Vinita Gupta: Why I, A Woman Tech-Entrepreneur, And Immigrant, Am Voting For Hillary

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a decent human being, hardworking, and refuses to feel sorry for herself. I am a woman of color from a similar era, with an accent, and a successful entrepreneur of Silicon Valley. I have fought the subtle battles that women of our generation have fought. ...

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The 'Shocking' Rise In Workplace Discrimination Against Pregnant Women

Pregnant women need greater protections in the workplace to combat a “shocking” rise in discrimination in the last decade, a new report has found. 
MPs are calling for urgent action from the government to ensure there is not a further escalation in the number of pregnant women being forced o...

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New York Women in Film & Television: New York Women in Film and Television Celebrates Orange is the New Black and More at Designing Women Awards

When you binged on season three of Orange is the New Black this weekend, perhaps, amidst the drama, laughs and boundaries pushed, you took a moment to admire how even while the inmates of Litchfield Prison wear the same institutionally-issued uniforms, sport only the most basic makeup...

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Rebecca Searles: Calling All Women Futurists

I know a lot of women who work in science and tech. But I don’t know any women who consider themselves ~*futurists*~.


I know part of this is that there are a lot of different definitions of this word. For many people it brings to mind someone who forecasts trends for a major...

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Steve Errey: Men: It's Time to Take Off The Armour

Shame researcher and author Brené Brown was at a book signing, when a couple and their kids approached her. After she signed their books, the wife grabbed them in her arms, said “Come on babe, let’s go” and made to leave, but her husband stayed put and said, “No, ...

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Google Pays Tribute To Ida B. Wells, Fearless Journalist And All-Round Badass

When Ida B. Wells was 22, she was asked by a conductor of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company to give up her seat on the train to a white man. She refused, and the conductor attempted to forcibly drag her out of her seat.
Wells wouldn’t budge. 
“The moment he caught hold of my a...

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Isabel Evans: The Politics Of Bloody Difficult Women

This summer, with Hillary Clinton becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee and Theresa May sailing into the new role of Prime Minister in the UK, I’ve seen a regular refrain on my Facebook newsfeed: “I want a woman leader but not this woman. Anyone but this one.”
It’s pretty easy to unders...

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9 Inspiring Beyoncé Quotes That Made Us Proud To Be Women

As if we needed an excuse to celebrate Beyoncé.
But in honour of her birthday (4 September) we’re reminiscing about all the times she has made us f…
Read more: Women, Lifestyle, UK Life, Life, Beyonce, Women's Issues, Feminism, Inspiring Quotes, UK Feminism, Inspiring, UK Lifestyle ...

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Steve Nelson: The Politics Of Identity -- Blessing Or Curse?

This week’s New York Times Sunday Review includes a piece by Columbia Professor Mark Lilla titled, The End of Identity Liberalism. Therein he argues that a “fixation” on diversity has ” . . . distorted liberalism’s message and prevented it from becoming a...

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Al Jazeera America Exec Leaves Amid Network's New Strategy

In one of its first public changes since coming under new management, Al Jazeera America has parted ways with Mary Caraccioli, formerly the network’s senior vice president of news output.
The news channel confirmed in a statement to The Huffington Post on Friday that Caraccioli is...

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Trump Is Right. He Doesn"t "Know What Is Going On With The Women."

On Monday night, in the midst of some self-delusional word vomit, Donald Trump ― the presidential candidate who has approximately zero regard for facts ― stumbled upon one nugget of truth: He is completely clueless about women.
During a campaign rally in North Carolina, the GOP nominee brag...

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Laura Dunn: Women in Business Q&A: Jacqueline de Rojas, area VP, Northern Europe, Citrix

Jacqueline de Rojas


Jacqueline holds a full-time operational role at secure data and apps software company Citrix and has been employed throughout her career by global blue-chip software companies to accelerate growth through smart partnerships, smart people and technology that makes life...

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Elite Combat Troops Deeply Troubled By PMS

Apparently, some of America’s best and brightest are super duper scared of that “time of the month,” among other terrifying lady attributes. 
This particular finding is connected to a survey released by the Pentagon which revealed that not many Special Operations troops are ...

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The Persistent Threat Women Face Online -- And Why It"s So Hard To Stop It

When Vanessa* found a Facebook group dedicated to horror and fantasy movies a couple of months ago, she was thrilled to discuss her favorite topic with nearly 5,000 people who shared her enthusiasm.


But one day not long after, she noticed that a thread had gotten off topic. One of the...

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5 Things You Didn"t Know About "Broad City"

On Sunday night, 92Y in New York hosted actor Amy Ryan, of Holly on “The Office” fame, in conversation with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, the creators and stars of “Broad City.” During the talk, Jacobson and Glazer firmly cemented their status as your two dream...

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Western Wall Rabbi Receives Threats Over Women Prayer

JERUSALEM June 3 (Reuters) – Israeli police are investigating threats to hurt the rabbi in charge of Jerusalem’s Western Wall if he does not allow a Jewish women’s prayer group equal worship rights at the holy site, a police spokesman said on Monday.


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Seriously, D.C. Metro?

Don’t you just hate it when you try to chat with a friend about the transit system, but all her lady-brain can focus on is shoes?


The D.C. Metro understands your pain. Which is why they used this apparently relatable scenario on a poster for their Metro Forward campaign, prominently...

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Valerie Jarrett: Today, We Will Change Tomorrow

As we kick off Women’s History Month today, let’s remind ourselves that it is a powerful time to be a woman. We now do it all, from CEOs, to scientists, teachers, mothers, small business owners, elected officials, activists, and volunteers. And so many women and men are uniting...

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Amb. Swanee Hunt: On The Appointment Road: Women, To The Front!

The president-elect should make a point of including a significant number of women in his senior appointments.
Read more: Donald Trump, Women, Cabinet, Swanee Hunt, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

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Birth Control Pills Might Leave You Emotionally Numb

For some women, mood swings and menstrual cycles are very much in sync. But for women on the pill, hormones and emotions can get really messed up.
A new study published in the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology suggests the birth control pill affects the way women respond to...

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Syrian Refugee Women At Heart Of Canadian Kitchen Success Story

It’s so hot that the door to The Depanneur restaurant is propped open for air circulation. The smell of frying onions and then stewed chicken wafts outside into the steamy Toronto afternoon.
It’s hard not to stop and peer at what’s going on inside the crowded open...

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Coleen Nolan Defends Little Mix"s "Provocative" "X Factor" Outfits

Coleen Nolan has jumped to the defence of Little Mix after they came under fire for the outfits they wore on Sunday night’s ‘X Factor’.
The ‘Loose Women’ star, whose son Jake Roche is engaged to Jesy Nelson of the group, praised their confidence during a discussion on the daytime show.



