This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015
Huff/Post50 is proud to announce a new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” Last month, our editor-at-large Rita Wilson issued a…
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Tradition, progress at crux of Vatican talks on women
While the document states that the movement for female equality “was not, and is not, without problems,” the authors note that women between 20 and 50 years old rarely go…
Roger Goodell, start respecting women
Since then, Goodell said he has visited shelters and spoken to abused women and saw the pain and despair that come to families when women are not valued. His mission…
UVA Students Say Banning Sorority Members From Frat Parties Is ‘Dangerous’
Many students at the University of Virginia think banning sorority members from attending parties celebrating the end of fraternity recruitment this weekend could backfire on the national sorority organizations that…
Women’s Mosque Opens In L.A. With A Vision For The Future Of Muslim-American Leadership
The Women’s Mosque of America opened its doors on Friday in central Los Angeles, welcoming a crowd of Muslim women from around the country. L.A.-based professionals M. Hasna Maznavi and…
‘Dad’ gets a makeover in Super Bowl ads
Are you tired of seeing the bumbling, clueless, buffoon-like dads in commercialsthe ones whose biggest contribution to child rearing is uttering “Yes dear” as their partners do all the work?…
Altar Server Scandal Is Reminder Of How Far The Catholic Church Has To Go With Women
While Pope Francis has been widely hailed as a champion of social progress, when it comes to elevating women’s roles, critics say the Catholic Church still has a long way…
‘Fifty Shades’ Star Dakota Johnson On Why Anastasia Is Actually Feminist
“Fifty Shades of Grey” star Dakota Johnson won’t take criticism of her character silently. In a new interview alongside co-star Jamie Dornan and director Sam Taylor-Johnson for Glamour’s March issue,…
Why we love Shondaland
“Why is your penis on a dead girl’s phone?” If you have no idea what I’m talking about then chances are you don’t know who Annalise Keating is. And if…
‘Peeping Tom’ Rabbi, Barry Freundel, Refuses To Leave Georgetown Synagogue Residence
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Georgetown rabbi charged with videotaping naked women as they used his synagogue’s ritual bath is refusing to leave the rabbi’s residence, according to an email sent from…
Soon, Not Even 1 Percent Of Fortune 500 Companies Will Have Black CEOs
When McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson officially steps down in March, there will be just four black CEOs in the Fortune 500. Even as politicians, pundits and the business community work…
How to Super Bowl #LikeAGirl
Sorry, I can’t contain my excitement about this one. Remember the #LikeAGirl ad, which became a sensation last summer? It’s now been viewed online more than 80 million times worldwide,…
Makeup and Other Common Items May Speed Up Menopause, Study Finds
Women exposed to high levels of the chemicals found in plastics, common household items and yes — makeup, experience menopause two to four years earlier than women with lower levels…
Lipstick-Smearing Selfies Aim To Raise Awareness For Cervical Cancer In The UK
According to doctors, regular pap smears are the best way to detect cervical cancer. Alarmingly, one in three women between the ages of 25 and 29 in the United Kingdom…
Calling female designers! Join CNN on International Women’s Day
We asked our audience, our journalists and our partners around the world to select the quotes by women that inspire them. We’ve been inundated with quotes — and now we…
Jessica Williams On Dating While Feminist: ‘I Look For A Man Who Respects My Womanhood’
Jessica Williams has no time for “bozos.” – Here’s to all women figuring that out — bozos beware.
Lessons From Beyoncé And Nicki Minaj’s Feminist Friendship
Anyone paying attention to the world of pop culture knows that it’s a hostile one, with feuds and rivalries between artists being the norm. When it comes to relationships between…
Why Katy Perry Won’t Be The Superbowl’s ‘Girl Power’ Moment
The Super Bowl wants to have what the VMAs are having. After Beyoncé’s Internet-shaking performance at MTV’s Video Music Awards last year, in which she spelled out “FEMINISM” in bright…
Postpartum Depression Can Start As Soon As You’re Pregnant
Having a new baby is supposed to be a joyful experience — but for many women, it comes with some significant mental health challenges. While up to 70 percent of…
90 Seconds Of Wiggling, Jiggling, Sweating, And Shaking Is All It Took To Get Me Off The Couch
www.upworthy.com: Here’s an epic 90-second salute to the women who are getting active and healthy no matter what you think of them or their bodies. Subscribe to Upworthy
Mormon Church’s New LGBT Stance Draws Mixed Response From Gay Mormons
Peter Harrison was rushing to class Tuesday morning when he noticed a flurry of activity on his Facebook feed. Senior leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
Gabrielle Union Says ‘The World Isn’t Going To End’ If We See More Diversity In Women On TV
Gabrielle Union has a brilliant strategy for getting more women of color on TV: Put more women of color on TV. – Head over to Yahoo to read the rest…
Congressman Tim Ryan Changes Position On Abortion After Talking To Women
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), a longtime opponent of abortion, announced in an op-ed on Tuesday that he now supports abortion rights after having talked to women in difficult circumstances throughout…
Dear Pinterest: Don’t Change Just To Get Guys To Like You
How popular is Pinterest? With women, very: the social network had 72.5 million visitors in December, and about 71 percent of them were women. Pinterest is the most “female-skewed social…
Feminism Needs A Redesign
Let’s be honest: The feminist movement is not exactly known for its savvy design. Too many women’s organizations have cliché, homogenous logos and visual identities that reinforce stereotypes and do…
100% Of The Women Of Color Interviewed In STEM Study Experienced Gender Bias
Being a woman in STEM research is tough, but it’s significantly worse for women of color. According to a recent report conducted by the University of California’s Hastings College of…
Jane Fonda Says Girl Power Is The Reason Women Live Longer Than Men
Sorry, men. It seems your bromances are totally overrated — at least according to Jane Fonda. The 77-year-old actress and fitness guru says it’s actually female friendships that are the…
When You Want Sex And Your Partner Doesn’t
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Emily Gurnon It’s a problem experienced by both men and women, in heterosexual and same-sex relationships: One of you is feeling amorous. The other isn’t….
American actor arrested arrested on voyeurism charges in Canada
It started when two women in their mid-twenties rented a condo from the actor. According to the Toronto Police Service, the women alerted them after they “discovered hidden cameras and…
Michelle Obama Forgoes Headscarf In Saudi Arabia
For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live. – Saudi Arabia imposes many restrictions…