By Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey Summary. “Imposter syndrome,” or doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud at work, is a diagnosis often given to women. But the fact that it’s considered a diagnosis at all is problematic. The concept, whose development in the ‘70s excluded the effects of systemic racism, classism, xenophobia, and other biases, took a fairly universal…
Cicely Tyson is finally getting an Oscar. The 93-year-old, who was nominated for a statuette once before in 1973 for her performance in Sounder, has been announced as one of the recipients of this year’s Honorary Awards. She’ll be recognized alongside publicist Marvin Levy and composer Lalo Schifrin, a six-time nominee for films like Cool Hand Luke and The Amityville Horror. In addition, producing power duo Kathleen Kennedy (who also runs Lucasfilm) and Frank…
Tina Brown’s annual Women in the World Summit has been a smashing presentation since it began humbly in Broadway’s Hudson Theater in 2010 This year’s roster included Nobel peace laureate Leymah Gbowe, Ronan Farrow interviewing key #MeToo luminaries from Europe, the ever-regal Viola Davis, the prima ballerina Misty Copeland, and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton back again, but this time as a moderator of an irony-limned panel on authoritarianism’s rise. But…
Variety held its annual Power of Women event at Cipriani on Wall Street, presented by Lifetime Television. While the luncheon has always been an occasion to honor important women and the charitable causes they stand for, this year’s event took on particular weight in the wake of #MeToo, as many presenters and honorees spoke passionately about the movement and its gains (while still…
One year after protestors organized the Women’s March the conversation continues. Thousands of people take to the streets around the world in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Italy and Norway to protest discrimination. The strong, over-arching theme continued to remain political – exercise your right to vote, register to vote and run for office. However, other important topics of discontent,…
Katey Sagal: How Women Can Make It In Hollywood By Mariel Loveland It’s not easy to make it in Hollywood, but it’s especially difficult if you’re a woman. New research from San Diego State’s Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film (via The Hollywood Reporter) found that women make up just a third of on-screen film roles…
As a former substitute teacher, Taraji P. Henson is on a mission to end racial bias in the classroom. The award-winning actress recently launched a program that promotes mental health awareness and racial equality.
For as long as women have been competing, they’ve been dominating—and changing the game.
