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Nelson Mandela’s Impact on Women

“As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance.”

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12 Quotes from Women That Will Inspire Activism

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Love Has No Labels: These Skeletons Kiss, Dance, and Defeat Stereotypes

On Valentine’s Day in LA, a confused crowd gathered in front of a stage where theatre-sized x-ray screen showed two skeletons kissing. Then the skeleton people walked around the side of the screen,...

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This “Hunger Games” Star Perfectly Explains Cultural Appropriation

16-year-old Amandla Stenberg played Rue in “Hunger Games,” but her career as an actor and activist is just getting started. The evidence is on her Tumblr, where she posted a video she and a classmate...

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Pope Francis Shows Support for Equal Pay

While addressing a crowd Wednesday at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis expressed his thoughts towards equal pay for men and women, reports TIME. “Why is it expected that women must earn less than men?”...

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: New Women's Drama "Suffragette"

Get an exclusive sneak peek at the powerful new drama about women and their fight for equality in early 20th-century Britain.Inspired by true events, "Suffragette" explores the passion and heartbreak...

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These Are the Best and Worst States for Women's Equality

GlamourWe (unfortunately) don't have to look hard to find evidence of women's inequality in the U.S. Scan the World Economic Forum's ranking of the most gender-equal countries and you’ll see the U.S....

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This Ruling Brings the US One Step Closer to Complete LGBTQ Equality

After a very controversial House Bill 2 (HB2) was signed in North Carolina in March 2016, and subsequent boycotts ensued, a federal judge finally ruled that the "University of North Carolina system...

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Samantha Bee Naturally, Yet Unintentionally Stands Out From Competition In...

If you've seen Samantha Bee's show, "Full Frontal," you know just how spunky her presence and personality are, making her unlike many of her male competitors. And, as one of only two women in late...

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GrubHub's Diverse Executive Team Gives Us a Taste of Gender Equality

If you were not already obsessed, GrubHub may actually become your favorite food ordering service out there for more reasons than one.And aside from everything the app and website offer, the company is...

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LGBTQ Activist Edie Windsor Has Officially Remarried at 87

Edith "Edie" Windsor and Thea Spyer had been together for 44 years before finally marrying one another in Canada in 2007.By 2009, Spyer had passed away from aortic stenosis, leaving Windsor to inherit...

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New Law Requires Men's Public Bathrooms to Have Baby Changing Stations

On Friday, President Barack Obama signed the "Babies Act," which requires all public restrooms to be equipped with baby changing stations.According to the bill, "Restrooms in a public building shall be...

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Nicki Minaj Opens Up About Double Standards, Women's Goals, and More in Marie...

Nicki Minaj is "the kind of figure to whom, when she speaks, the world tends to lean in and listen," Janet Mock wrote in the introduction of her Marie Claire November cover story. "The fact that she...

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How Far We've Come: Voting Over Time

From the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to the passage of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, the United States of America has clearly progressed.But, without the help of...

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This "Everyday Girl Dad" Proves, Yet Again, That Not All Heroes Wear Capes

You know the saying "not all heroes wear capes"? Well, Huffington Post blogger and creator of "Everyday Girl Dad," Mike Reynolds, is yet another reason why this statement is, indeed, true.

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Watch This EXCLUSIVE "Loving" Featurette Highlighting the Supreme Court Case...

Fifty-eight years ago, Mildred and Richard Loving married in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony that, in 1958, was illegal because of the Racial Integrity Act of 1924. The act prohibited inter-racial...

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What "Feminine" Things Would Men Do If They Weren't Judged?

While gender equality is often associated with women fighting for equal rights as men, people often forget that the opposite can be true as well. Just as women want to be able to do what men do, men...

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The MAKERS Who Marched for Women

In a weekend that celebrated hope and unity, approximately 673 women's marches were held around the world. The MAKERS Team was on the ground in Washington D.C., to help inspire others to #BEBOLD — the...

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The White House Will Continue to Protect LGBTQ+ Workers

While there seems to be a stream of tense, often disheartening news breaking worldwide, there are glimmers of hope among the headlines.President Donald Trump has vowed to keep and enforce Barack...

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MAKERS Alicia Keys, Serena Williams, and More Promote 'Equality' in New Nike...

"Is this the land history promised?" the newest Nike'Equality' campaign video directed by Melina Matsoukas begins.

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