This week, Rachel Birnam, a United State of Women Intern, sat down with Michele Dauber, a Stanford law professor, to talk about the epidemic of rape culture on college campuses. Rachel is a recent graduate of the University of California, San Diego, where she raised awareness as a student activist around sexual assault on campus, […]
By Katie Curran, Founder & President, ProjectNextGeneration.org, Columbia University student You are never too young to create change. In fact, the brains of young people are biologically engineered to find innovative solutions to today’s pressing problems. Youth offer an unparalleled perspective that we should share with others. I am making my mark on gender equality. In […]
A video about the United State of Women recently appeared on my Facebook page. The video featured such luminaries as Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, and Tina Fey. When women come together, they are an incredibly powerful force that has the ability to change the world. During the second Liberian civil war, it […]
By Natasha Sistrunk Robinson, author of Mentor for Life and Visionary Founder of Leadership LINKS, Inc. I am an African American woman, a wife, mother, and friend. I am also a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, former Marine Corps officer and federal employee of the Department of Homeland Security. Today, I am a […]
By Carol Omer “We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released.” -Dr Jean Houston My name is Carol Omer, I am a certified life coach and author. I have worked in domestic violence shelters and women’s healing and empowerment programs for almost 30 years and my passion is to find the […]
By Cody McDavis, It’s On Us Student Advisory Committee Regional Advisor, NCAA SAAC Member. Athletes around the world answer to a higher calling and carry a heavy burden to perform in their respective sport. Everyday athletes push their limits to be greater than they were yesterday — this is especially true for Olympic athletes. Why? […]
By Chris Blache and Pascale Lapalud, co-founders of Genre et Ville You participated in actions, or practiced public space in an interesting way. You’ve witnessed a stimulating idea, an installation, infrastructure, layout, enabling women to reclaim public space. Share it with us, so we can publicize it and help spread good practices. Who are we? […]
By Kimberly K. Arcand, Chandra X-ray Center/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory When people ask me what I do for work, I often say that I’m a storyteller. It’s not that I stand on a stage with a microphone and narrate long tales to a rapt audience. My stories are told differently, not through voice or music, but […]
By Tara Chklovski, Founder and CEO of Iridescent Imagine a little girl and a little boy ready to play. Imagine saying to them both “Come. See this machine here.” What do you think the little girl will do? I was that little girl once, and I was lucky. Lucky to have a mentor who believed […]
By Danyelle R. Carter, Founder, Black Girls in Government This past April, three black lawmakers made history when they announced the formation of the first and only Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls. Like many Black women across the nation, I rejoiced with my girlfriends, shed tears while journaling and expressed enthusiasm on social […]