In response to public outcry, Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit dedicated to empowering women has retracted a LeanIn.org posting made by an organization member for an unpaid internship. A status update from Jessica Bennet, who edited Sheryl Sandberg’s best selling book Lean In, asked for a highly organized individual with social and editorial experience. The status update […]
The list of the world’s most powerful women by Forbes has listed Melinda Gates at position number 3. Melinda Gates is the co-founder and chair of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest grant giving foundation in the United States. The Foundation has existed for 13 years and holds $34 billion in assets. Goals […]
Democratic Republic of Congo may be one of the most dangerous places on earth to be a woman. According to a report in The Guardian, 48 women are raped every hour in Congo. That adds up to 1,152 every day. It has become an unconscionable weapon of war in which almost every family has experienced […]
The EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women event was created in 1994 by Lilly Tartikoff, Ronald O. Perelman, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Since its inception nearly a decade ago, the event has helped Revlon raise and distribute over 68 million dollars to help fight women’s cancers. This year, actresses Olivia Wilde and Emma Stone participated […]
Today is the 15th anniversary of V-Day, a global initiative to end violence against women and girls. According to its website, V-Day is “a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and […]
Last year, Sci-Fi/Fantasy author Jim C. Hines decided he was fed up with the way women were depicted on the covers of books. He wanted to comment on it, but he also wanted to do so in a playful way that would catch people’s attention. So naturally, he decided to imitate the poses himself. What […]