Reading through some of these posts, inspired me to think about the women in my family and I found that there are common threads that go beyond physical appearance that link us all together. Continue reading »
Girls with an interest in programming will be able to see themselves and be encouraged to pursue this field. Continue reading »
Remember this one? Continue reading »
This parody is a great send-up of the ways that commercials try to make women feel poorly about themselves. Continue reading »
The problems with having a lot of kids are obvious: not enough food, not enough money, not enough education. All of these concerns perpetuate the cycle of poverty for generations down the road. Continue reading »
The recent influx of counterfeit money has caused the local sex-workers union to start a program to show women how to spot counterfeit cash.
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This month we have created a video about our book of the month: The Feminine Mystique. Continue reading »
That someone feels the need to jump out of a window in order to escape the threat of an imminent attack is a symptom of India’s rape problem. But it’s not a rape problem that exists just in India; it’s a problem that exists everywhere. Continue reading »
Seriously. I want to know. Continue reading »
I mean, “The End of Men” was going to come up eventually. Continue reading »
International Women’s Day was two weeks ago, but embarrassingly I’m just finding about this excellent infographic now. Continue reading »
One organization, Girls2Women, has found a way to make reusable sanitary napkins for girls in Ethiopia out of local Ethiopian cotton. Continue reading »
This year is the 50th anniversary of The Feminine Mystique. Continue reading »
What did you think of Things Fall Apart? Continue reading »
Thousands of people travel abroad and it is a vulnerable situation being out of your comfort zone. But that doesn’t mean that you are immune to crime wherever you call home. Continue reading »
Of the roughly 3.5 billion women in the world, an estimated 1 in 3 will be sexually assaulted during their lifetimes. Continue reading »
In 2010, the World Bank began a project called “Nuton Jibon,” which means “New Life”.
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In several schemes through different private clinics and hospitals, unethical doctors have been performing hysterectomies on women that do not need them (though they claim differently).
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The Women Under Siege Project’s most recent endeavor collects real-time information on rapes and sexual assaults as the Syrian conflict progresses.
