As They Prep For The NYC Marathon, Female Runners Share What Inspires Them By Laura Begley Bloom Noor Abukaram was disqualified from a high school cross-country race in 2019 in her home state of Ohio for wearing a hijab. She took her case all the way up to the governor and spurred legislative action so other athletes wouldn’t be discriminated…
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Spotlight The Brave, Visionary Women Of Ukraine And Launch ‘Women Lead’ Campaign By Marianne Schnall Throughout history, women have played pivotal roles during turning points in their countries, all while bearing the specific impacts wars, conflicts and other upheavals have on their lives. The women of Ukraine facing the daily onslaught of the Russian invasion are…
Steph & Ayesha Curry Are Playing the Long Game Game changer. It’s a term often used to describe the best shooter to ever grace the NBA. But the real change is happening off the court, where this duo are determined to lift up the kids of their community, and beyond. By Alex Bhattacharji and Photographs By Michael Schwartz. Styled By Jason Bolden Something…
Iran’s Women Haven’t Been This Angry in a Generation By Azadeh Moaveni TEHRAN — On Monday, the 18th day of Iran’s intense protests against oppressive clerical rule and its numerous failures, schoolgirls with backpacks and black Converse sneakers joined the revolt. They marched down a street in a suburb of Tehran, the capital, waving their school uniform veils in the…
Melinda Gates Wants to Create an Alternative to Silicon Valley Billionaire Melinda French Gates wants to create an alternative to Silicon Valley: ‘To change it would be incredibly hard’ By Megan Sauer Melinda French Gates wants to shake up the tech industry, starting in Silicon Valley. The billionaire philanthropist told Fortune this week that the goal of her venture capital firm Pivotal…
15 Female Athletes Who Broke Barriers in Sports By Leesa Davis The sports world would be very different without any of the women mentioned on this list. It’s impossible to deny the significant accomplishments of these athletes, but many of them represent more than medals, trophies, and numbers on scoreboards. These barrier-breaking women disrupted long-held traditions, particularly at a time…
There’s Power In Cultivating A Diverse Community By Elissa Sangster While Hispanic Americans have contributed greatly to the growth and culture of the United States, Hispanic women have historically been underrepresented in many areas — including business careers. This is especially top of mind during Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15). We hear it all the time, but…
New Book Looks at the Pitfalls Women in Politics Face COM prof’s book: how First Ladies, other political women struggled to define themselves beyond motherhood By Megan Woolhouse There may be no better time to talk about women’s political rhetoric than right now, with as many as five women already seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. And that makes publication…
New Mexico Just Elected an All-Women City Council The city of Las Cruces will soon have women representing all six of its city council district seats. It joins a short list of all-women or nearly all-women governing bodies. By Barbara Rodriguez At city hall in Las Cruces, New Mexico, a wall of photographs displays the faces of elected city council…
No-Limit Latinas: A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration By Girl Scouts Blog It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and we’re thrilled to celebrate by highlighting a few of our most incredible Latina Girl Scout alums! These barrier-breaking, change-making, world-changing women are a huge inspiration to us and to every Latina out there who wants to see herself reflected in the faces of accomplished…
