl Rising: When We Educate Girls, We Can Change The World
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Girl Rising: When We Educate Girls, We Can Change The World [VIDEO]

January 17, 2013 by

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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People Can Do Wonderful Things

December 27, 2012 by

Even though the world can sometimes feel harsh, filled with tragic events and devastating news, there are bright twinkles of hope all around to remind us that ordinary people do wonderful, compassionate and extraordinary things to make the lives of others better every day. So we encourage you to click over to BuzzFeed's 26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity This Year... it's SUCH a feel good photo ... [Read More]

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Buffalo Girls: An Inside Look At The Underground World of Child Boxers

December 7, 2012 by

Buffalo Girls, a film by Todd Kellstein, takes an inside look at Thailand's underground world of child boxers, telling the heartbreaking story of 8-year-old-girls, Stam and Pet, both professional Muay Thai prizefighters. Set in villages throughout rural Thailand, the film chronicles these young girls' journey as they fight in small underground arenas to win prize-money to help provide and improve the ... [Read More]

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Take a Stand for the Girl Who Stood Up: Nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize

November 15, 2012 by

You should know Bonnie S. Lloyd, a woman from Rochester, NY who is doing something extraordinary for a remarkable young girl. She is standing with Malala Yousafzai, the 15 year old girl who was shot in the head by a Taliban assailant last month for the "crime" of going to school, by petitioning Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton & Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to nominate Malala for ... [Read More]