All posts tagged "Jennifer Bancamper"
How Menopause Puts Women at Higher Risk for Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s disease is a neurological syndrome that causes memory loss and deterioration of cognitive functions. The disease currently affects nearly 50...
Be InformedNovember 30, 2019- T.I.’s ‘Virginity Tests’ on His Daughter are Antiquated and Unethical
Earlier this month, hip-hop artist and record producer T.I. revealed that every year, he visits the gynecologist with his now 18-year-old...
Be InformedNovember 30, 2019 - Honoring Women Leaders for the Fifth Annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
This Tuesday was International Women’s Entrepreneurship Day! We would like to honor all the women around the world who take the...
Be GoodNovember 20, 2019 - Best Novel of the Year Award Split Between Two Talented Women Writers
The Booker Prize for Fiction is the leading literary award for the best novel of the year published in English. 2019...
Be GoodNovember 20, 2019 - Mexico’s ‘Day of the Dead’ Turns into Protests Against Gender-Based Violence
Mexico’s Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is full of rich history and gratitude. In a colorful and...
Be InformedNovember 20, 2019 - The Brazilian Teen Fighting for Indigenous Rights
In September, Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest had a record outbreak of fires that continued to threaten its stability as an ecosystem. As...
Badass WomenNovember 12, 2019 - How These Homeless Women Created a Safe Space in their Community
Named Fifth Street Natives for its location on Oakland, California’s Fifth Street, Nikki Cooper’s all-women homeless encampment continues to provide shelter...
Be InformedNovember 12, 2019 - Elijah Cummings Did More for Women’s Rights Than We Know
It’s been nearly a month since America lost Elijah Cummings, the U.S. House Representative from Baltimore, Maryland. All his life, Cummings...
Badass MenNovember 11, 2019 - The Best Fall TV Shows You Can Binge Right Now
Bored at home or too cold to go out? Start a new television series! We looked at the latest TV shows...
Be FunNovember 5, 2019 - How One Woman’s Fight Against Global Poverty Earned Her the Nobel Prize
Esther Duflo, a researcher and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has just made history by becoming the second...
Badass WomenNovember 5, 2019 - Women Now Hold One-Fifth of Executive Positions Worldwide
According to the Credit Suisse Research Institute, the percentage of women in executive board positions worldwide has doubled since 2010. Across...
Be GoodNovember 2, 2019 - South Korean Government Fails to Protect Women
This past July, a video of a South Korean man verbally and physically abusing his Vietnamese wife went viral and caused...
Be InformedOctober 28, 2019 - 8 Fun Fall Activities That Won’t Break Your Budget
Although the weather is getting chillier and the sun is setting earlier, having fun doesn’t have to stop in autumn. Here...
Be FunOctober 25, 2019 - Meet India’s 107-Year-Old ‘Mother of Trees’
Saalumarada Thimmakkka, often referred to as the ‘Mother of Trees,’ is an Indian environmentalist and activist known for planting over 8,000...
Badass WomenOctober 22, 2019 - How to Slay Halloween with These Six Costume Ideas
Halloween season is finally upon us, which means it’s time to rummage through your closet to find the perfect costume. If...
Be FunOctober 22, 2019 - How Italian Migrants and Refugees Found Solace in Tea
In theaters, restaurants, libraries, and repair shops across Sicily, Italy, a group of women congregate weekly to tell each other stories....
Be InformedOctober 22, 2019 - Benedict Cumberbatch Gives Women the Spotlight with ‘SunnyMarch’
Benedict Cumberbatch has become a global celebrity for his portrayal of detective Sherlock Holmes in the British crime programme, Sherlock, and...
Badass MenOctober 16, 2019 - Five Life-Changing Scientific Discoveries Made by Women
Albeit slowly, women are rightfully earning more and more recognition for their innovations and discoveries in STEM fields. But as we...
Badass WomenOctober 16, 2019 - New Plastic Women Army Toys to Represent Real Women in the Military
Back in August, six-year-old Vivian Lord from Little Rock, Arkansas wondered why the classic, plastic, green toy soldiers were only men....
Be GoodOctober 14, 2019 - Brandon Maxwell’s Fashion Line is Made with Women in Mind
Fresh off of the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) runway, designer and celebrity stylist Brandon Maxwell continues to shine in the...
Badass MenOctober 8, 2019 - Photoshop Who? These Four Celebs Celebrate Their Natural Bodies
The body positivity movement has taken the Internet by storm in the last few years. Within the celebration of natural bodies,...
Badass WomenOctober 8, 2019 - How Teenage Girls Across the World are Fighting Climate Change
On September 20th, the worldwide fight for climate change dominated national headlines. Around 100,000 teens took to the streets across Berlin,...
Badass WomenOctober 7, 2019 - How These Emerging Woman Designers are Making Statements with Fashion
New York Fashion Week (NYFW) was full of flashy trends, colorful statements, and most notably, statements for social justice. New York...
Badass WomenSeptember 30, 2019 - Why the New ‘Feminist’ Monopoly Missed the Mark
Toy company Hasbro has just released a ‘feminist’ version of the classic Monopoly boardgame, but it’s not as empowering as they’d...
Be InformedSeptember 30, 2019
