The primary purpose of the Women’s Rights Movement is to end social practices that negatively impact women and girls. One of the challenges of the movement is deciding which strategies are the most effective in realizing this global vision. Much Read More
Year: 2019
Women and Depression
Depression impacts millions of people every day, from all walks of life. It can lead to intense feelings of hopelessness, lethargy, frustration, along with physical ailments, for weeks or months. Research indicates that women have a higher incidence of depression Read More
Deciding to Invest
When you’re consistently earning more than you’re spending, it’s time to seriously consider investing. If you have some money sitting in your bank account that’s not your emergency fund and you don’t need it a couple of years down the Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Heather
November 15th. Heather remembers the exact day six years ago when she packed up everything she could fit into the car and left her abusive marriage. That first night, she and her children slept in a hotel, uncertain what would Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Rocy
Rocy’s dream is to finish her bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies, then obtain her teacher certification to teach high school Spanish. “I know from my own experience that learning another language is a big challenge. I moved to the USA Read More
Orenda: Using Art to Tell Women’s Stories & Inspire Action
Edica Pacha is a multimedia artist whose latest project combines portrait photography, public art, storytelling, and activism. Through “Orenda”, she is creating platform for sharing women’s stories and empowering all of us to feel heard, validated and less alone. We Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Lauren
“This grant could literally change my life as I know it.” Since she was just 13 years old, Lauren has waitressed to help her family get by. Now as an adult, she takes care of her younger brother and her Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Noelle
After years of wrestling with depression and trauma from childhood sexual abuse, Noelle ended up on the streets like many unlucky young women. Just a teenager, she was exposed to many potentially dangerous situations, including one night when a man Read More
Earth Day 2019: Eliminate Food Waste
Today is Earth Day! On this day and everyday, we should try to find ways to protect and preserve the planet we call home. Lots of people are talking about climate change these days. In the political sphere, congress is Read More
My Journey Into Women’s Rights
Seeing the truth Born into an upper-class family in a third world country, I wouldn’t exactly say I witnessed blaring disparities in the ways women were treated in my society. Disparities were blaring – only I did not see them. Read More