Alyssa McGillvery

In 1949, the Israel Defense Forces became the first military in the world to require mandatory service from both men and...

NYC-based product designer and impromptu award presenter, Yvonne Lin, is currently eight months into her second pregnancy and has a two-hour...

UN Goodwill Ambassador and former fictional Princess of Genovia, Anne Hathaway, recently spoke to the UN about the necessity of paid...

Freeze! And consider a career in law enforcement. A few of the exceptional women of the San Diego Police Department were...

What started as a visit to a car repair shop turned into the chance to save someone from a burning car...

The only thing better than milk and cookies may be the non-profit organization working to end childhood illiteracy, Milk + Bookies!...

Women can play video games too. Actually, women already play video games, making up nearly half of video game consumers, and...

Some toddlers have serious problems – like being afraid of the toilet. Luckily, a stranger’s surprising act of kindness helped resolve...

You may know Cambodia as the filming location for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the birthplace of Angelina Jolie’s eldest son, a...

Contrary to popular belief of Salem times, poor harvests aren’t caused by witchcraft. They’re more likely caused by farmers not knowing...

Batman has a Batmobile, Wonder Woman has an invisible jet, and this hero has a Tesla. On the Autobahn near Munich,...

Beauty is more than fitting into a pair of skinny jeans; it’s feeling self-love. Model Iskra Lawrence described the pressures people...

Though this little barrio in Cochabamba, Bolivia doesn’t look like much with its sea of one-room brick houses and construction sites,...

Two men who sprang into action aren’t ready to call themselves heroes, but those who know their story think otherwise. One...

Selena Gomez is throwing her star power behind a long-time passion project that could work to change the way young people...

One organization is helping people realize that healthy boobs lead to more prosperous communities. In India, Kudumbashree, literally translated to prosperity...

A lot of people walk into a Starbucks thinking that when they walk out they’ll have a delicious drink. One man...

There’s no scandal in Kerry Washington’s real life unless you count the lack of women and people of color in leadership...

With rave reviews and three Oscar nominations, Hidden Figures is widely recognized as both a beautiful film and a learning experience....

Babies are adorable. They just are. During an ultrasound 24 weeks into Nebraskan mother Sara Heller’s pregnancy with her son Brody,...

The world will miss the actress who transcended acting, altered television’s depiction of women, and inspired Oprah: Mary Tyler Moore. In...

Anyone who says that fictional princesses aren’t real obviously have not heard of these young women. Kylee McGrane and Maggie McAndrew,...

Every Thursday in Blue Earth, Minnesota, Angie Evenson’s three daughters, five-year-old Grace, three-year-old Rose, and two-year-old Sophia, run to the window...

Hips don’t lie about providing education to underprivileged young people. Colombian recording artist and philanthropist Shakira received a Crystal Award at...