All posts tagged "Alyssa McGillvery"
What REI is Doing for WomenOutdoor cooperative REI is working to make outdoor gear by women and for women so that everyone has the chance to...
Badass WomenMay 10, 2017- Queen of Ads Masters the Industry
When Carol H. Williams began her work at ad agency Leo Burnett, she never imagined she would be nominated to the...
Badass WomenMay 9, 2017 - The Olympics Are Adding Mixed-Gender Events
Hearts pound and crowds cheer as Olympic athletes inch closer to the victories they’ve been training for their entire lives. Does...
Be InformedMay 8, 2017 - Meet Meryl Streep’s Agent
Power agent and managing partner of Creative Arts Agency (CAA), Kevin Huvane, traces his success to the influential women in his...
Badass MenMay 5, 2017 - Knitted Knockers Help Breast Cancer Survivors Return to Normalcy
Sorry, sweater that Grandma knitted with love. These knitted knockers take knitting to the next level. Knitted knockers are plush, handmade...
Be GoodMay 3, 2017 - Don’t Ask Blake Lively Who She’s Wearing
At Variety’s Power of Women Luncheon in New York, actress and honoree Blake Lively made a point to talk about the...
Badass WomenMay 1, 2017 - What You Can Do for Sexual Assault Prevention Week
One nonprofit recently received a grant to support its creation of Sexual Assault Prevention Week. And good news! That’s this week....
Be GoodApril 27, 2017 - How to Tour Paris
What do Louis I, Louis II, Louis III, Louis IV, and Louis V have in common? They all ruled France as...
Badass WomenApril 26, 2017 - Small Victory for Pay Equity Unfolds in Virginia
Susan Clarke Schaar has been working as a Virginia Senate Clerk for nearly 30 years, and she was just as surprised...
Badass WomenApril 24, 2017 - Zimbabwe Mourns Death of a Hero
Zimbabwe lost an iconic leader with Amai Mwazha’s passing. Mwazha was the wife of the African Apostolic Church’s lead and founder,...
Badass WomenApril 20, 2017 - Advice from the First Female First Minister of Scotland
The current First Minister of Scotland (and the first woman to hold the position), Nicola Sturgeon, spoke at the Women in...
Badass WomenApril 19, 2017 - Amy Poehler Invites Smart Girls to Dance Party
If Amy Poehler and television producer Meredith Walker had time machines, they would use them to tell their younger selves that...
Badass WomenApril 17, 2017 - Putting an End to Passion Killings
While Malebogo Molefhe once played basketball on Botswana’s national team, she is now confined to a wheelchair after surviving a violent...
Badass WomenApril 13, 2017 - Remember When Taraji P. Henson Roasted Inequality?
Taraji P. Henson, star of the award-winning television series Empire, made a joke about penises in the name of pay equity...
Badass WomenApril 12, 2017 - Can the Proposed Paycheck Fairness Act Close the Pay Gap?
Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, calls it “outrageous” that men and women are still earning different incomes...
featuredApril 10, 2017 - Does Colombia’s FARC Really Protect Women?
Since the 1960s, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Farc), the country’s largest rebel group, have been at war....
featuredApril 6, 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...
Be GoodApril 5, 2017 - Juno Temple Doesn’t Want to Be Perfect
Actress Juno Temple visited Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles to meet with La Femme, the female empowerment club, and speak about...
Badass WomenApril 3, 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...
Be GoodMarch 30, 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...
Be GoodMarch 29, 2017 - Patricia Arquette: Stop the Robbery
One actress from the award-winning film Boyhood is making a global stand for womanhood. Oscar Award-winning actress Patricia Arquette first demanded...
Badass WomenMarch 27, 2017 - The Woman Upgrading the Tech Industry
Slack, the team collaboration and communication tool, is not slacking off on gender equality anymore. The company recently decided to take...
Badass WomenMarch 23, 2017 - Woman Uses Facebook to Help Homeless
Meet Victor Hubbard, a man who lived alone on the same street corner for years. That ended when another woman stepped...
Be GoodMarch 22, 2017 - Selena Gomez Gives to Lupus Research
“Good for You” singer Selena Gomez is doing just that, having recently made a generous donation to a cause that lies...
Badass WomenMarch 20, 2017
