If you have a partner, have a quick chat about the gap. This is a dialogue, not a one-and-done conversation, but you can get the ball rolling. A recent survey showed that while men increasingly expect and encourage women to work outside the home (great)…they still don’t pick up the work inside of it (um,…
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The weekend is best time to fall into a leisurely online shopping hole with little-to-no shame. But this Sunday isn’t just any old Sunday. It’s International Women’s Day 2020—a day dedicated to celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide. International Women’s Day was recognized for the first time in 1911—and now,…
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Today, as we celebrate our third anniversary, and observe International Women’s Day 2020 on March 8, I’m reflecting on the most important lesson I’ve learned since starting this work: By the time we’re talking about women’s anything, we’re too late. Our top priority needs to be investing in girls. And we can start by taking…
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In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, held on January 27 each year, Kate Middleton did more than show up to the annual U.K. Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony in Westminster. The Duchess of Cambridge also shared poignant photos of two Holocaust survivors and their grandchildren that she captured for an upcoming exhibition. Middleton, who…
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“Melanie!” my friend messaged me, “the U.K. tabloids LOVE you!” I first found out I’d become international tabloid news when this message along with a screen grab of an article from the Daily Mail popped up on my phone. The headline included a picture of me riding my bike and the word COUGAR. In all…
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What the film does well is highlight both the experiences that girls all over the world have in common and the terrible, particular difficulties and threats that a girl like Nasro faces. How much of girlhood is a shared experience? Being a girl is always difficult. It’s a strange rite of passage, and being a…
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