While her new role as Duchess of Sussex may preclude her from being overtly political, Meghan Markle has continued to use her global platform to shine light on causes that she’s passionate about—especially the empowerment of women. So it’s not a big surprise that Markle started off International Women’s Day with a great honor from…
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The exercise of going through Fashion Week street style can quickly and easily turn into a game of “I Spy,” where the objects being sought are a handful of trendy garments that seemingly every stylish person attending the shows is clued in on. And since these are from the smack-dab middle of winter, we’re playing…
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who’s a little less than a month in her presidential run, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) plan to reintroduce the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act on Tuesday—a bill that would create a national program to provide up to 12 weeks of partially paid time off for workers dealing with…
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Thousands of people throughout the United States and around the world took to the streets on Saturday, January 19, for the third annual Women’s March. Equipped with powerful signs and posters, marchers raised their voices in support of equal rights, healthcare, and social justice. The theme of justice echoed throughout the New York City march,…
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The 2019 Women’s March is scheduled to take place this Saturday. The main event will start in Washington, D.C.’s Freedom Plaza, where demonstrators are expected to rally and eventually march toward the Trump Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. But although Saturday marks the third Women’s March, attendance is projected to be much lower than the previous…
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On Friday, CBS announced it will donate $20 million to 18 women’s organizations that focus on eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace. The move comes as CBS grapples with multiple accusations of misconduct leveled against high-profile leaders at the organization. CBS said earlier this year that it planned to take funds out of former CEO…
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