Women & Girls
Emmy Rising
Hunger held 13-year-old Emmy back in school, but she shot to the top of her class when she started getting a few square meals a day.
Meet the Powerhouse Women of Thaprek, Nepal
Thaprek, Nepal, is home to the bold women of Ratanpur, a self-help group started in conjunction with Heifer Nepal, and those women have transformed...
Toxic Masculinity Is No Match For Cambodia's Female Farmers
Organic produce and fresh proteins garner good money in Cambodia. The only challenge is that many farmers lack the basics – seeds, training and...
A Ray of Hope in Haiti
Haiti's ongoing sociopolitical upheaval is taking a toll on the country's citizens, especially those still rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane...
Why We Need More Women Journalists at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Celebrity Knitter Clara Parkes Talks Yarn, Work-Life Balance and Traveling the World
Odds are, if you're a knitter you know Clara Parkes. The New York Times bestselling author and wool advocate talks yarn, work-life balance and...
Seizing Life By The Handlebars: Meet The First Woman to Ride a Bike in this Small Town
One girl's wheels made waves in this rural Indian village when she pedaled out as the first girl in town to ride a bike.
Women's Empowerment, Westeros-Style
The phrase “women’s empowerment” is thrown around a lot. What does it actually mean? HBO runaway hit Game of Thrones has given us many...
Solar-powered well delves for clean water in the desert
Daily life in the community of Nakara, Senegal, is not easy, and it takes a whole family pitching in to make it. But for thousands of families in...
6 Reminders We All Need to be Better at Empowering Women (and Better People in General)
How can we positively contribute to the fight for gender equity? Here are a handful of reminders we should all keep in mind, regardless of our...