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Issa Rae: Black Womens" Bodies, Sexuality Shouldn"t Be Policed

Issa Rae’s latest works ― a book and and upcoming HBO series ― have been brimming with black girl magic. The author, director, actress and producer spoke with The Huffington Post on Monday about incorporating dialogue around women who do what they want with their sex lives in HBO’s “Insecure....

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This Is What Work Would Be Like If Gender Roles Were Swapped

We live in a world where women are treated as equals in all professional settings. They’re never spoken over in meetings or left out of boys club bro time at the office, and their ideas are certainly never devalued because of their gender.
LOL, JK. But wouldn’t it be cool if...

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At 80, This Style Guru Is Still Wearing Stilettos

This is one story from Huff/Post50’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout the year as they make a radical change in their lives, whether it’s embarking on a 500-mile...

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Susie Lee: Interview: Wagatwe Wanjuki on Racial Bias and Online Dating

Part 2 in a Series on White Privilege


A few weeks ago, I published my first piece on white privilege in online dating. The racial, body and gender stereotypes I have encountered as a non-white person in the dating world established some of my motivations for founding Siren — a...

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Kim Dramer : On the Street of New York: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Photo Credit: Photo by Kim Dramer


In his short novel, Washington Square, Henry James wrote about New York women of the Gilded Age; elegant ladies who strolled the sidewalks of the city’s shopping district, Ladies’ Mile.







Photo Credit: Courtesy GSAP, Columbia...

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Women Politicians Attack Newspaper For Its "Sexist, Totally Misjudged" Feature

The Sunday Times has been criticised by senior political figures for a feature it ran today on ‘childless politicians’ that singled out women. 
The national newspaper attracted scorn from senior MPs, and even some of the women it included in the list, for its piece. 


The ‘childless p...

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Queen Simone Biles Claims Her Olympic Crown At Last

Simone Biles, the 19-year-old gymnastics phenom from Spring, Texas, cemented her position as the most dominant gymnast in the world on Thursday when she won the individual all-around competition in Rio. Biles outscored her nearest competitor, teammate Aly Raisman, by a mammoth margin of ...

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Edith Kagoya: What It"s Like for Young Women With a Disability in Uganda

Here in Uganda, the general attitude towards people living with a disability is negative. They are called “‘Kateyemba"”, meaning ‘The Unable One’, suggesting they can’t help themselves. It’s a nickname that instils a sense of hopelessness in a...

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Sophie Turner Laing: International Women"s Day Should be a Cause for Reflection, as Well as Celebration

At midday today I will be speaking to a group of young women from the company and from a school near our company headquarters in West London to mark International Women’s Day, an event which is close to my heart and which I’m proud to have been involved with for several...

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Vivian Norris: Ida Lupino: A Heroine for Women in Film, Behind the Camera and on the Silver Screen

Film festivals contribute to the discovery of films from around the world, but more recently, have also been highlighting another kind of “foreign” film, those made by and about women. In the United States, within the film industry, both independent and larger budget Hollywood...

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Elaine McMillion Sheldon: Why Do Only "The Privileged" Make Films?

Privilege was one of the topics we explored in a 90-minute conversation about race and media at the 2015 Camden International Film Festival. The conversation was a live recording of She Does Podcast, hosted by Sarah Ginsburg and myself.


In collaboration with the Points North Documentary...

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Why It Matters When Hillary Talks About Mothers, Daughters, Grandmothers

As I watched Hillary Rodham Clinton, a woman who has been at least tangentially on the political stage since before I was born, accept the Democratic party’s nomination for President of the United States, I cried. I’m generally a crier ― I’ve been known to tear up at most moderately emotion...

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Katharine Zaleski: What It"s Like To Be A (Woman) Developer On Hillary Clinton"s Tech Team

New York based Carrie Villines worked remotely as a Front-end Developer for three years, until she was hired, through PowerToFly, to work for Hillary For America as a Front-end Software Engineer. Now based in an office, the freelancer turned full-timer explains, “I also never thought...

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27 Candid Concerns From Special Forces Troops About Women In Combat

A recent survey released by the Pentagon just proved how deep misogyny runs in the U.S. Special Operations Forces.
The research, conducted by Rand National Defense Research Institute in 2014, includes interviews from over 7,600 elite combat troops that work in Special Forces divisions such a...

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Feminists Read Mean Tweets, Confirm Internet Is A Scary Place For Women

In the style of the Jimmy Kimmel’s “celebrities read mean tweets” videos, Mic asked women who identify as feminists to read some of the scariest and most threatening tweets they’ve ever received. The participants included co-creator of “The Daily Show”...

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"The Bachelorette" Season 11 Episode 8 Recap: Kaitlyn Bristowe Feels Guilty About Everything

It’s 2015. By now, reality TV is a young adult, but it hasn’t grown out of “The Bachelor” franchise. Despite its bizarre dating rituals, low success rate, and questionable racial and gender politics, the stable of shows is, if anything, more popular than ever. Do p...

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Rabbi Judith HaLevy: Civility And Tolerance At Judaism"s Holiest Site: An Open Letter From Los Angeles Rabbis

This letter was jointly written by members of a task force on Jewish unity comprised of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Progressive and Reconstructionist leaders. They are Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, Rabbi Denise Eger, Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Rabbi Morley Feinstein, Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi...

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What This Commercial Gets Scarily Right

“Don’t let labels hold you back.”


That’s the takeaway message from a new Pantene Philippines commercial, which first aired in November 2013. The short video explores the double standards that many women face at work. Where a man would be called persuasive, women are...

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Yes, Body Acceptance Is Profitable. Just Ask American Eagle"s Aerie

American Eagle is seeing noteworthy sales, and its body-positive Aerie is partly to thank.
“Initiatives to strengthen our merchandise and improve operational execution fueled strong results in 2015,”Jay Schottenstein, Chief Executive Officer, said in a press release. “The A...

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Clarah Rudo Manuhwa: It´s time for Millennials to knock down the doors of the backbone industries of the Economy.

There is something wrong with models that are barriers to inclusive decision making. Systems that look down upon the 3 most crucial and also surprisingly undermined groups in society. ( Women , Young people and the minority communities) Somehow in our very society today lurks this...

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Premiers Close To Agreeing On Terms Of Indigenous Women Inquiry

WHITEHORSE — Aboriginal leaders and provincial premiers say there’s no need to wait for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women to get to work on the issues behind the problem.
“Governments don’t have to wait for the outcome of the inquiry,” s...

