Olivia Deng: Q&A: App Development Entrepreneur Weighs in on Women in STEM

Three years ago, Alexandrea Mellen founded her software development company, Terrapin Computing. A 2015 Boston University computer engineering graduate, Mellen splits her time between her company and Blasè, an agency that designs and develops apps. I spoke with Mellen about how she developed ...

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Shannon Bradley-Colleary: 6 Ways To Protect Yourself From Returning To A Toxic Relationship

If you’ve dated a commitment-phobic man you might be very familiar with his Pursue/Panic Syndrome:

He wants you.
You give in.
Then he doesn’t want you.
It hurts.
You find the strength to walk away.
He wants you.
You give in.
Then he doesn’t want you.
Rinse and repeat

 
via ...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/shannon-bradley-colleary-6-ways-protect-returning-toxic-relationship/

Amber Chalus: Simple & Soulful Self Care Practices for the Busy Holiday Season

Do you feel alive and filled with gratitude? Filled up by a sense of celebration, joy and community of the holiday season?


Or do you feel exhausted and heavy with resentment? You’ve been giving too much of yourself away and it’s is wearing you down. And fast.


If I was sitting...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/amber-chalus-simple-soulful-self-care-practices-busy-holiday-season/

MMIW Inquiry Will Reveal 'Deep Challenges' For Canada: Trudeau

The word Canada comes from the Iroquois word kanata meaning village, settlement or land.


There are currently over 60 First Nations languages in Canada grouped into 12 distinct language families, according to Statistics Canada.


Before European Settlers came to Canada, it was not uncommon...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/mmiw-inquiry-will-reveal-deep-challenges-canada-trudeau/

Katie Price Swears Herself Off Booze After *That* Xmas Party

Katie Price has vowed to give up alcohol after videos of the star looking worse for wear at a Christmas party surfaced.


Earlier this week, the former glamour model was paid a reported £13,000 to host the EnergySave Christmas party.


After the event at Derby County’s Pride Park Stadium, vi...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/katie-price-swears-off-booze-xmas-party/

These Magical Black Women Helped Us Get Through 2016

Despite the misfortunes that took place in 2016, there was certainly no shortage of black girl magic.


From First Lady Michelle Obama to director Ava DuVernay, here are some of the magical women who helped us to stay sane and inspired us to keep pushing through this chaotic year. 
1. ...

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Rachel Hawkins: So, You Wish You'd Had An Abortion?

The topic of abortion is one that seems to have been discussed a lot more in recent months. With the soon to be inauguration of president elect Donald Trump; who made his stance on abortion abundantly clear during his presidential campaign. Along with a potential change to Ohio state law...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/rachel-hawkins-wish-youd-abortion/

Emma Tynan: She Who Pays The Bills Has The Power?

Something that I was not prepared for when I started my own business, was the way I was going to feel when I began making more money than I had ever done in my career history.


For the first time in my life I was standing in my power, being myself and using my innate gifts and abilities. I...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/emma-tynan-pays-bills-power/

Darcy Ataman: Transforming Patients Into Artists

2016 was a watershed year for Make Music Matter. We primarily work in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to address the prevalence of sexual violence and the subsequent trauma. We believe in, and have witnessed, music as an integral part of a community-driven, holistic healing model...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/darcy-ataman-transforming-patients-artists/

High School Couple Offers To Send P***ies To Donald Trump

As a man who has infamously expressed his fondness for grabbing women by their lady parts without consent, President-elect Donald Trump should be thrilled by the hordes of unsolicited vaginas headed his way.


Though we’re sure he won’t be.


This week, an “LGBT high school couple,” who identi...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/high-school-couple-offers-send-pies-donald-trump/

Xaque Gruber: Arclight Cinema's Women In Entertainment Summit Empowers Tomorrow's Creatives

In 2015, Arclight Cinemas presented the inaugural Women In Entertainment Summit, a full day event featuring keynotes, panels and fireside chats where some of the industry’s most progressive minds addressed themes including equality, women’s leadership, and empowerment. The event...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/xaque-gruber-arclight-cinemas-women-entertainment-summit-empowers-tomorrows-creatives/

4 Ways To Make Space In Your Brain To Create

This article first appeared on QuietRev.com
This is the second article in Quiet Revolution’s two-part series on seeking creativity. Check out last week’s piece to learn about the ways you can hack your environment to help you channel your creativity more effectively.
We’d enjoy nothing new w...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/4-ways-to-make-space-in-your-brain-to-create/

Charlene Rhinehart : Five Secrets of A Modern-Day Career Goddess

You know her when you see her. And everyone else does too.


