Amplifying the Gender Discussion... With the Voices of 130,000 Women
The dialogue on gender equality has exploded, with women and men from all walks of life -- corporate to Hollywood -- joining the conversation. Gender equality is a global opportunity. It's not only the...
View ArticleThe Man Who Helped Make Marriage Equality Legal Endorses Hillary Clinton
Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court's landmark marriage equality case, announced his support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday. "We have fought to not...
View Article56% Of People Think We'll Have A Female President In The Next Decade
In advance of the new documentary "MAKERS: Once and for All," HuffPost Women teamed up with MAKERS to explore what men and women believe the state of gender equality is today, both in politics and in...
View Article65% Of Women Don't Think Men Consider Them Equals At Work
In advance of the new documentary "MAKERS: Once and for All," HuffPost Women teamed up with MAKERS to explore what men and women believe the state of gender equality is today, both in politics and in...
View ArticleWhat Happened When Women Put Period-Proof Underwear To The Test
When BuzzFeed asked a group of women to try period-proof underwear, many of them were hesitant. But they came out on the other side quite...
View Article5 Insights I've Gained
By Deborah Santiago -- Managing Director, Legal, Accenture I am inspired by my mother, who has a completely new perspective on life post-cancer. She has always been a working mom, but post-cancer she...
View ArticleHow I'm Living My Dream and Working with the UN to Create a Sustainable Future
Jessica Long, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy Lisa Neuberger, Strategic Program & Operations, Associate Director Corporate Citizenship, Accenture Jessica Long, Managing Director, Accenture...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Bloomingdale's Chairman and CEO Tony Spring
Mr. Tony Spring Chairman & CEO Bloomingdale's New York, NY Dear Mr. Spring, Selling Bloomingdale's products by promoting rape culture is far more serious than a simple "error in judgment." What...
View ArticleAn Interview With the Artistic Team Behind 'Dear Elizabeth'
On the Upper West Side, in a room filled with different generations of female theatre artists, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell are talking to each other. Well, actually, many Elizabeth Bishops and...
View ArticleAn Interview with the Artistic Team behind Dear Elizabeth
On the Upper West Side, in a room filled with different generations of female theatre artists, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell are talking to each other. Well, actually, many Elizabeth Bishops and...
View ArticleWomen Have Very Little Political Power Anywhere In The World
When Canada's new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announced he had appointed women to half of his government's cabinet positions, many people asked him why. "Because it's 2015," he replied. But 2015...
View ArticleTexas Women Are Inducing Their Own Abortions
"I didn’t have any money to go to San Antonio or Corpus [Christi]. I didn’t even have any money to get across town ... I was just...
View ArticleChristie Brinkley Wants Women To Let Go Of The Pressures Surrounding Body Image
Christie Brinkley knows a thing or two about being a timeless beauty. The 61-year-old model and actress ages to perfection with each passing year, and embraces who she is and what she believes in. The...
View ArticleGender Equality Fundamental for Business and Next Generation of Leaders, says...
(Source: Accenture plc) Gender Equality Fundamental for Business and Next Generation of Leaders, says Accenture Chairman and CEO Company commits to grow percentage of women new hires to 40 percent by...
View ArticleWomen Are Nowhere Near Reaching Equality In Corporate Boardrooms, Study Finds
A new report examining gender diversity in the highest echelons of business shows women are far from reaching parity in corporate boardrooms in California, one of the nation's most progressive states....
View ArticleThere Are 27 Countries Better At Gender Equality Than The U.S.
Equality is supposed to be the United States' thing, but when it comes to women, the country is falling behind, according to a of 145 countries released Wednesday evening by the World Economic Forum....
View ArticleA 360,000-Person Company Is Trying To Fix The Pay Problem So Many Companies Face
Over the past couple of years Accenture CEO and chairman Pierre Nanterme noticed global discussions on the workplace turn towards the gender pay gap, so he decided to look at his own 358,000-person...
View ArticleFYI, ISIS Once Freaked Out About Women Buying Cucumbers
WASHINGTON -- The murderous militant group that calls itself the Islamic State purports to be the ultimate radical Islamist force, out to permanently reshape the world's civilizations. But the actual...
View ArticleThe Truth About Women And Upper Lip Waxing
Women will talk about shaving their legs, tweezing their eyebrows and even getting Brazilian bikini waxes, but for some reason, when it comes to upper lip hair removal, everyone goes mute. Why the...
View ArticleThe Casually Sexist Bullsh*t Women In Hollywood Hear All The Time
When journalist Maureen Dowd decided to do a deep dive into Hollywood sexism, she spoke to several powerful (male) leaders in the entertainment industry about why the gender gap remains so large in...
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