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The Beautiful Meaning Behind Alanis Morissette"s Baby Name

If you’re a fan of Canadian music, then singer Alanis Morissette can probably do no wrong in your books.
But if you’re questioning the unique name of her newborn daughter, Onyx Solace Morissette-Treadway, you may want to dig a little deeper into the meaning behind it....

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"Loose Women" Sparks Social Media Backlash With Controversial "Gay Best Friend" Post

’Loose Women’ has sparked a social media backlash with a controversial Facebook post on the topic of “gay best friends”. 
Some viewers have accused the ITV daytime show of perpetrating homophobic stereotypes, after a post on the show’s official Facebook page asked, “should every woman have a ...

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Janelle Monáe Brings The Good Fight To Hollywood In Two Standout Roles

You know how novels sometimes open with quotes from other novels? Here’s one to begin this interview, except it’s from the interview itself: ”An injustice done to me should also be an injustice done to white men.”
Janelle Monáe said those essential words two weeks ago when we sat down in New...

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Latina Women on TV: From Leading Roles To Behind-the-Scene Credits

When Ugly Betty wrapped up its four season-run in 2010, it was the only show on network television to have centered around a Latina woman. The cult-like popularity and critical praises for Ugly Betty (lead star America Ferrera collected an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a SAG Award) could have...

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How This 54-Year-Old Woman Manages To Work Three Jobs So She Can Follow Her Dream

This is one story from Huff/Post50’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout the year as they make a radical change in their lives, whether it’s embarking on a 500-mile...

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High50: What To Do -- And Not To Do -- When Dating After 50

Louisa Whitehead-Payne, High50’s dating columnist, has been detailing her romantic exploits since her husband ran off with the proverbial younger woman. Here, she outlines a dozen dos and don’ts for dating in your 50s.


1. What you want from dating will vary: love, sex, a good...

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Missing Pregnant Woman "Was Happy" Before She Disappeared: Grandmother

Authorities in Ohio are searching for clues in the disappearance of a young woman who disappeared after telling her family she was pregnant.


Shasta Himelrick, 20, was last heard from by her grandmother, Shirley Himelrick, on Christmas day. The two were visiting that evening when Himelrick...

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Allison Pataki: Top Ten Things You Didn"t Know About Sisi

She Was Not Supposed to be EmpressSisi traveled to the imperial court at the age of fifteen with her elder sister, Helene, who was intended as Emperor Franz Joseph’s betrothed. It was there that the spirited and guileless young Duchess Elisabeth, “Sisi,” inadvertently...

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Why Social Media Is Fueling The All-Time High In Cases Of Violence Against Women

Prosecutions for violence against women and girls have reached a record high, as a senior prosecutor says social media is increasingly being used to “humiliate, control and threaten” people.
Offences including rape and stalking rose by almost 10% to 117,568 prosecutions in England and Wales b...

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Camp Yearbook Proves Aly Raisman Always Knew She"d Be Going For Gold

Before she was winning gold medals for Team USA, Aly Raisman knew she’d one day be an Olympic gymnast.
On Wednesday, Emily Cohn, former HuffPost Business editor and current managing editor for Tech Insider, tweeted a photo of a page of her summer camp yearbook that featured Raisman. She e...

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Dr. Sarah Ellis Duvall, PT, DPT, CPT, CNC: Cake: The Envious Woman"s Weapon of Choice

I just got off the phone with a friend of mine, and she goes, “I want to lose 8 more lbs.” Now, this women is lean, you can see her abs, but she wants to be a world class climber. So, instead of succumbing to the vices of womanly insecurity, I said, “good for you.”...

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Tony Blair: My Female Faith Hero: Catholic Sisters

Each year the Tony Blair Faith Foundation runs a blog series, “My Female Faith Hero,” to highlight inspirational women of faith around UN International Women’s Day. Tony Blair’s reflection is part of this series. Read more faith hero stories at...

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Faiza Saleh Ambah: My Peek Under the Niqab Helped Me Unravel My Own Stereotypes

In 2009, I quit my job as Gulf Correspondent for The Washington Post and decided to pursue filmmaking full time. I had loved working for the Post, loved that Foreign Desk, but in the beginning of my last year I indulged a long-standing secret desire of mine.


I took an online...

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Katherine Koster: Working It: The Activist Art Magazine Fueling Labor Rights for Strippers and Other Sex Workers

It’s a Wednesday afternoon, a few hours before her domestic violence hotline shift begins, and Matilda Bickers has put out the final call for submissions to the fall version of Working It, a Portland-based quarterly by, about, and for sex workers. Working it, Bickers explains, is...

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Andrea Dew Steele: Why Democrats Don"t Have More Tim Kaines

Last week, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton announced Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate. Many Democrats are happy with Kaine, a respected bilingual Senator with an impressive resume. Others, who were hoping for a more diverse pick, are less enthused.


In an election...

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Sanjna Verma: What I Wish I Knew About Hackathons

Hackathon season is about to be well under way, with the fall semester especially notorious for the simultaneous job fairs and intensity of seasoned hackathon veterans. I remember my first hackathon: it was my sophomore year of college, just six months after I decided to study computer...

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First 4 Enlisted Women Will Soon Report To U.S. Navy Submarine

2016 will be a milestone year for the U.S. military, a year when one of its few remaining gender barriers will be dismantled as four enlisted women become the first to integrate into the crew of a Navy submarine.
The four sailors, who along with 38 other enlisted women completed an intensive...

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Even Science Says Women Should Be Tweeting About Sexism

“Shorter #OscarNoms: White men FTW,” I tweeted the morning the Oscar nominations were announced. I watched my phone buzz as women (and men) retweeted and responded to my tweet with solidarity — and of course, the requisite bit of hate from trolls. Overall, it felt like a...

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Uzo Aduba Can"t Choose A Fave "OITNB" Character For The Best Reason

Actress Uzo Aduba can’t pick a favorite “Orange is the New Black” character — and there’s damn good reason why.
“I’m not even trying to be dodgy on this,” she told HuffPost Live host Alyona Minkovski on Wednesday. “I like all of them. ...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/uzo-aduba-cant-choose-a-fave-oitnb-character-for-the-best-reason/

Bonna Devora Haberman: A New Month For Miriam

Her pink collared shirt buttoned to the top and opaque tights encasing her legs under a long dark blue skirt, she extends her semi-limp, damp hand to me nervously.


“Hodesh tov, I am Bonna.”


“This is my first time,” her eyes studying the black leather tefilla box...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/bonna-devora-haberman-a-new-month-for-miriam/

These Ads Prove Just How Deceptive Photoshop Can Be

Even though Photoshop fails are ubiquitous, many of us still don’t realize quite how much our ads and magazine spreads are manipulated.


One young women not only found this reality depressing, but also inspiring.


Anna Hill, a 24-year-old student at East Carolina University,...

