

Catherine Horne
- Domestic Violence Survivors Threatened by UK Funding Changes
The lives of women and children in the UK are being placed in jeopardy by a proposal to change funding for...
Be InformedCatherine HorneDecember 8, 2017 - Bank of England Report Reveals Women Earn 25 Percent Less Pay than Men
By now we have all heard about the statistic surrounding the gender pay gap, which says that in the United States,...
Be InformedCatherine HorneDecember 7, 2017 - Girl Scouts Prison Visitation Program Makes Mother-Daughter Bond Possible
“I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible...
Badass WomenCatherine HorneDecember 6, 2017 - New Iraqi Law Could Change Women’s Rights for the Worse
Earlier this past November, a proposal was presented to the Iraqi Parliament calling for amendments to the Iraqi Personal Status Code...
Be InformedCatherine HorneDecember 1, 2017 - Hair Nah: a Game about White Women Touching Black Hair
Recently, we have been talking a lot about sexual harassment and how it affects women and our society as a whole....
Badass WomenCatherine HorneNovember 30, 2017 - Amnesty International Spotlights Severity of Online Harassment
Amnesty International (AI) is a human rights organization that is run by everyday people who fight for those who cannot fight...
Be InformedCatherine HorneNovember 29, 2017 - Million Women Mentors Organization Works to Increase Female Presence in STEM
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are typically thought of as male-dominated fields. According to statistics, 74 percent of STEM workers are...
Badass WomenCatherine HorneNovember 23, 2017 - Women Who Have Heart Attacks are More Likely to Die Within a Year
A new study, released in October 2017, compared men and women who have experienced a heart attack and found that women...
Be InformedCatherine HorneNovember 22, 2017 - Japan Vows For More Opportunities for Women in the Workplace
Japan is becoming even more of a powerhouse as it takes over as the world’s third-largest economy; in turn, however, it...
Be InformedCatherine HorneNovember 21, 2017 - Only Three Percent of Creative Directors are Women
A few weeks ago, the Three Percent group held its sixth annual conference to talk about instances in which gender and race...
Badass WomenCatherine HorneNovember 17, 2017 - New Bollywood Movies Open Up Gender Discussion
Bollywood movies have been tackling tough topics in recent movies by showing powerful men doing their part to help women, rather...
Badass MenCatherine HorneNovember 16, 2017 - Icelandic Women Outraged over Lack of Parliamentary Representation
Recently, Iceland has experienced a drop in the number of women who are members of Parliament. According to the Iceland Monitor,...
Be InformedCatherine HorneNovember 16, 2017 - A Movement to End Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania
There is an old Paiute Native American legend about the North Star that explains why it can always be found in...
Be InformedCatherine HorneNovember 10, 2017 - Lindsey Vonn Petitions to Enter Men’s Downhill World Cup
33-year-old Lindsey Vonn – a decorated alpine ski racer, who has won the World Cup four times from 2008 to 2012...
Badass WomenCatherine HorneNovember 9, 2017 - Violence, Rape, and Murder in the Congo
A shocking seven-minute video showing women being beaten, raped, and beheaded in a public square in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Be InformedCatherine HorneNovember 3, 2017 - Men Respond to #MeToo with #HowIWillChange
It has been almost two weeks since Alyssa Milano reignited the Me Too movement, using a simple tweet to urge social...
Badass MenCatherine HorneNovember 2, 2017 - Apps for Women by Women
Women in the tech world are doing some pretty amazing things. From apps that can help you delay a text to...
Be FunCatherine HorneOctober 31, 2017 - Poverty’s Worst Nightmare? Educated Girls
It has long been stated that the key to ending poverty is education – specifically, the education of girls and women. Research...
Be InformedCatherine HorneOctober 27, 2017 - Woman Sent Home for Refusing to Wear High Heels
High heels can be uncomfortable and are not exactly practical when trying to walk long distances. In fact, heels weren’t even...
Badass WomenCatherine HorneOctober 26, 2017 - Dating Apps by Women for Women
There seems to be a common problem everyone has when using dating apps like Tinder; often, people are just looking for...
Be FunCatherine HorneOctober 24, 2017 - Women in Greece Help Migrants and Refugees
According to the International Rescue Committee, in the past two years, 1.3 million people have fled from conflict and persecution to Greece...
Be GoodCatherine HorneOctober 20, 2017 - Woman Arrested for Driving in Saudi Arabia
It seems that Saudi Arabia still isn’t quite ready to accept the new decree that was issued last month which finally...
Be InformedCatherine HorneOctober 18, 2017 - Simple Apps to Help Those in Need
“Giving” is a word that can mean so many different things. At its core, giving is “to freely transfer the possession of...
Be GoodCatherine HorneOctober 17, 2017 - Former Women’s College Picks All-Male Team for Game Show
St. Hugh’s, a college founded by Elizabeth Wordsworth in 1886, has been criticized recently because of its curious choice in using an...
Be InformedCatherine HorneOctober 12, 2017