“If you don’t have at least 20 minutes for yourself during the day – something is wrong,” my mother-in-law said as she watched me rushing through morning errands from the passenger seat of my car. It was 6:30 am and Read More
Month: April 2017
The Benefits of Volunteering and Activism
Every year millions of individuals dedicate themselves to making the world better through volunteer work. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, about 62.6 million Americans, or about a quarter of the adult population, gave 7.8 billion hours of Read More
What Our Volunteers Say
Every year, we invite our most active supporters to take part in one of the most rewarding volunteer experiences we offer. By helping to judge applications for our annual Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards for Women, volunteers get to decide Read More
How to Help Girls to Grow Strong and Flourish
We have the power to boost and inspire the next generation of girls, just by the way we speak to them. The way we speak to them, and the way we support their decisions, pave the way for what they Read More
5 Simple Tips for Managing Stress When You’re a Working Mother
I went to law school at night while working 50 hours a week as a paralegal. For a while, I had a part-time job in the law library, too. I can’t say it was easy. There was a Krispy Kreme Read More
Rape Culture 101: What is Rape Culture?
We know that sexual violence is a serious and rampant problem. But do we really understand why it happens? One of the most common misconceptions about sexual assault is that it stems from the individual psychological problems of the rapist. Read More
Raising a Social Media Girl
My phone rings in the middle of the day from my daughter’s middle school and I hear the voice of her school counselor on the other end. I put my conference call on hold to figure out why she sounded Read More
5 Forgotten Women in STEM
Women are notoriously underrepresented in STEM fields. In fact, as recently as last year, the National Science Foundation reported that women make up only 29% of the science and engineering workforce. Despite our low numbers, women have been making major Read More
5 MORE Problems Women Still Face in 2017
Previously we talked about the 5 biggest issues women still face in 2017. Here are 5 more problems women face that didn’t make the first cut, but are just as important. Learn more about each issue below and join LiveYourDream.org to find out how Read More