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Jacqueline Miller: 99 Moms and Ted Cruz Didn"t Appeal to One of Them

I am a Mom Life Coach and therefore, all things Mom-related appeal to me.


With the 2016 U.S. presidential election looming, I decided to take a look at some random statistic pertaining to Moms and voting data:


President Barack Obama won the two-party vote among female voters in the 2012...

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Suzanne DeWitt Hall: In Search of Leadessia

A few months ago, we moved across country to be near our eldest daughter’s family. This means that we were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with them, initiating the grandkids in the tradition of potato peeling and fruit salad mixing. We feasted on Wednesday rather than Thursday to...

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Jess Tomlin: When "Feminism" Is A Killing Word

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This piece is co-authored by Jess Tomlin (the Executive Director of The MATCH Fund) and Lauren Ravon (the Director of Policy and Campaigns at Oxfam Canada).
Women are trash. What other explanation could there be for assassins in...

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The One Thing Blake Shelton Regrets About Gwen Stefani

Even celebrities sometimes make mistakes with the ones they love.
Take Blake Shelton, for example: the country superstar surprised fans at Country Jam 2016 when he invited girlfriend Gwen Stefani to perform on stage with him on June 18, his birthday.
The adorable twosome performed...

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Loose Women"s Janet Street-Porter Reveals The One Female Celebrity Who "Terrifies" Her

When you’re as fearsome as Janet Street Porter is, it’s almost impossible to believe she is scared of anything or anyone. Turns out that’s not the case. 
The ‘Loose Women’ panellist has revealed one female celebrity who she is “terrified” of – Dame Maggie Smith. 


Janet made the revela...

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Black Ballerina Shares Inspiring Message About Being Yourself In Puma Ad

Olivia Boisson, who in 2012 became the first black woman in over a decade to join the New York City Ballet, is the star of an inspiring new ad campaign for Puma. 
The 24-year-old ballerina appears in a 30-second spot posted to Instagram by Puma on Oct. 14, which features her dancing and ...

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Adele Tears Up At Concert After Revealing Her Son Was Watching Her Perform

Adele got emotional at her latest London performance on Wednesday night after revealing her son was watching her perform for the very first time. 
According to a fan tweeting from the O2 arena, the 27-year-old singer gave her 3-year-old son, Angelo Konecki, a shoutout during one of her ...

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How This 60-Year-Old Woman Is Planning A Major Film Festival On A "Shoestring Budget"

This is one story from Huff/Post50’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout the year as they make a radical change in their lives, whether it’s embarking on a 500-mile...

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Shira Hirschman Weiss: Liberated Shmiberated!: Women are Still Being Told to Lower Their Standards (& it"s messed up!)

(…If only every single woman had a group like Samantha, Miranda, Charlotte and Carrie… Photo Source: www.telegraph.co.uk)


In an article in the latest issue of ELLE Magazine...

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"These Girls Knew Each Other" ... And Now They"re Gone

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — One-by-one, at least four women have disappeared or turned up dead in this small city, where family and friends fear a serial killer or sex traffickers are on the loose, and authorities are ruling nothing out.


“There is something going on,” Yvonne...

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K. Sujata: Making the Connection Between Gender Bias and Economic Security

March is Women’s History Month. This time of year can be quite joyous and reaffirming as a woman, particularly for one who runs a women’s foundation. Women’s achievements through history should be documented and celebrated, though it does not move us to address the small...

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All Women Can Relate To These 14 Cartoons That Perfectly Depict Adulthood

Growing up isn’t easy and it never seems to stop. From lessons about dating to how your own whirlpool of anxiety, Mari Andrews perfectly sums up our pain, with these superb cartoons that give us all the feels.
Andrews is a writer and illustrator living in Washington, D.C and is currently wri...

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Peter D. Rosenstein: Together Will We Win the Next Fight: The 2018 Mid-Term Elections

Millions of us worked out hearts out for Hillary Clinton and she won the popular vote. We did it because we love her and believe in her. We did it because we truly believed America deserved the best. Over 60 million Americans were ready to break the final glass ceiling. Unfortunately they...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/peter-d-rosenstein-together-will-we-win-the-next-fight-the-2018-mid-term-elections/

Simone Biles Clears Up An Adoption Misconception In 8 Simple Words

On Sunday, NBC gymnastics commentator Al Trautwig caused a stir for refusing to acknowledge gymnast Simone Biles’ adoptive parents as her parents. With eight simple words, Biles completely unhinged his commentary.
Biles’ maternal grandfather Ron Biles and his wife, Nellie, adopted the Oly...

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Jessica Onah: Two Women Killed Every Week In The UK To Domestic Violence

Exactly one week after you read this message two women in the UK will be murdered as a result of domestic violence. 42% of women murdered in the UK are as a result of domestic violence. 


International Women’s day was celebrated last week and it was an opportunity for issues like ...

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Nik Done: Five Miscarriages and a Baby

I set-up Unity – a brand engagement agency – with my business partner, Gerry, six years ago. It’s been an interesting few years for us. Against the backdrop of the worst recession in living memory, privately I’ve been battling my own set of personal challenges –...

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Rachel Kessler: The Myth of Masculinity

April 27th, 1991 – A baby girl is born to a schlubby Jew from Maryland and an amazon woman reincarnate, from Canada. This baby is me. I’m told my parents watched Star Trek up until the moment of birth.


Now, when two humans from opposite ends of the athletic spectrum procreate...

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Female Journalists Barred From NFL Locker Room -- For Being Women

“It’s still 2015, right?”
That was the stunned reaction of journalist Joey Chandler after she, along with two other female journalists, was reportedly barred from entering the Jacksonville Jaguars locker room on Sunday night. The reporters were covering the team’s loss to the Ind...

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How Women Became A Powerful Political Force In The Democratic Party

PHILADELPHIA ― This is the night that Ellen Malcolm has been waiting for almost her whole life. 
Malcolm, now 69, and a few friends got together in 1985 to figure out how to get more women into office. They saw a chance to harness the collective power of women, who weren’t big campaign cont...

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3 Enlightening Charts Explain How Men Took Over Tech

Men have always held the majority of tech jobs in the United States, but in 1990 it looked like women were making headway. Women held 31 percent of all tech jobs back then, a percentage that was steadily rising, according to a new report from the United States Census Bureau.
Then the ...

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Alesha Doan: Project Diane: Integrating Military Women in Combat Roles

On Thursday December 3rd, 2015 Secretary of Defense Ash Carter rescinded the explicit policy banning military women from serving in combat roles. This change in policy represents a significant departure from traditional military policy. Many people will view this as the final solution to...

