Robin Abcarian in the Los Angeles Times highlights another pay equity lawsuit–this one filed by women lawyers who had been working for Farmers Insurance. The lawsuit claims not only were they paid less than men (some of whom had less Read More
The Statue of Liberty and Women’s Suffrage
Today marks the 130th anniversary of the delivery of the Statue of Liberty to the United States. Elizabeth Mitchell wrote about the Statue of Liberty and its creator, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi in her book, Liberty’s Torch: The Great Adventure to Read More
Is Your Profession Guilty of “Double-Barreled Bias”?
If you’re like me, you have chuckled at Charlotte Whitton’s quote: “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” But even though we may laugh at it, Read More
A Happy Mother’s Day Note to My Amazing Mom
Dear Mom, I can’t begin to express how lucky I am to have you as my mom. I could list a million stories of our times together and lessons I learned from you. I could tell you how I wish we Read More
Darfur, Rape, and George Clooney
There’s a green hoodie sweatshirt hanging in my closet that says “Save Darfur.” I bought it a decade ago to draw attention to the genocide there. This was before South Sudan became an independent state–even before the United States named Read More
7 Ways to Nuture Your Friendships
As a kid, when February rolled around, I remember my mom buying me packaged Valentine’s Day cards to share with my classmates. We signed the cards, wedged them into envelopes and dropped them into a big decorated box. On Valentine’s Read More
2.5 Million Slaves in the World Today
Did you know there are more than 2.5 million slaves in the world today? They are the victims of human trafficking, a modern day form of slavery. And more than 2 million of these slaves are women and children, many Read More
New Year, New You – Draw your dreams into reality!
The New Year is here, so why not step into the “new you” that you’ve been dreaming about? Goals like getting in better shape or starting a business aren’t as difficult to achieve as you think. In fact, they’re only Read More
Marisa’s Experiences Traving to Maasailand
Marisa is an avid volunteer with women’s health organizations both in her community of Philadelphia, PA, and abroad in Kenya. Globally, she works to improve the lives of women and girls in the Maasai tribe with Maasai Rising, by raising Read More
A Salute to Military Women on Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a national holiday in the United States for remembering the men and women who died while serving their country. There are currently more than 214,000 women serving in the U.S. armed forces, comprising approximately 14.6% of total Read More