Which prime movers are featured in our history and government textbooks? Whose stone faces look out from Mount Rushmore? Whom do we honor with national holidays? Who are the central characters in our movies, TV shows, and books?
An unexpected and illuminating email exchange with a long-time friend and mentor this past weekend sparked my purchase of Lean In and catalyzed me to share critical leadership lessons that have transformed my own life.
Today is the first-ever International Day of the Girl. This is a day to celebrate the fact that it is girls who will change the world; that the empowerment of girls holds the key to development and security for families, communities and societies worldwide.
Sex crimes are on the rise. Day after day girls are sneaking out of the house to meet men that have chatted up on the Internet. I am surrounded by it every single day in my job.
Kelly Cutrone discusses what she does to make sure her daughter and other girls grow up feeling empowered and strong.
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Turkish photographer Nazif Topcuoglu is known for his highly stylized shots of young women. Some of his photos are macabre, some are nostalgic, but al...
Lately, I've become overly aware of little black girls between the ages of six to eleven years old. Mostly they seem shocked that someone has even acknowledged them, much less dared to call them beautiful!
A month or so in, one of my female bosses called me to her office to tell me specifically to stop looking like an intern. She suggested I cut my hair....
It doesn't take long to see that there are few better ways to change the course of the world than to get girls into school and to keep them there. Fur...
Even though 57 percent of students enrolled in college are women, the gender gap does not favor women once they leave campus. We must invest in young women after they leave the classroom.
Women have been having casual sex for a long time. But what kind of casual sex was Karen Owen having? She tells us in disturbing detail -- disturbing for reasons she clearly doesn't understand.
This crop of books is laying out what it feels like to be a young, professional, economically and sexually independent woman, unencumbered by children...
For those of us who have struggled with eating disorders, being home for this season -- the combination of food and family -- is an incredibly fraught scenario.
A government agency that can help organize the many groups that work on behalf of women and girls will be welcome (so long as it does not become mired in political gaming and showmanship).
It's the women, stupid: Did mismanagement lose Senator Clinton's bid for the White House? Or was it Mark Penn's bad strategy to woo women?
It's clear...
Young women don't believe the Democratic nominee must have a body like our own. We're looking beyond race and gender toward political vision, leadership style and basic values.