As soon as she walks into the room, all eyes shift in her direction — eyeing her every move. Surprisingly, her striking confidence doesn’t come with an ounce of cockiness — which makes her even more alluring....

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https://skpsoft.com/women/charlene-rhinehart-five-secrets-of-a-modern-day-career-goddess/

Susie Sampson: Periods Are Awesome! Let's Show Them Some Bloody R.E.S.P.E.C.T!

Periods are totally normal and natural. But for whatever reason, people find them icky to talk about. No more! When it comes to tampons and menstrual pads, helping women gain access to these products, helps them AND helps businesses. Not to mention, it’s a hygiene issue for everyone....

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https://skpsoft.com/women/susie-sampson-periods-are-awesome-lets-show-them-some-bloody-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/

16 Times Wedding Photogs Captured Some Pretty Comical Moments

Wedding photographers are on hand to capture all the big, romantic moments: the first look, the walk down the aisle, the kiss, the first dance and the list goes on.
But a good photographer will also get those smaller, sillier, in-between moments too ― everything from funny poses, to candid r...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/16-times-wedding-photogs-captured-some-pretty-comical-moments/

Fatima Zaman: An Open Letter To Border Officials

To airport officials across the world,


I understand you have a job to do but do you really have to panic when you see me waltz up to the UK Border Passport checkpoint?


Yes I am Brown, yes I am also Muslim and yes I am a woman travelling alone. No I am not a terrorist, so please stop...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/fatima-zaman-an-open-letter-to-border-officials/

Juliana Alaba: Why Taking Nine Months Maternity Leave Was Best for My Career

I’ve been in the Marketing industry for six years and have two kids under five. I would never call myself a career woman but I know I could never be a stay at home mum either. I love my kids to the moon and back and believe I take better care of them (and myself!) if I’m not in...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/juliana-alaba-why-taking-nine-months-maternity-leave-was-best-for-my-career/

Sundance Head Shocked As He Wins Season 11 Of 'The Voice'

A country singer does it again! 
Sundance Head, the 37-year-old crooner from Texas, was named the winner of Season 11 of “The Voice” Tuesday night, giving coach Blake Shelton his fifth win. Shelton hasn’t come out on top since Season 7 with Craig Wayne Boyd. 


Head’s victory is somewhat a su...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/sundance-head-shocked-as-he-wins-season-11-of-the-voice/

Refinery29: The Breakup That Changed My Life

By: Andrea Bartz
In many ways, the end of 2006 was one of the darkest times of my life. I was living with near-strangers in New York City, away from college for my first big internship, when my boyfriend of four years — the one I’d met through a church group, the one I’d been dating since I w...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/refinery29-the-breakup-that-changed-my-life/

Stacey Solomon Has Her Say After Boyfriend Joe Swash Defends Her In Panto Row

Addressing the matter on Monday’s (13 December) ‘Loose Women’, Stacey thanked Joe for his loyalty: “I adore Joe so much… everything he does is out of his heart. He saw how hard I’d worked and how much it means to me.
“I was really upset about the whole thing, and I don’t think he appreciated ...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/stacey-solomon-has-her-say-after-boyfriend-joe-swash-defends-her-in-panto-row/

Skirting the Rules: 6 Traditional Communication Rules You Can (And Should) Break

In today’s world, it seems like we’re in such constant communication with the people around us that your odds of having a miscommunication are naturally higher. “One of the things that’s happening is that the quantity of communication has, unfortunately, become more...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/skirting-the-rules-6-traditional-communication-rules-you-can-and-should-break/

Wonder Woman Dropped As UN Ambassador For Gender Equality

Wonder Woman has been demoted from her role as ‘Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls’.
On Monday it was announced that Wonder Woman’s campaign will come to an end on Friday, just two months after it began. 
The appointment of the DC Comics heroine was controversial to s...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/wonder-woman-dropped-as-un-ambassador-for-gender-equality/

UN Women: Women make history in Timor-Leste village elections

Crossposted from UN Women.

In one of Asia’s newest countries, women are breaking gender stereotypes by participating successfully in local elections for Village Chiefs.


