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]
Women are still celebrating a lot of firsts when it comes to sports, but trailblazers like Lauren Silberman, who became he first woman to try out for the NFL last month, are willing to challenge the gender rules when it comes to competition. That’s exactly what Baylor University basketball sensation Brittney Griner is hoping to do in the NBA, if given the chance. Last week, NBA’s Dallas Mavericks owner ... [Read More]
Angelina Jolie lent her voice during the 4th annual Women in the World Summit in New York on Thursday. The event is dedicated to bringing to light the stories of pioneers fighting for the rights of women and girls - from grassroots activists and courageous private citizens to top government officials and CEOs.
Angelina delivered a powerful speech in honor of one particularly inspirational young woman - ... [Read More]
At the creative hands of graphic artist Eddie Aguirre, Barbie just got a make-under. He gives us an idea of what the poster doll of manufactured female "perfection" looks like when she wakes up in the Barbie Dream house after a long night of partying with Ken. Bags and dark circles under her eyes, freckles, a halo of frizzy split ends, braces, and no professional make-up job. Now she looks just like the ... [Read More]
Last November we premiered our video profile of WYSK Loren Raye, the dynamic 26 year old “Badass Chick” who, in only four short years, worked her way up to become the only female producer for Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, the most listened to Top 40 morning radio show in the U.S. We’re excited to report that the fearless and talented Loren just made a BOLD move ... [Read More]
Tonight I basked in the inspiring glow of self-proclaimed “savage reader,” Anne Lamott. I really wish it had just been the two of us swapping life stories over a cup of coffee, but, due to a rather inconvenient turn of events, half of Nashville also showed up to hear her speak at the public library. I can safely say that 99% of the people in the room would consider themselves her biggest fan. I can also ... [Read More]
Mary-Claire King and Annie Parker. These are two women we didn't know about until last week. But when we heard their stories, we were dumbstruck that neither of them are household names, especially to those of us with breasts and ovaries. That’s why we want to thank Steven Bernstein and his long time friend Clark Peterson for making a feature film about these truly extraordinary ... [Read More]
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