Category: Gender Issues

A committed, impassioned and devoted public servant, Democrat Loretta Weinberg has been a major player in New Jersey politics for more than 20 years. She was elected to the State Assembly in 1992; moved to the Senate side in 2005 and has been Majority Leader since 2012. A member of numerous committees, Senator Weinberg's long list of legislative accomplishments includes: sponsoring the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act, forming the Governor's Advisory Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, and helping to shape a landmark autism research funding bill. At 80, she's got more energy, stamina and grit than people half her age. You'll want to meet this force of nature.

MELISSA SILVERSTEIN is bringing the conversation of gender inequality in Hollywood to London with a discussion at Birkbeck College of the University of London. The talk, “The Status of Women in Hollywood” will take place on Dec. 3rd from 2 pm to 4…

THE GOAL of this campaign is to empower, celebrate and support women entrepreneurs worldwide. And to that end, the United Nations hosted a conference Nov. 19th that featured discussions with leaders in the world of women-owned businesses and causes. Miss New York Iman Oubou, an ambassador to…

TWO CLASSICALLY trained dancers who met at an audition in 2008, Jenay Anolin and Samara Atkins, have started an all-female, multi-genre, multi-ethnic dance crew called Mix’d Ingrdnts in Oakland, California. This is a direct response to what Jenay describes as the “objectification of women” in most…

OUR PAST guest, Aleah Chapin, along with several other talented artists will have their work featured as part of the Ingram Collection: Bodies exhibit at The Lightbox Galley in Surrey, United Kingdom. The exhibit, which shows the human figure in its various…