Anyone enters the search term “woman” into a stock photography site has to wade through plenty of objectifying and exclusionary images to find what they need. Nearly everything you’ll find is white skin, bikini and underwear shots, and over-sexualized glamour (trust us, we see it … [Read more...] about Stock photos notoriously objectify for women. This campaign is changing that
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Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman to win mathematics’ most prestigious award
Since its creation in 2003, the most prestigious prize in mathematics has been given to a man year after year. That all changed this week, however, when a mathematician by the name of Karen Uhleneck was awarded this year’s Abel Prize, the mathematics prize modeled after the … [Read more...] about Karen Uhlenbeck becomes first woman to win mathematics’ most prestigious award
NASA has scheduled the first-ever all-women spacewalk
On July 25, 1984, cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space. Now, almost 35 years later, history will once again be made as the first all-female spacewalk is scheduled to take place March 29. A total of 213 spacewalks have taken place since 1998, all … [Read more...] about NASA has scheduled the first-ever all-women spacewalk
Michelle Obama’s new reign of soft power
The pavilion outside the Barclays Center on Saturday afternoon was a world of naked want. Ticket holders bounced with frantic entitlement. … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama’s new reign of soft power
Shannon Keith is fighting sex trafficking in India, one pajama set at a time
I’ve always admired companies with a "giving-back" component, so when I started Entrepreneur's Builders Series, I knew I had to interview Shannon Keith, founder of Sudara. Sudara is a thriving benefit corporation that creates training and jobs for women who are at the highest … [Read more...] about Shannon Keith is fighting sex trafficking in India, one pajama set at a time