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Meet The Women Trying To Make The Internet Safer For All Women

Six months ago, Amber Gordon, Gabriela Barkho, Jeanette Fabre and Jacqueline Mirell were four Twitter friends living in New York City. When they finally decided to meet in real life last fall for dinner, they got to talking about what a safe space for women on the Internet would look like....

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10 Moments For Women At The 2015 Emmys That Had Us Cheering

Despite the fact that professional awards show hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey should host every award ceremony forever, the 2015 Emmys managed to deliver some greatness. Badass women took home awards (oh hey there, Viola Davis, Jill Soloway, Amy Schumer, Uzo Aduba and Julia Louis-Dreyfus,...

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Block Women From Praying

JERUSALEM, July 8 (Reuters) – Several thousand ultra-Orthodox protesters effectively blocked Jewish women activists campaigning for equal worship rights at the Western Wall from holding a monthly prayer session on Monday at the holy site.


Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld...

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WATCH: This Takes Photoshopping To A WHOLE New Level

When the “Body Evolution” video resurfaced to show how computer sleight-of-hand could sculpt a model for fashion mags and ads, it became an Internet sensation.


But what if the same airbrush capability could be applied to turn the model from that video into a jiggly, jolly old...

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David Rae: Can the Golden Girls Save Women"s Retirement?

Golden Girls Retirement Plan, Part 4?


Retirement Is a Women’s Issue


Pop Quiz: What’s better for your bottom line, a dead spouse or an ex-spouse?


By David Rae Certified Financial Planner™, Accredited Investment Fiduciary™– – –A few weekends ago I had ...

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Amy Chavez: 5 Words That Describe Modern Japanese Women

Kittredge Cherry’s classic Womansword: What Japanese Words Say about Women, was first published in 1987. It enjoyed a fair amount of readership in both the U.S. and Japan and is still constantly referred to by feminists, documentarians and others concerned with women’s issues....

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Grits Face Criticism Missing, Murdered Women Inquiry Will "Lack Teeth"

Details of a long-awaited national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls are expected to be released Wednesday, sources tell CBC News.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett said last week that an announcement was “very close.” Sources who...

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Marie Kondo Explains How To "Spark Joy" At Home

Marie Kondo’s bestselling 2014 book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, changed the conversation on home decluttering and organizing. With her KonMari Method of tidying up your home, it’s not enough to pare down to just the things you regularly use; Kondo advocates keeping only ...

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Kelly MacLean: An Open Letter to the LA Parking Bureau

Dear LA Parking Violations Bureau:


Yesterday morning I was ticketed after misreading a ten foot totem pole of parking signs that Steven Hawking couldn’t decode, let alone a hungover blonde.






That night I got another ticket because I didn’t notice they had spontaneously...

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Jamelia "Axed" From "Loose Women" Over Controversial Plus-Size Comments

Jamelia has reportedly been axed from ‘Loose Women’, after her controversial opinions came under fire from some viewers.
The ‘Superstar’ singer first became a permanent panellist in 2013, but has now not been seen on the show since August.
Now, The Sun has claimed that she has lost her seat ...

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Michaela Angela Davis: "It"s Time For A Badass Woman" To Be President

Michaela Angela Davis recently praised Hillary Clinton in a new video where she said, “It’s time for a badass woman to be the White House.”
The popular commentator and Hillary Clinton supporter applauded first lady Michelle Obama for her work in the White House and listed the Democratic presi...

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The Real Reason Women In Their 30s Quit Their Jobs

Why do women in their 30s quit their jobs? It turns out, they mainly leave for the same reason men do: money.
The No. 1 reason women around the age of 30 quit their jobs is because they found a new one that paid better, according to new research that surveyed executives and female employees...

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How This 55-Year-Old Widow Is Bouncing Back After The Worst Year Of Her Life

This is one story from Huff/Post50’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout the year as they make a radical change in their lives, whether it’s embarking on a 500-mile...

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Sandy Rosenblatt: 6 Lessons From Dating In My 40s

As a woman in her 40s, the way I envisioned my life turning is not how it looks today. While in many ways I’ve worked to make my life better than I could have imagined, other things played out that I never saw coming.


When I was young, I always saw myself either married or with a...

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Body Found Not Far From Where Several Ohio Women Vanished

Authorities in southern Ohio are trying to identify a body found not far from where several local women disappeared over the past year.





According to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, someone found a body in Massieville on Friday afternoon, in an area near Trego Creek road. The...

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Amol Mehra: Progressives, Unite.

With unity, we will have a fighting chance against the powers of injustice and intolerance, and to protect the institutions that give us the tools and leverage to defend our rights. Without it, we will see the evisceration of all that we have been working to build.
Read more: Progressives,...

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Irene Monroe: A feminist takeover remembered

Most days when the weather permits my morning constitutional is a two mile walking loop around the Charles River. From my house I walk south toward Memorial Drive via Western Avenue. At the intersection of Western Avenue and Memorial Drive I turn right in the direction toward Harvard...

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Man Learns The Hard Way Not To Mansplain Physics To This Top Female Astronaut

Another day, another man thinking he can tell a professional, highly-qualified woman how to do her job. 
First Twitter user Martin Betancourt gave Olympic cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten a 140 character lesson in cycling. 
But the ‘I know better than you’ brigade hitched up a notch when world...

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Susan Eleuterio: Roses Among the Ruins

Reflections on the election- roses among the ruinsBy Susan Eleuterio


For the last four days, I went door to door in Hammond, Indiana, canvassing for the Democratic Party, specifically the working class wing of the Democratic Party. Hammond is a somewhat gritty, industrial city on the...

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Here"s What Olympic Gold Medals Are Actually Made Of

The Rio Olympics have been nothing short of exciting so far, but there’s one thing on everyone’s minds: What are those medals made out of? Let’s investigate.
We can all agree that winning an Olympic gold medal is one of the greatest honors on Earth. So it’s only fair to assume the gold medals...

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Jonathan Lash: Decades after Eleanor, Equality Still Eludes Women In Politics

Reprinted from The Hechinger Reporthttp://hechingerreport.org/history-lesson-election-just-erase-250-years-progress/


When VP candidate Tim Kaine introduced Hillary Clinton for her concession speech, he said Hillary deserves high honor for winning the popular vote in a nation that has made...

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PHOTOS: Celebration And Protest On International Women"s Day

International Women’s Day has been marked across the globe with political protest as well as celebration and solemn observation.


In Britain, Karren Brady, vice-chairman of West Ham United and Alex Wek, rights campaigner and model, whose family fled South Sudan following the civil...

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Gabrielle Nadig: A Brief Guide to Pitching and Branding for Independent Film

Making an independent film is a hard job. If you didn’t know that already, seriously, it’s hard. The producer and director have to deal with finding a great story, finding money, finding talent, and the list of challenges will go on and on for literally years before an audience...

