January 8, 2024
When you think about the excursions of fearsome pirates, the image in your mind is probably of a Captain Hook type caricature. Hollywood and pirate novels […]
May 9, 2023
Pink-collar job is a term coined in the 1970s to indicate a job that is traditionally done by a woman. However, gender barriers have weakened and […]
July 18, 2022
Seeing how healthcare can fault women firsthand, Kemi Olawoye knew she needed to make a change and disrupt the harmful cycle in the maternal health industry. […]
March 31, 2022
Over the last seven years, the amount of women-owned businesses continues to climb in numbers around the world, across various cultures, nationalities, and demographics. In the […]
December 7, 2021
Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, co-authors of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, set out to add equality and empowerment in children’s bedtime stories. Believing that […]
October 19, 2021
Originally created by Alison Bechdel, the Bechdel test started as a joke in a 1985 comic strip called “Dykes to Watch Out For,” which featured two […]
July 28, 2021
For over a century, every four years, the Olympics brings the world together to celebrate the athletic capabilities of humankind. In events including track and field, […]
April 21, 2021
The Women Who Have Won the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize has been awarded to over 930 recipients since its inception in 1901. However, only 58 […]
December 23, 2020
Women are Rising in a Revolt in Belarus Belarus is awash with women who are demanding change. They want freedom, equality, and democracy right now. These […]