If you thought the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team was going to stay quiet about recent outrageous comments by U.S. Soccer regarding their equal pay lawsuit, you don’t know this USWNT. In case you missed it, earlier this week court filings revealed some of the arguments U.S. Soccer (the team’s employer) is making as part of…
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On Monday afternoon both women and men walked out of offices, schools, and homes across the country in solidarity with Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, the women who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct more that three decades ago, and other survivors of sexual assault who are hoping to spur enough…
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For the past week, much of the public has been decrying the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy, which treats would-be adult migrants at the border as criminal offenders, resulting in the separation of the children accompanying them. Although the White House has stepped back from separating children from parents and, on Saturday, announced protocol for reuniting…
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Ava DuVernay, Kristen Stewart, Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard, and Salma Hayek are among the 82 women who took part in a powerful protest gesture at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to highlight how difficult it is for women to climb the professional ladder in the film industry. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the group…
Read moreDonald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address last night to a divided audience—one that was split not only by the choice to stand up to applaud, but also by what they wore. Leading up to the president’s address to the nation, certain groups, like the Democratic Working Women’s Group and the Congressional…
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Sunday’s Golden Globes marked what many hope will be a sea change for women, not only in Hollywood, but across all industries. Hollywood’s A-list actresses stood in solidarity, most opting to wear black, to visually speak out against the the mistreatment and harassment of women—both physically and financially. Some brought activists as their guests, like…
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