Barbara Garma Soares, from Suku Sau, is one of 21 women elected Xefe Suku (Village Chief) in local elections in T...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/un-women-women-make-history-in-timor-leste-village-elections/

Clinton's Loss Has Motivated Thousands Of Women To Consider Running For Office

When Hilary Levey Friedman put her two young sons to bed on Nov. 8, she hoped they would wake up with a female president-elect. Instead, she woke up in a panic at 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 9, looked at her phone and saw that Hillary Clinton had officially conceded to Donald Trump ― perhaps the most ...

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Clinton's Loss Has Motivated Thousands Of Women To Consider Running For Office

When Hilary Levey Friedman put her two young sons to bed on Nov. 8, she hoped they would wake up with a female president-elect. Instead, she woke up in a panic at 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 9, looked at her phone and saw that Hillary Clinton had officially conceded to Donald Trump ― perhaps the most ...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/clintons-loss-has-motivated-thousands-of-women-to-consider-running-for-office/

Dr. Ruth Nemzoff: Muslim And Jewish Women Get It

Co-Authored by Ellen Offner, Principal, Offner Consulting, LLC, health care strategy and program development.


Muslim and Jewish women are banding together, using their common bonds to fight the bias imbedded in American culture and inflamed by Donald Trump during his boldly biased...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/dr-ruth-nemzoff-muslim-and-jewish-women-get-it/

Lisa Regan: Starting the Conversation for Change

My name is Lisa Regan, I am an entrepreneur, a business owner, a wellness writer, a fashion columnist, a race director, a GAA PRO and Secretary and I am a woman. These are all the things that I do to contribute to both myself and society.


Yesterday was International Women’s Day...

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Madonna Gets Real About Sexism And Misogyny In Emotional Billboard 'Women In Music' Speech

Madonna opened up about the struggles and obstacles she’s faced over the years in a touching, personal speech at a Billboard Women in Music event on Friday. 
While accepting a Woman of the Year award, the pop icon got real about the sexism and misogyny she’s dealt with throughout her deca...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/madonna-gets-real-about-sexism-and-misogyny-in-emotional-billboard-women-in-music-speech/

Cindy Nava: TEDx Talk: One SHERO at a time: Creating the Path for Minority Women to Succeed

The year is 1947.The location is a small farming town in Chihuahua, MX called Santa Rosalia de Cuevas. In this placed lived an 8-year-old girl by the name of Eva Estrada who was incredibly passionate about the idea of one day learning how to read. Eva’s fondest memory is that of...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/cindy-nava-tedx-talk-one-shero-at-a-time-creating-the-path-for-minority-women-to-succeed/

Parul Banka: International Women's Day: My Story

On the occasion of International Women’s Day this year, I invite all the beautiful women reading this post to have faith in themselves, find their voice and stand up for what they believe is the right thing. I also want to delve into why I am saying this and share my story with you....

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https://skpsoft.com/women/parul-banka-international-womens-day-my-story/

Yes, The Women's March Is Still On — And It Has A Starting Location

The Women’s March on Washington is still due to take place the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration next month ― despite media claims that it’s been barred from nearly all of the capital’s major public protest spaces, rally organizers say. And they’ve secured a starting location.
“People fro...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/yes-the-womens-march-is-still-on-and-it-has-a-starting-location/

She's Fit To Lead: Introducing The Career Chronicles

About She’s Fit To Lead – She’s Fit To Lead is a media property that is devoted to inspiring college age women to become confident real world leaders. With a robust following on our website and social media and a successful track record of live events, we have a...

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Jeremy Corbyn Says Women's Rights Will Be 'Front And Centre' Of Everything Labour Does

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is pledging to give the victims of domestic abuse more legal support.


Corbyn is committing a future Labour government to ratify the Istanbul Convention which lays down minimum standards of care and backing for people fleeing abusive relationships.


The Labour...

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Matan Uziel: Violence Against Women is a Men's Issue

Yes, I am tired of men hurting women. And yes, men are responsible because men belong to the current culture of manhood that allows this — a culture that says men can’t show fear, can’t be wrong, and are entitled to power over others, especially women.


A culture that...

