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Ashley Christensen, of Poole’s Downtown Diner in Raleigh, at her latest venture, Joule Coffee & Table.” CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Back in the 1970s, when Nathalie Dupree and Shirley Corriher…
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Ashley Christensen, of Poole’s Downtown Diner in Raleigh, at her latest venture, Joule Coffee & Table.” CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Back in the 1970s, when Nathalie Dupree and Shirley Corriher…
As in years past, far more men than women attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. Only 17 percent of the 2,500 participants at this year’s gathering were women. However,…
Doubt that women can be just as badass as men? Watch this video and then reevaluate. – H/T The Verge
An Arizona appeals court has vacated a conviction against a transgender woman who was profiled for sex work, creating new hope that she might receive justice. Monica Jones, a transgender…
Welcome back to the wonderful world of white wine tears, roses, grammatical incorrectness and two-month journeys toward engagement. That’s right, “The Bachelor” has returned — this time with Chris Soules,…
I had already experienced two “Davos moments” in the Swiss mountain town: as I entered the congress center I passed Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and then IMF Managing Director Christine…
We wanted to know which women you felt deserved an accolade for their achievements this year and turned to our readers, partners, and organizations we’ve worked with this year to…
“The work we do affects the way that we see ourselves and the way that we are seen,” director Ava Duvernay said on Monday during a Sundance brunch co-hosted by…
“I think I am meant to be flattered,” Ms. Morrissey, a 48-year-old money manager, said recently in her office in the City, London’s historic financial district. “But I am doing…
Though GOP lawmakers generally panned the proposals in last week’s State of the Union address, House Democrats are hoping that a coalition of Republican women may work with them on…
Your ponytail is shrinking…or your part’s getting wider…or there’s more hair in the shower drain. Take heart — you’re not alone. According to New York City dermatologist Neil Sadick, MD,…
If you’ve ever wanted to tell a street harasser to stick it where the sun don’t shine, but couldn’t find the right words — don’t worry, these mamas got you…
It’s no secret Latin American women are beautiful. – Check out all the Latin American countries and the names of the beauty queens who have won the Miss Universe pageant…
All 88 beauty queens from around the world sashayed across the Miss Universe stage on Sunday night, and in the end the jeweled headpiece stayed in South America with Venezuela’s…
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, we’re collecting your favorite quotes from women around the world. – Follow Leading Women on Twitter here.
Since the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, dozens of anti-Muslim attacks have been reported in France, including numerous attacks against individual Muslims, mosques, or Muslim-owned businesses. With each passing…
Are women “wired” to be more emotional? Not exactly — but new research provides more evidence that the male and female brain may have very different ways of processing emotion….
A Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab by police in Michigan claims her religious rights were violated, and she’s hoping a civil rights lawsuit will ensure other…
There wasn’t much to laugh about this week after the House of Representatives passed an anti-abortion bill on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Thursday. But Jessica Misener lightened…
Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, told HuffPost Live his book grew out of working with people who are really successful. “Success can become a catalyst…
Rachael Chong, founder and CEO of Catchafire, explained how she left the world of investment banking — a job she said she actually enjoyed — to become an entrepreneur. “While…
Earlier this week, Dove debuted a video entitled “Love Your Curls.” The heart-warming campaign inspires young girls to be confident and proud of their natural hair, which ultimately sparked the…
Shortly after House Republicans had to cancel a vote on an anti-abortion bill that some members found to be too extreme, GOP congressmen on Thursday introduced three new abortion restrictions,…
Emma Watson followed up her September 2013 HeForShe address with another equally impassioned speech — this time at the World Economic Forum. On Jan. 23, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador…
sexy lingerie photos women have taken of themselves to give as erotic gifts to their husbands or boyfriends. Read the whole story at Cosmopolitan.com
Ann Cairns, president of International Markets for Mastercard, said we need show women that the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (or STEM) fields are exciting. “I think that what we…
The lives of people in some of the world’s poorest countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history, according to the Bill…
This article originally appeared on ArchDaily. by Karissa Rosenfield Architects’ Journal has released the shortlist of their annual Women in Architecture awards, naming 17 established and emerging practitioners who have…
Last week, grisly details emerged in the case of an 18-year-old in the United Kingdom who stabbed three women last summer in what he called “an act of revenge because…