Quiet power characterizes the women of Liberia with whom we have met.
There's something lost and something gained in every generation. I'd take autonomy and freedom of expression any day.
It's never too late to get a recommendation for great music. So here are my picks for the best albums of 2009.
Eleven years after the launch of V-Day, Eve Ensler sets out to do for girls what she did for women--uncover the truth of their experiences and create a global dialogue. Her V-Girls campaign debuts this month.
Ensler describes the result as "a call to girls, about girls, for girls, around the world, to be their authentic selves," to overcome the "pressures t...
There are going to be some broken hearts this week as concertgoers have to choose between seeing St. Vincent at the Bluebird Theatre or the Editors/Antlers show at the Ogden Theatre.
The brutalization of women and girls cuts across all religious and cultural boundaries, so this isn't just about dis-'honor' killings, though few things are more heinous than a father murdering his daughter.
The goals of the Nike Foundation are to get girls on the global agenda and to drive resources to them. After accomplishing the former at the World Economic Forum, it's time to tackle the latter.
What a day. I think days at Davos are like dog years, or at least like two weeks of "normal" life. I'm stealing away from the "Women Leaders" dinner t...
Another early morning in Davos, but I woke up refreshed and excited in anticipation of what's to come today: the workshop "Setting the Stage for the G...
Girls are the world's greatest untapped resource for economic growth and prosperity; they can accelerate economies when empowered, and given the chance.
I've attended Davos for the last seven years and I start off today's blog with a true confession of a rookie error.
These older girls, these Queens of the Indoor Play Space, these Birthday Party Divas, these Holy Sisters of the Big Slide, fully fascinated him. I think he thought he was one of them.
This weekend, sixteen year old Mirai Nagasu took second place at the United States Figure Skating Championship. But the real headline was the New York...
What is it about women or our society that makes tech seem so unattractive to the female gender?
TEDIndia was further proof that girls are clearly getting on governments' and organizations' agendas.
GENEVA — In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cau...
As Michelle Obama touched down in Denver to promote her efforts to connect students with mentors, she declined to invite one population that could most benefit: our city's neglected boys.
You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...
Ten years ago my student, went off to Princeton with a goal of working on Wall Street. It took only one summer of Wall Street work for him to realize that was not where he wanted to spend his life.
When it comes to the gender gap, the United States is in a bad spot. Out of 134 countries, our democratic nation comes in 31st place.
Girls and women are repeatedly told that they have so many opportunities that did not exist decades ago. Girls can now engage in competitive sports, run their own companies, and aspire to be a CEO.
A new report from the Danish Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), highlights the critical risks facing toddlers from gender bending chemicals in everyday products.
Between the ages of 14 and 16 girls begin the difficult search for independence. It is even more difficult for a daughter who has been adopted, as she is trying to find a separate identity from her adopted mother.
I know Facebook is just a social venue - but it's also our obsession. And if Facebook is our main source of representation, shouldn't it be taken seriously?