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Don't Be This Guy Who Asked His Job Interviewer Out On A Date

Pro tip: Job interviews are job interviews, not opportunities to find love. 
Product designer Katarina Batina tweeted a screenshot of an email she received from a man asking her on a date. Ordinarily, asking a woman out via email wouldn’t be problematic, except that Batina had just int...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/dont-be-this-guy-who-asked-his-job-interviewer-out-on-a-date/

Trump Admits His Threat To Lock Up Clinton Was Just For Show

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday acknowledged his threat to imprison Hillary Clinton for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state was simply an appeal to win voters. 
As Trump spoke at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as part of his post-election “Thank You T...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/trump-admits-his-threat-to-lock-up-clinton-was-just-for-show/

This Country's Capital Just Made It Punishable To Catcall Women

Buenos Aires has taken legal action in changing a culture that normalizes sexual harassment.
A law passed by the Argentine capital’s legislative body on Wednesday forbids catcalling and other forms of harassment in public, with perpetrators facing up to a $1,000 peso fine (around $60 USD), ac...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/this-countrys-capital-just-made-it-punishable-to-catcall-women/

The 50 Funniest Tweets From Women In 2016

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The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant — and succinct — wisdom. Each week, HuffPost Women rounds up hilarious 140-character musings. To celebrate 2016, we’ve rounded up 50 of the funniest tweets from ...

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Joanne Bamberger: White Women, It's Time To Get A Clue ... If It's Not Too Late

Not all white women are clueless. But Trump’s victory proves that the majority of us are.


I’ve never understood the election statistic that most married white women vote Republican. Even if they were Democrats before their wedding day, there’s apparently something...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/joanne-bamberger-white-women-its-time-to-get-a-clue-if-its-not-too-late/

Jodie Brandman: Let's Talk About Your Vagina

It’s something that we don’t normally talk about, but a topic that us women need to get comfortable with a little more… and that’s our vagina and it’s health.


There are so many of us feeling very alone, dealing with a multitude of problems and thinking that...

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Gloria Steinem Warns That Donald Trump & State Laws Will Endanger Women's Rights

Women’s rights advocates must pay attention to threats in individual U.S. states where policies could set back abortion availability and health care as much as the plans of President-elect Donald Trump, activist Gloria Steinem said on Thursday.
Some of the most right-wing politics are found n...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/gloria-steinem-warns-that-donald-trump-state-laws-will-endanger-womens-rights/

Hillary Clinton Warns 'Lives Are At Risk' Because Of Fake News

WASHINGTON ― Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday about the deadly risks of fake news, and said leaders in the public and private sector should act immediately to snuff it out.
“The epidemic of fake news and false propaganda that flooded social media over the last year ―...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/hillary-clinton-warns-lives-are-at-risk-because-of-fake-news/

Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick: 'I Like Beautiful Women Eating Burgers In Bikinis'

What kind of American values does Andy Puzder, reported to be Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary, embrace?
Puzder, CEO of the company that operates burger chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, has been outspoken on a few issues. He doesn’t want to raise the minimum wage. He really dislikes Ob...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/trumps-labor-secretary-pick-i-like-beautiful-women-eating-burgers-in-bikinis/

'Canada's Rosa Parks' Unveiled As 1st Canadian Woman On A Banknote

GATINEAU, Que. — Viola Desmond, often described as Canada’s Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia movie theatre, will be the first woman to be celebrated on the face of a Canadian banknote.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Desmond ...

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Alice Allan: Why I Took Baby Rosa on Her First March for Mother's Day

With a name like Rosa perhaps you’d think she has no choice – her namesakes Rosa Parks and Luxemburg were two revolutionary heroines in the fight for global justice and equality. But becoming a mum has given me further reasons for wanting to make sure my baby (and her dad)...

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https://skpsoft.com/women/alice-allan-why-i-took-baby-rosa-on-her-first-march-for-mothers-day/

Lindsay Avner: How To Have A Smarter Well-Woman Exam

Bright Pink is a national non-profit focused on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women. The organization’s mission is to save women’s lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering them to live proactively at a young...

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https://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/lindsay-avner-how-to-have-a-smarter-well-woman-exam/

Amy Smalarz: Fresh Eyes

Yes, this is one of Andy Grammer’s latest songs and you have probably heard it song before.


But, before you continue reading, take a minute and click HERE so you can listen to this song. I mean, really listen. Not just the beat or while you are doing something else but really listen...

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https://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/amy-smalarz-fresh-eyes/

Bob Ramsay: Canadian Women Are Storming The Ivory Towers

True, Hilary Clinton didn’t break through the Everest of glass ceilings.
True, 44 per cent of Canada’s public companies don’t have even one woman on their boards.
True, Canadian women earn just 73.5 cents for every dollar a man makes.
But women are breaking...

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A Lot Of Women Will Disagree With David Cameron's Claim About Their 'Better Pensions'

David Cameron has been mocked for his “bravery” for suggesting women are “retiring with better pensions” following fierce criticism for the Government’s “mishandling” of the retirement of women born in the 1950s.