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Jessica Mendoza Makes Baseball History, Prompting Sexist Backlash

Jessica Mendoza made baseball history on Tuesday night when she became the first woman to call a nationally televised MLB playoff game.
The ESPN analyst joined John Kruk and Dan Shulman in the booth at Yankee Stadium to provide color commentary on the Houston Astros’ 3-0 victory over the New ...

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America Has Finally Put A Woman At The Top Of The Ticket

PHILADELPHIA ― In 1968, Hillary Clinton, known at the time as Hillary Rodham, was taking in the excitement of the Republican National Convention in Miami. The young Republican had jumped at the chance to volunteer for Nelson Rockefeller’s last-minute effort to take the nomination from Richa...

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Charu Sharma: Going Against the Flow: Purva Gupta, Founder of Lilyapp

Purva Gupta is the Founder of Lily. Lily helps women discover & buy clothes according to their emotions and perceptions about their own body. Purva’s team has built the industry’s first algorithm that uses advanced machine learning to match emotions, preferences, and...

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Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Paul Eaton: We Need More Women in the Military

The question of allowing women to compete to serve alongside men in all military occupational specialties, in all branches, including our special operating forces, is the focus of Congressional hearings today. From my perspective as a former commander of Iraqi forces development in Iraq, I...

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Can Dove Change The Way Women Tweet About Beauty And Body Image?

Dove is working with Twitter to make the social platform a more hospitable place for women.


They’ve teamed up to launch #SpeakBeautiful, a campaign encouraging women to be more positive when tweeting about beauty and body image.


This announcement comes just weeks after Twitter...

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The Imperfect But Important Feminism Of Cookie Lyon

When “Empire” premiered earlier this year, the general consensus among fans and critics was that Taraji P. Henson’s performance as Cookie Lyon was easily the best part of the show. Cookie had the flyest outfits, the most memorable moments, and the best one-liners:...

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Harvey Stein: Small-d Democracy At Israel"s Western Wall

Rocks, bottles, eggs, curses were thrown. It happened again yesterday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where I live. A group of 300 or so women came to pray for Rosh Chodesh, the Jewish holiday (often especially celebrated by women) of the New Moon. They were affiliated with Women of the...

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How Dove Tried To Change The Conversation About Female Beauty

One of the biggest conceptual ad campaigns of the decade grew out of a photography exhibit in a retail building in Toronto.


“Beyond Compare: Women Photographers On Real Beauty,” a show organized by Dove and Ogilvy & Mather, featured work from 67 female photographers...

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Hillary Clinton Calls Out Debate Moderators For Ignoring Women"s Health

Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) met in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday for the ninth Democratic debate, and once again, the moderators asked zero questions about abortion or women’s reproductive rights. 
The Democratic candidates haven’t received a single question ...

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Historic Woman Photographer Pays Stunning Tribute To Other Historic Women

“We were looking hard in 1999 for women CEOs and women who ran companies,” Annie Leibovitz told The New York Times last month, in a discussion centered on her ongoing “Women” series. She began the portrait project in the late ‘90s, working alongside her partner Susan Sontag, photographing wom...

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Feds Prepare To Pass Indigenous Women Inquiry To Commissioners

OTTAWA — After shaping the design and scope of the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, the federal government is set to hand over the process to five commissioners Wednesday at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que.
A ceremony, expected to feature a number ...

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Céline Dion Does The Best Rihanna And Sia Impressions

Call it one of the greatest impressions of all time.
Céline Dion proved she’s got one of the best vocal chops in the world when she visited Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, July 21.
The 48-year-old chanteuse channelled her inner Cher, Rihanna and Sia ...

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If Mexicans Toasted July 4th Like Americans Toast Cinco De Mayo

Official beverage of America: Natural Light.


Every year on the 5th of May, Americans consume tacos and tequila in honor of — wait, what is it for? … oh, really? — Mexico’s military victory over France in the Battle of Puebla. If you’re of Mexican descent,...

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Rebecca Ferguson Breaks Down As She Reveals Childhood Sexual Abuse On "Loose Women"

Rebecca Ferguson has opened up about how she was sexually abused as an eight-year-old child, when she was living in a children’s home. 
The former ‘X Factor’ runner-up broke down in tears as she recounted her experience on Wednesday’s (23 November) ‘Loose Women’.
Rebecca felt compelled to sh...

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Erika Hardison: Popular Black Beauty Vloggers Create B.O.M.B Makeup Challenge

Black-Owned Makeup Brands Matter


As seen on Fabulize Magazine:


“Being a Black-owned business in the beauty industry presents a unique set of challenges. So I am especially encouraged to see the raised level of consciousness that many black beauty bloggers are driving to bring...

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Women"s Running Features A Model That Looks Like Us (Again)

Women’s Running is slowly but surely becoming our favorite magazine.
After making waves by featuring a plus-size model on its August 2015 cover, the magazine, which calls itself the largest for women runners, has done it again — this time, with plus-size blogger and model Nadia ...

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First-Time Mom At 50 Is Soon To Be A Lawyer

This is one story from Huff/Post50’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout the year as they make a radical change in their lives, whether it’s embarking on a 500-mile...

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Rachel Wolfson: Being Single Teaches Millennials These 5 Lessons

It was almost two years ago that I had him, and he had me, and we completed one another. Being in a relationship and living with someone at the young age of 26 seemed like a fairytale. We had a beautiful apartment together in Tel Aviv, with a garden full of fresh flowers, which hung from...

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Police Identify Body Found Not Far From Where Several Ohio Women Vanished

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Another woman has turned up dead in this small city, leaving residents on edge as authorities try to determine if the slaying is linked to the recent deaths and disappearances of several other area women.





“I don’t think this is a coincidence that...

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Nish Gera: My 12-Step Plan For Surviving The Trump Presidency

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Now that the unthinkable has happened, we all need a plan. Here is mine:


Read like a motherfucker, to borrow Cheryl Strayed’s phrase. Drown myself in words, in books that give me the...

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Maria Rodale: We"ve Come a Long Way, Baby... Haven"t We?

by guest blogger Katharine Ashe, best-selling author of historical romance novels


We in the modern era did not invent the female orgasm.


We didn’t invent sex, either.


I bet you’re thinking, “Duh.” Because, well, duh. But when people learn that I’m a...

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Rebecca Lightbody: How Facebook Sexualises And Polices The Female Body

Facebook ads have become ingrained in the user experience; you may click on them, you may not even notice them. Do you often see lingerie adverts? Well, according to Facebook, you shouldn’t be exposed to such heinous imagery. Time and time again we (and many other lingerie brands)...

