10 International Women’s Day tweets that will inspire and empower you

International Women’s Day, held every year on March 8, is a global event that honors women and pushes for equality and women’s rights. To celebrate, you’ll want to spread the word on social media about its message of justice. Whether you craft someth…

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Emma Watson and 75 prominent women pen powerful letter about equality for International Women’s Day

Governments all over the world are still failing women every single day, and it’s still far too dangerous for women to speak out about issues of discrimination and abuse. 
That’s the powerful message in a letter signed by 76 prominent women in b…

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The Clippers tried to celebrate International Women’s Day with a quote from…NOPE

Back when I was on OkCupid, I live by a single rule: anyone who mentioned ‘Ayn Rand’ in their profile would be immediately removed from consideration.
If only more people were like me. Like the Los Angeles Clippers for example, who, for International…

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Smash Mouth totally nailed International Women’s Day with this very mediocre art

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You might know American alt-rock band Smash Mouth for their iconic song, “All-Star,” which opens the 2001 classic Shrek and has been meme’d and meme’d time after time

But Smash Mouth is also a fierce proponent of women everywhere, as seen by their touching International Women’s Day tribute below.  

Deep, huh?

It’s hard to tell what’s more evocative: the soft blur on the female symbols or the rendering of the Smash Mouth logo across a few of them.  Read more…

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New York Times writes obituaries for heroic women they never recognized

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Women are fighting for equal representation in every public domain — including the New York Times obituary page.

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Thursday, the paper published a series of obituaries for famous women who should’ve received obituaries on its pages when they died, but didn’t.

“Since 1851, The New York Times obituary page has been dominated by white men. Now, we’re adding the stories of 15 remarkable women,” Amisha Padnani and Jessica Bennet wrote. 

Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells

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7 inspiring young activists to follow on International Women’s Day

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International Women’s Day is an annual, global event that pushes for women’s rights. In today’s political climate, there’s a lot to be done in achieving equality.

Feminism isn’t all pink hats and snappy tweets — to be an intersectional feminist, you need to acknowledge the many levels of inequality that affect women worldwide. 

From young women fighting for access to clean water to those advocating for gun control or acceptance and trans rights, here are seven young activists you should know about for International Women’s Day.  Read more…

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15 unsung women in tech you should know about

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The first programmers weren’t men, and the first computers weren’t machines. What they were, in both cases, were women.

Women’s many contributions to technology are frequently left out of the history books. But lately, that’s been changing — at least a little.

Ada Lovelace, considered the first computer programmer and a visionary for what programming and computers could eventually become, has a technology award named after her, and a holiday devoted to celebrating her legacyKatherine Johnson meanwhile, the NASA “computer” responsible for successfully plotting the flight paths of some of America’s earliest space exploration expeditions, was the subject of the Hollywood blockbuster Hidden Figures (and the book it’s based on).  Read more…

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Celebrate women’s stories with 12 International Women’s Day Google Doodles

Google is celebrating International Women’s Day with not one, not two, but 12 Google Doodles.
Wednesday’s main Google Doodle is made up of 12 interactive stories, each representing women artists from around the world who created them. Google’s missio…

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