Students Living in Crawl Spaces Now Have DormsThe Harpswell Foundation is once again proving what many already know – that all underprivileged girls need is a chance to...
April 17, 2017- Nine-Year-Old Girl Sues India’s Government
Most nine-year-old children are concerned with what game they are going to play during recess or what they are going to...
April 14, 2017 - Mumbai Nonprofit Fights for Women and Children
Society for Nutrition, Education, and Health Action (SNEHA) is a secular India-based nonprofit organization focusing on the health and wellbeing of...
April 14, 2017 - Filipino Boy Gets First Pair of Shoes
You know what they say: “If the shoe fits, wear it.” Unfortunately, for many people living in extreme poverty, this expression...
April 14, 2017 - Dear Bystanders, It’s On Us
College is meant to be a place where people earn a valuable education and create timeless memories. The short time spent...
April 13, 2017 - Trump Administration Supports Women in STEM
As women continue to move forward as leaders in the workforce, there is still a disproportionate number of women involved in the...
April 12, 2017 - Saudi Women Resist Repression by Walking
Saudi Arabia is the only country on Earth where women are banned from driving. There is no official law that enforces...
April 12, 2017 - A Vision that Could Change Pakistan
It takes a lot of strength to pursue your vision. It takes even more to keep pursuing your vision after it...
April 11, 2017 - Guatemalan Women Find Financial Stability
Friendship Bridge is a nonprofit that aims to help impoverished Guatemalan women bring an end to their poverty through microfinance and...
April 10, 2017 - UN Raises Awareness of Female Genital Mutilation
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will host in April the annual global consultation for their joint program on female genital mutilation...
April 7, 2017 - Cosmetic Surgeons Treating FGM
It can be difficult to talk about sexual violence and female genital mutilation (FGM), but awareness about these issues and what...
April 7, 2017 - Iceland Melts Pay Gap Barriers
Iceland is giving the cold shoulder to unequal pay for men and women. Although Iceland’s government has had equal pay laws on...
April 5, 2017 - Firefighter Saves Dog’s Life
Being a firefighter is truly a job for heroes, and recently, Andrew Klein has proved that yet again. The emergency responder’s...
April 5, 2017 - Wear Orange to End Violence Against Women
November 25th has traditionally been the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, but just one day of the year...
April 5, 2017 - Saving Nigerian Women and Girls
On March 10th, 2017, Nigerian writer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and UN volunteer and ambassador, Unyime Ivy-King unveiled her new non-governmental organization, Save...
April 4, 2017 - Girls Not Brides: Ending Child Marriage
Girls Not Brides is an organization that seeks to end child marriage. It defines child marriage as “any formal marriage or...
April 3, 2017 - Saying NO to Tunisia’s Rape Laws
Rape culture is an ongoing global epidemic. While half the world is moving forward and denouncing the crime of rape as...
March 31, 2017 - Girl Troop Sparks Social Change
Two California mothers believe that young girls should be given an opportunity to learn about the social issues that affect their...
March 30, 2017 - Olympic Pressure Removes Female Restrictions
Trying to play golf was challenging even before there were rules stopping people from playing it. Northwest of Tokyo sits the...
March 30, 2017 - Erasing the Brand of Sex Trafficking
Police officers are beginning to find more ways to recognize the signs of a victim of sex trafficking. They have noticed the...
March 29, 2017 - Fighting Sexism One Campaign at a Time
Kamie Crawford and Nicholas Ferroni are activists that have made a bold and compelling statement on modern sexism. They used their photography campaign,...
March 29, 2017 - Bus Driver Rescues Missing Child
The wheels on this bus went round and round until the driver needed to hop out and save a child from...
March 29, 2017 - I am Jane Doe Aims to Stop Sex Trafficking
The internet is the modern way for people to connect, learn, and create on a virtual platform. It has generated an...
March 28, 2017 - Walk Five Miles in Her Shoes
There is a scene in the famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird in which Atticus Finch imparts some wisdom about empathy...
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