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Barbara Winston : UN Women For Peace Association Co-Hosted International Emmys Event

On Friday, November 18 Jerusalem Capital Studios (JCS) International, the media company owned by philanthropist and Jewish leader,the Honorable Ronald S. Lauder, partnered with UN Women for Peace Association (UNWFPA) to host the opening cocktail party for the International Emmy World...

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16 Photos These Olympians Probably Wish They Could Delete From The Internet

Sorry #PhelpsFace, you’re great and all, but these faces from the Rio Olympics get first place.
While the athleticism and talent of these competitors are indisputable, so are the goofy expressions sometimes needed to get them to a medal.









YASUYOSHI CHIBA via Getty Im...

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Gabby Aossey: Mexican, Muslim And Female: Do I At Least Get To Pick My Exile?

The American people, indeed the entire universe, have been in a state of shock and mourning since Donald Trump’s apparent presidential election victory. I have never felt such despondency in my entire 23 years. My sister has been crying, my Mexican-American mother has been walking...

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Rachael Barber: Ghana"s Women Can Teach Us the Power of Saving

International Women’s Day gives us the opportunity to consider the many and varied roles that women play in their communities. Looking at women through the lens of the global financial services provider, we know that it is often women who are in charge of household finances, both in...

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Karin Badt: Jodie Foster at Cannes: "Directing is Like Good Parenting"

One of the most important events at Cannes is the Kering “Women in Motion” series, featuring famed women actresses, directors, producers and other industry professionals speaking about what it means to be female in a male-dominated business. The statistics on the...

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Elizabeth Kissam: Equal Rights for Women - The Hollywood Treatment

On TV and in film, an estimated one-third of fictional characters are female, despite the fact that women make up half the world’s population.


Beyond the numbers is the quality of roles. Women’s experiences are cropped, or misrepresented, to fit into the fictional worlds of...

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All The Democratic Women Of The Senate Make The Case For Clinton

PHILADELPHIA ― All 14 of the Democratic women currently serving in the U.S. Senate took to the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night to show support for their party’s nominee, Hillary Clinton.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) was the first to speak, introducing herself as...

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Girls Who Code: Girls Who Code Isn"t Just An Organization -- We"re Building A Movement

By Reshma Saujani, CEO and Founder, Girls Who Code


This summer Girls Who Code taught 1,560 girls computer science across the US. During the past seven weeks, girls from all over the nation got hands-on experience learning and writing code, went on field trips to local tech companies,...

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Gail Wallace: Dear Evangelicals: There"s No Biblical Case Against Sending Women to War

Recently the U.S. military announced it had opened all combat positions to women. The announcement was met with loud opposition from some on the evangelical right who declared that “any man who would ask his wife or daughter to endure the horrors of war to protect him has missed the...

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Lisa Frank Is Now Fighting The Patriarchy (With Rainbow Kittens)

The only thing better than rainbow animals frolicking on pop art backgrounds? Pairing feminist quotes with those rainbow animals and pop art backgrounds.


Lisa Frank — the brand that adorned ’90s kids’ dream school supplies — has gotten a feminist twist on Tumblr...

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How "Crazy Ex Girlfriend" Is Reclaiming The Crazy Woman Trope

As a single 28-year-old woman living (and dating) in New York City, there are few labels I’ve learned to fear more than “crazy.” At some point between childhood and adulthood, you learn that crazy is just about the worst thing you can be. The goal — especially when it ...

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LOOK: Jewish Women Take Ownership Of Traditionally Male Rituals In Israel

These Jewish women are shaking up the establishment in Israel by participating in rituals usually reserved for men only.



Chaya Baker was ordained as a rabbi. Tamar Saar has read from the Torah, the Jewish holy scroll. Anat Hoffman demands that women be allowed to pray as men do at a key...

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This Photo Series Is Flipping The Switch On The Male Gaze

A photo series directed at heterosexual women that doesn’t rely on stereotypes about female desire? Yes, such a thing exists.


Claire Milbrath’s “Groin Gazing,” a fashion spread posted on Vice, is a series of photos featuring phalluses cloaked in khaki and denim...

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Jordyn Goodman: You Think You Know... But You Have No Idea. Why We Are Not Always Meant To Know.

“When are you going to get married?” “When are you going to have kids?” “Are you pregnant yet?” “When are you having another baby?” It seems as if these questions, amongst others have been the soundtrack to so many women’s lives in their...

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Child Abuse To Be A Key Theme In Missing, Murdered Women Inquiry

OTTAWA — Sharon Acoose remembers being groped as a child by an uncle who paid her in pocket change for her trouble — the earliest roots of a life scarred by sex work, drug use and jail time.
“He would give me a quarter … or a nickel or a dime, whatever he had,” Aco...

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8-Year-Old Aspiring Astronaut Impresses Innovation Minister

MONTREAL — When she heard the Canadian Space Agency is looking to recruit new astronauts, eight-year-old Sahana Khatri figured she just might be what they’re looking for.
The Quebec girl spent a little more than a week working on her application before presenting it to her l...

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American Girl Dolls: The Action Movie -- These Dolls Aren"t Playing Around

They’re kicking ass and then sewing up the hole in that part of the pants they just kicked!


The American Girl Dolls were insanely popular in the late ’80s and into the ’90s, but they’ve now moved into the nostalgia phase. And as with the nostalgia phase of any...

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"Loose Women" Issues Statement After Ched Evans Complaint

‘Loose Women’ has responded to a complaint made by the family of Ched Evans, who accused Gloria Hunniford of “misrepresenting the evidence” of his court case during Monday’s (17 October) show.
At the beginning of the week, following the news that Evans had been found not guilty of raping a w...

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Erika Hardison: Philly"s First Black Female Comic Book Store Owner Lands Variant Cover With Riri Williams

Let’s not forget all the #BlackGirlMagic that’s happening in comics right now.


Image Credit: “Invincible Iron Man #1” Marvel Entertainment / Disney


You may not remember, but earlier this year, I posted about a new comic book store that opened in Philadelphia and...

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Gen. Lori Robinson Makes Military History By Breaking Major Gender Barrier

Gen. Lori Robinson was nominated Friday to head the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), a position that would make her the first woman to lead a combatant command in Pentagon history.
Robinson will replace Adm. Bill Gortney, if she is confirmed by the Senate. Gortney has held the position si...

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How This 54-Year-Old Is Finally Conquering Her Lifelong Weight Struggles In 2015

This is one story from Huff/Post50’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout the year as they make a radical change in their lives, whether it’s embarking on a 500-mile...

