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Year: 2021

The Equal Rights Amendment: How The US Constitution is Still Failing Women

August 16, 2021August 14, 2021Elizabeth Endara
The Equal Rights Amendment: How The US Constitution is Still Failing Women
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It was in a women’s literature class my sophomore year of college that I first learned the shocking fact that the United States Constitution does not have an Equal Rights Amendment guaranteeing equal legal rights for everyone regardless of their Read More

A Teen Girl’s Guide for Turning Dreams into Plans

August 16, 2021August 12, 2021LiveYourDream.org
A Teen Girl’s Guide for Turning Dreams into Plans
Career, Education1 Comment on A Teen Girl’s Guide for Turning Dreams into Plans

The way I have always set goals for my future is by being aspirational as I can imagine; something I have done since I was a little girl. Maybe my aspirations when I were younger were quite bizarre in the Read More

All the People Living with Invisible Illness

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021Elizabeth Endara
All the People Living with Invisible Illness
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For all the people living with invisible illness: you’re not alone. As a sufferer of a progressive but invisible disease, I often pause at the standard box on forms saying: Are you disabled? Am I? If I look at my Read More

The Power of Dream It, Be It: Shaping Lives, Strengthening Futures

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021Elizabeth Endara
The Power of Dream It, Be It: Shaping Lives, Strengthening Futures
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There is no limit to what girls can achieve with encouragement and positive role models. That is the heart of Dream It, Be It. Our members play such an essential role in helping girls uncover the strength to persevere down Read More

The Economics of Growing Up: Helping Girls Be Self-Sufficient

August 9, 2021August 5, 2021LiveYourDream.org
The Economics of Growing Up: Helping Girls Be Self-Sufficient
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When I was a little girl, my father would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. “You can be whatever you want to be,” he’d say. “What about a trash collector?” I asked impishly. “Sure,” my Read More

What are the Benefits of Mentorship for Teens?

August 2, 2021August 5, 2021Elizabeth Endara
What are the Benefits of Mentorship for Teens?
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While increasing girls’ access to education and training is crucial to their empowerment and success, it’s often not enough. Young women are earning higher degrees than ever before and making up the majority of the classroom. However, they continue to Read More

National Intern Day

July 29, 2021August 6, 2021Elizabeth Endara
National Intern Day
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The Disheartening Design of Unpaid Internships  As college students find themselves at the starting line of their fall semester, many are assessing their summer earnings and taking a look at the upcoming expenses. When it comes to finding work over Read More

Girls Just Want to Have Funds: Equal Pay for Women

July 21, 2021July 15, 2021Elizabeth Endara
Girls Just Want to Have Funds: Equal Pay for Women
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Queens! What if I told you that you were being robbed?! From the moment you start working, there is a strong chance that you’ve been underpaid for the work you’ve done. Not because you are underqualified. Not because you are Read More

How Women Can Succeed in Male-Dominated Fields

July 19, 2021July 15, 2021Elizabeth Endara
How Women Can Succeed in Male-Dominated Fields
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It is no secret that even after all these years there are still major gender discrepancies in our workplaces. Numerous fields — particularly those in trades and STEM career paths — are still male-dominated and successful women feel few and Read More

Myths About Sexual Assault Need to be Debunked Now

July 8, 2021July 6, 2021Elizabeth Endara
Myths About Sexual Assault Need to be Debunked Now
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We hear of sexual assault scandals and historic abuse cases so often that our society has almost become numb to them, especially after the ‘Me Too’ movement in 2017. While it is an issue that is talked of more openly Read More

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