Hillary Clinton set our hearts and minds abuzz this week as she wrapped up her time as Secretary of State to take what is expected to be a brief hiatus from the world stage. A modern-day Eleanor Roosevelt, Clinton has inspired more than a few important lessons about life, the...

A hero to millions, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai is now recovering in a British hospital after being gunned down by the Taliban in a vicious attempt to silence her. The 16-year-old's crime? Speaking out about her right to an education at home in Pakistan's Swat Valley, where religious militants had...

Ever since I was young, I loved the thrill of heights: standing at the edge of a cliff, feeling the rush before the leap. A child of mountains and sky, I grew up nearer to the stars than to civilization -- quietly watching the world move below me from the...

Growing up, I was blessed to have an encouraging dad along with male teachers and bosses who took the time to invest in me. As we celebrate Father's Day this week, I want to give a special shout-out to all of the great guys out there who actively support women...

To the delight of Muggles and half-bloods alike, April brought the opening of Pottermore, a digital portal for the best-selling novels about Hogwarts' young wizard that captured the hearts and minds of a generation. The wizarding world of Harry Potter has taken the planet by storm, selling half...

A series of unfortunate events has led to a decision by the U.S. government to cut off funding to UNESCO -- the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Among its many efforts, UNESCO has been a driving force behind global efforts that have helped put millions more...

Glued to the television in 2008, I remember many of my female friends and I holding our collective breath as we watched with fascination the rise of female contenders for the United States presidential ticket. Hillary Rodham Clinton's magnetic appeal first captured my imagination as a teenager in the 90's...

Alright, now that it is now officially 2012, it is time for a little nostalgia trivia from my personal favorite of all decades: The '90s. Quick: Where were you on New Year's Eve, 1999? Think back. When the clock struck midnight, it was the end of an era, the end...

There are places you will go in your life where you can close your eyes and walk the streets in your dreams. As you look up at the mountains in the night, the city lights of the surrounding hills twinkle like fallen stars punched out of the darkness. Over cobblestones...

From the northern hemisphere, a bright cluster of stars known as the Pleiades is a brilliant fixture of the winter sky. In Greek mythology, these fiery seven sisters were the daughters of the titan god Atlas, cast into the heavens with their father as he worked to hold up the...