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Adam Gilad: 5 Body Language Mistakes Women Make on Dates

It was a sumptuous meal. Rich Italian wine. Cute little appetizers that looked like exotic blooms. Tablecloth. Classical guitarist in the corner…


We were on our second date and our conversation flowed smoothly.


Right before dessert came, she plucked a business card from her...

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Pregnant Woman"s Suicide A "Setup," Family And Friends Say

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Five months ago, a young expectant mother here was found dead in a local river. A coroner’s ruling that she took her own life sent shockwaves throughout the small community, particularly among friends and family who remain convinced she was...

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Barbara Winston : UN TRUST FUND CELEBRATED 20 YEARS OF WORK

The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) hosted it’s gala on Wednesday November 16, 2016. The benefit celebrated 20 years of vital work to end violence against women and girls, showcasing a range of innovative interventions that are working to end the pandemic...

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How A Hashtag Is Elevating The Work Of Black Women Throughout History

With the help of a hashtag, social media users are making sure historical black women get the recognition they deserve.
This Women’s History Month, Twitter and Instagram users are recognizing black women throughout history and their accomplishments using the hashtag...

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Women, This Is What You Need To Know If You Can"t Have An Orgasm

It’s well known that it generally takes women longer to orgasm than men, but turns out there is still a lot of confusion about a) how to orgasm and b) if you’ve orgasmed at all.
Alix Fox, sex and relationships expert for Durex told HuffPost UK: “I speak to a lot of women who either think the...

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Outspeak: Now"s The Time To Protect Women"s Rights

As we’re sure you already know, women’s rights are in danger under President-elect Donald Trump. The new Presidential administration is already making strides so that a woman knows her “place.”


Vice President-elect Mike Pence tried to institute extreme...

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14 Times The Final Five Loved Each Other So Freaking Much

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U.S. gymnasts, left to right, Gabrielle Douglas, Lauren Hernandez, Aly Raisman and Simone Biles celebrate at the end of the artistic gymnastics women’s team final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016.(AP Photo/Charlie...

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Kiri Westby: The Battle For Our Uteri Rages On!

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” — Angela Davis


When I was 6 years old, my parents took me to my first public protest. Nearly 20,000 of us encircled the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant near...

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Pippa Gardner: All Young People Need to be Engaged in Creating Gender Equality

“Why do we need to work on gender equality – surely we’ve already got that in the UK?”
On the contrary – gender inequalities are still widespread throughout the UK. A Fawcett Society study shows that an average woman in the UK will earn 15.5% less than her male...

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A New Film About Motherly Love Leaves Cliches Behind

Motherhood may be complex and many-splendored, but there are few feature-length films that portray it that way. Instead, on-screen moms tend to be shoved into the strictures of stereotypes, as stifling as a pair of Spanx.
“Mommie Dearest,” the campy 1981 film that makes mothers out to be pet...

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Mindi Westhoff: Maggie Greene Will Be Just Fine... I Hope

Disclaimer: This post contains both a spoiler and unapologetic feminist commentary on the most recent episode of ‘The Walking Dead’. Please proceed with caution.


As the collective heartbeat that is The Walking Dead‘s fanbase returns to normal, speculation over the sixth...

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Some People Are Still Complaining About Hillary Clinton"s Voice

After Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, like clockwork, political reporters and pundits ― mostly men ― began commenting on the sound of Clinton’s voice, which they have done time and time again.
Fox News’ Brit Hume took issue with her “not-so-att...

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Charu Sharma: Going Against the Flow: Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, North America

Julie Sweet is the Chief Executive Officer of North American for Accenture and is responsible for leading company’s business in the United States, the company’s largest market, and Canada. Prior to assuming her current position in June 2015, Julie served as general counsel,...

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More High-Ranking Military Officers Are Being Charged With Sexual Assault

The U.S. military has stepped up investigations of high-ranking officers for sexual assault, records show, curtailing its traditional deference toward senior leaders as it cracks down on sex crimes.
Since September, the armed forces have court-martialed or filed sexual-assault charges...

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Zendaya Called Out A Woman-Shaming Twitter Account Like The Queen She Is

Women of the world: Zendaya’s got your back. 
The 18-year-old actress, singer and member of T-Swift’s girl-tourage, just called out a woman-shaming Twitter account in the best possible way.
Manstagram, a Twitter account whose bio warns viewers “don’t show your m...

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Olivia Pope"s Abortion Got 1 Minute Of Airtime -- And That"s All It Needed

The long, searing monologues on “Scandal” have become the show’s trademark. We’ve watched characters like Rowan, Cyrus, Mellie and Olivia deliver speech after pointed speech with intensity and vigor. But what was perhaps the most powerful message of the first half of ...

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Rabbi Michael Bernstein: A Place for Sadness: Reflections on Tisha B"Av and the Wholeness of a Broken Heart

This week, we are immersed in the days leading up to the most mournful day in the Jewish calendar, Tisha B’Av, (the 9th day of the month of Av, this Monday night into Tuesday) which marks the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem and the horrific degradation and loss of life that...

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These Sexist Vintage Ads Would Be Totally Unacceptable Today

We often yearn for a simpler time. You know, back when we didn’t all have a smartphone, two e-mail addresses, and a laptop to keep us distracted at all times.


But while the earlier decades might seem glamorous on TV shows like “Mad Men” and “Downton Abbey,”...

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Jan Sharry: Post-Mother"s Day Reflections 2016

We live in a new world and one with great change and opportunity. Given all that can be in this world of technology and opportunity, here are the messages I thought about on this Mother’s Day that I would like to pass along to my 21st century daughters (and my 21st century...

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Valerie Wardlaw: Dear Mrs. Clinton

I am no political expert. I cannot explain this inscrutable turn that finds my spirit broken and my stable mind that now appears to be playing tricks on me. And in the midst of my immense feelings of despair, I realized it was you Mrs. Clinton that I was thinking of most. I needed a...

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David Easey: Quebec"s Justice System Is Broken

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Thick fog covered many parts of Quebec on Friday morning, as a firestorm of mistrust and contempt festered in the shadows. Quebecers have long had a deep-seated mistrust with the police in my view, and things are only getting worse as new...

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Adele Accidentally Snogs Fan At Vancouver Concert

Talk about luck.
Adele selected one fortunate fan among thousands at her Vancouver concert last week to come on stage with her.
When the songstress found out that the 21-year-old fan had travelled from Nigeria to see her, she leaned in to give him a hug and kiss on the cheek.
The...

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Amy Schumer: "Sex Is Just Explained Incorrectly To Us"

Amy Schumer tells it like it is.


In a CBS News profile on July 5, Schumer broke down the problem with the way young men and women are taught about sex.


“Sex is just explained incorrectly to us,” she said. “It’s like everything — magazines, sitcoms. Men...

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