Women everywhere are finding their voice and empowering each other to do the same. By focusing on themselves and not relying on others to feel entitled, females across the globe are gaining their independence. This is evident through female entrepreneurs founding billion-dollar companies and single mothers raising families on their …
Read More »#MeToo.
Harvey Weinstein, Andy Signore, Roy Price, Chris Savino, Robert Scoble, Lockhart Steele, John Besh, James Toback, Terry Richardson, Leon Wieseltier, Knight Landesman, Rick Najera, Ken Baker, Kevin Spacey, Hamilton Fish, Michael Oreskes, Andy Dick, Kirt Webster, Brett Ratner, Jeff Hoover, David Guillod, Ed Westwick, Jeffrey Tambor, Benjamin Genocchio, Roy Moore, …
Read More »Driving a life
Last month, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman announced that the nation’s women will be legally allowed to drive without the presence of a male. A royal decree on live national television reported that it will be enacted in June 2018. Women across Saudi Arabia have been working to resolve this issue …
Read More »Beyoncé is making Lemonade out of lemons
In December of 2013, Beyoncé shocked the world with her surprise self-titled album. It was hard to top that feat, but she managed to do so with her new single “Formation,” debuted at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show after her music video dropped and stunned listeners. This song brought …
Read More »Women empowered
Lauren Thatcher Ulrich got it right when she said “well behaved women seldom make history”, but what she failed to mention was how hard it is for women to break through society’s barriers. Society is the king (or queen) of mixed signals. On one hand, it is expected of women …
Read More »Be a (socially constructed concept of a) man!
Be a man. Man up! Boys don’t cry. Nearly every guy has heard these words from parents, coaches, and bros alike. The question, then, begs to be asked: what does it mean to be a man? Among thesaurus definitions for “masculine” are the words macho, muscular, bold, gallant, rough, hardy, …
Read More »The path to gender equality: dismantling the stereotypical family household
The television drones on in the background, as a woman tidies up the home and begins cooking. She shouts, “Dinner is ready!” and a subsequent pitter-patter of feet enter the dining room. Her children storm into their seats, and shortly afterwards a man dressed head-to-toe in a suit enters the …
Read More »Meninists: who they are and why to avoid them
A new, slightly bewildering fad has become popular among young men recently called “meninism.” The term seemingly stemmed from a twitter account called @MeninistTweet, bearing a disclaimer saying the account is a parody. Unfortunately, sexism is still sexism, whether someone means it as a joke or not, and something about the …
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