Women are used to fighting assumptions and gender stereotypes—but even the staunchest feminists in...
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The Incredible NASA Astrophysicist Teaching Kids All About Science
Amy Mainzer; an astrophysicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and the host of “Ready Jet Go...
Winners of the Freedom from Violence Photo Competition in India send a strong message for change
Check out this amazing album from the UN Women Asia & the Pacific Flickr page, highlighting the...
Yes, You Should Be Watching ‘Supergirl’
From fighting for what they believe in, to discussing women’s issues, to being (gasp!)...
NPR Interviews Young Visionary Behind #1000BlackGirlBooks
Marley Dias loves to read. But the New Jersey 11-year-old—who, among other things, has traveled to...
How the Biggest Book Club on Goodreads Is Making a Real-World Impact
Actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson has spent much of the last year learning as...
Soledad O’Brien Nails The Absurdity Of ‘Work/Life Balance’
In the second episode of Pioneers, a new HuffPost Originals series talking with people at the top...
Roxane Gay and Rebecca Traister Talk Sex, Female Friendship, and What It Means to be Single Now
Roxane Gay; author of An Untamed State (2014), the essay collection Bad Feminist (2014), and Hunger...
Political Correctness Doesn’t Censor, It Keeps Comedy Fresh
It comes to us from a male comic, but the message is strong and comes up frequently in discussions...
Is Merriam-Webster adding “Intersectionality” to its dictionary?
We think intersectionality–recognition that different forms of oppression and discrimination...