A few weeks ago—maybe even a few days ago—being asked to stay home with not much to do but watch Netflix and cycle through your collection of sweatpants might have sounded pretty good. Fun, even. But that was then, and this now: A new reality we’re grappling with in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Cheer-mania continues to sweep the nation—and the world’s greatest gymnast, Simone Biles, is ready to get in on the action. The six-episode Netflix documentary series, featuring one of the country’s top cheerleading squads, is a an emotional ride and a testament to the athletic ability of competitive cheerleaders. Seriously, how do they do all of…
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PHOTO: Steven Gottlieb/Getty Images There’s some major news from the Boys Scouts of America today: The organization will start accepting girls as soon as 2018. Following “years of receiving requests from families and girls,” according to an official statement from the BSA, the board voted unanimously on Wednesday to make the change. Come next year,…
Read moreEducation is sexist. In the U.S., girls are socialized out of STEM programs and targeted with unfair dress codes. In other parts of the world, they’re forced out of school and into child marriage, or they have to spend their days carrying water instead of studying. Around the world, 50 million girls of secondary school…
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