The Prime Minister attempted to burnish the Government’s credentials on equal...

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Jessica Elliott: Locker Room Talk Continues To Leave The Locker Room - Sports Reporter Goes On Racist, Sexist, Bigoted Rant

When Arizona resident Krystal Poleon was parking her truck in a Phoenix Hooters parking lot, she dinged the car next to her. She immediately went over to check and see if any damage was done and was surprised to find the driver in the car; she apologized for hitting his rearview mirror and...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/jessica-elliott-locker-room-talk-continues-to-leave-the-locker-room-sports-reporter-goes-on-racist-sexist-bigoted-rant/

Imogen Groome: I Was Sexually Harassed Last Week, Again - Reflecting On International Women's Day

I was sexually harassed last week.


I was walking home from a friend’s house one evening, and passed a group of drunk men. One of them decided to approach me, grab my chest, and say “Come on, love.” I elbowed him in the face and jogged away.


Come on, love – am I...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/imogen-groome-i-was-sexually-harassed-last-week-again-reflecting-on-international-womens-day/

Jessica Elliott: Locker room talk continues to leave the locker room - AZ sports reporter goes on racist, sexist, bigoted rant.

When Arizona resident Krystal Poleon was parking her truck in a Phoenix Hooters parking lot, she dinged the car next to her. She immediately went over to check and see if any damage was done and was surprised to find the driver in the car; she apologized for hitting his rearview mirror and...

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Merry Carole Powers: Protecting Our World: Bringing the Battle To The Boardroom

My uncle served on the front lines of Germany in World War II. And, like most heroes of his generation, he didn’t talk much about it. But as the years passed, I was lucky enough to hear a few first hand experiences of that time in history. Usually over early morning scrambled eggs...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/merry-carole-powers-protecting-our-world-bringing-the-battle-to-the-boardroom/

Diane Propsner: Amanda Lee Salb, DVM: Improving the Welfare of Wildlife Across Malawi

Malawi is a small country in southern-central Africa. Stationed there, Amanda Lee Salb, DVM, is the nation’s first resident wildlife veterinarian. She began her work about three years ago, when she first came to the country to work for the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT) as the...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/women+news/diane-propsner-amanda-lee-salb-dvm-improving-the-welfare-of-wildlife-across-malawi/

This Graph Reveals One Crucial Reason Why Gender Pay Equality Is Still So Far Away

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The financial penalty of having children has been called a ‘motherhood wage penalty’ (stock image)



Women suffer a “motherhood wage penalty” that sees their pay fall, relative to men, for more than a decade after having children, new research reve...

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Meet The Fierce Activists Leading The Women’s March On Washington

The Women’s March On Washington is happening come hell or high water, march leaders say, and it’s largely thanks to three women: Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez and Linda Sarsour.
The demonstration in Washington D.C. on Jan. 21 ― the day after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ― is de...

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Caroline Hart: Are We Too Diverse for You?

At the moment all the talk in Hollywood is of the Oscars and diversity, you have those saying it is the Academy’s fault and then there are those who blame the industry as a whole, but it really is everyone’s fault!


The big blockbusters are mainly white macho movies and with...

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Jenn Maggin: Praying: A Mitzvah , Not a Crime

Criminals. Troublemakers. Attention seekers. These are just a few of the names that Women of the Wall have been called. I’ve met these women, I’ve prayed with these women, and you know what? I call these women discrimination-fighting superheroes with the guts to stand up for the...

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Media Called Out For How It Reports The Gender Pay Gap

Discussion in the media on Tuesday about new research showing that many women suffer a severe “motherhood wage penalty” has been criticised for being dominated by male voices. 
Research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies revealed that women earn 18% less an hour than men and that the pay g...

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A Mumbai Mosque Lifted Its Ban On Women And Hundreds Came Out To Celebrate

More than 200 women entered the inner sanctum of Mumbai’s historic Haji Ali Dargah mosque on Tuesday after trustees at the site lifted a ban on female visitors.
The tomb houses the remains of Islamic saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari. Pilgrims traditionally have entered the room to touch the g...

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Sandra Bullock Is Fed Up With 'Open Hunting Season' On Women's Looks

Sandra Bullock was recently named People’s Most Beautiful Woman of 2015, and she’s using her title to share that being a woman in the spotlight isn’t always so beautiful.


In an interview with E! News, the Oscar-winning actress described how women are treated in the media, spe...

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