What Men Need To Know About Women Who Travel Solo

As I ordered my breakfast in a far-flung beach town in Southern Africa a few weeks ago, I got talking to a guy around my age.
“Are you travelling alone?” he asked.
When I replied cheerily that I was, he muttered into his hands:
“Oh. That’s brave.”
He then...

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School Celebrates Crossing Guard Who's Served Same Corner For 50 Years

On March 29, 1967, Janet Haines began her duties as a crossing guard in Falls Church, Virginia. Fifty years later, she’s still helping pedestrians on the same corner.


Haines, 91, told The Huffington Post she loves the “pleasant work environment” on her corner ― the intersection of Broad...

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More Than 50 Organizations Unite To Launch Nationwide Social Change Campaign

More than 50 social justice organizations have united to form a new coalition to combat injustice and fight for equality on behalf of all marginalized groups.


The newly-formed group called “The Majority” includes organizations like the Black Lives Matter network, NAACP, Fight for $15,...

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16 Senators Back U.S. Women's Hockey Team's Fair Pay Boycott

March 27, 2017Dave OgreanExecutive DirectorUSA Hockey 1775 Bob Johnson Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Dear Mr. Ogrean,
As Senators committed to gender equity in all realms of American life, we write to express our serious concern with allegations raised by members of the U.S. Women’s...

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In Research Fields, Women Make Progress But There’s Still A Gap

Since the dawn of the scientific process, research fields have been dominated by men. Historically, women were barred from entering science, initially by restrictive regulations, then by cultural pressures that reinforced their exclusion. The popular Academy-Award-nominated film “Hidden...

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Maternity Leave: 4 Women Talk About The Challenges They Face In Modern Britain

One of the key considerations of becoming a parent in modern Britain is deciding how to balance your work and home life, or more specifically what you are going to do about maternity leave.


Do you take an entire year off with your newborn and rely on a partner to be the breadwinner? Or do...

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The Stunning Finale Of 'Big Little Lies' Is What Happens When Women Drive Art

The last 15 minutes of the finale of “Big Little Lies” contains very few words. We find out the answers to three long-unanswered questions through images: Who was murdered? Who killed that person? And who is the man who brutally assaulted Jane Chapman and fathered her son, Ziggy?


That...

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