Peanut, the app referred to as “Tinder for moms” because it connects mothers by letting them swipe each other’s profiles, is launching a new community discussion feature. Called Peanut Pages, it’s meant to give mothers a better alternative to Facebook Groups, Quora and other social platforms. Read More
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Grubhub launches amazing map of women-led restaurants across the U.S.
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Grubhub‘s latest food delivery initiative makes ordering takeout a lot more gratifying.
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, the popular delivery service partnered with Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) — a supportive resource for women in the culinary industry — to launch RestaurantHER, an effort that includes a map highlighting women-led restaurants across the United States.
When users are deciding where to order food or sit down to eat, the map will make it easy to support women in the industry by introducing them to nearby women-led restaurants.
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View More Grubhub launches amazing map of women-led restaurants across the U.S.This thread about women saying ‘I think’ will make you re-think your work communication
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Women have a lot to contend with in the workplace.
If they’re not getting mansplained, hepeated, or harassed, they’re being told they need to think, talk, and act like men.
But, this Twitter thread by a software engineer has turned on its head the notion that men’s workplace communication style is the example to follow. In fact, after reading this Twitter thread, men might consider communicating a bit more like women.
April Wensel—founder of software development company Compassionate Coding—wrote that women are “often told to avoid ‘weak’ language like ‘I think,'” but that she found that, in reality, saying “I think” is “often more accurate.” Read more…
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Knotty Vibes is the feminist sex toy company the world needs
Two best friends are working together to shatter the stigma surrounding sex toys for women.
Knotty Vibes, an innovative feminist sex toy company co-founded by Sheila Oh and Courtney Davis, aims to empower women to embrace their se…
9 short stories from female British writers you need to read before you die
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Short stories may not take as long as novels to put together, but that doesn’t make them any easier to perfect.
Crafting a short story that really sings off the page — one that stays with the reader after the book’s been slotted back on the shelf — is no easy feat.
There are plenty of people who have one hell of a talent for it, though.
From libraries and hospitals to pressed roses and foot fetishes, here are some short stories from female British writers you badly need to check out. Read more…
1. “When the Door Closed, It Was Dark”, by Alison Moore (published in The Best British Short Stories 2011)
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View More 9 short stories from female British writers you need to read before you dieApple and Malala Yousafzai partner up to fight for girls’ education
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Apple CEO Tim Cook and Nobel Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai are working together to ensure girls around the world receive a proper education.
Apple announced on Sunday it’s becoming the first Laureate partner for The Malala Fund, Yousafzai’s philanthropic organization. In the role, Apple will be working to support and expand the 20-year-old’s efforts to give girls 12 years of “free, safe, quality education.”
.@ABC News Exclusive: Apple’s Tim Cook and @malala team up to fight for girls’ education. “This is exactly what Apple loves to work on – it’s something that everybody is saying is impossible,” Cook sayshttps://t.co/kPVoZPKEYs pic.twitter.com/g43gxDu6TM
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 22, 2018 Read more…
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View More Apple and Malala Yousafzai partner up to fight for girls’ educationWoman harassed by man who won’t take no for an answer gets rescued by helpful stranger
When Amna Saleem was hanging out at her favourite writing spot in east London, she was approached by a man who wouldn’t take no for an answer. What happened next, however, will restore your faith in humanity.
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Women running for political office dominate ‘Time’ magazine cover
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It’s not just a few pink pussyhats, a handful of marchers, #MeToo posts, or women launching political campaigns — a huge surge of women is getting involved in politics. A movement is here.
After the one-year anniversary of the inaugural Women’s March on Washington, Time magazine’s cover this week features 48 of the record-breaking number of women running for political office in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, whether for governor, Congress, state legislature, or school board.
One year ago, millions of women marched in pink hats. Today, there are more women running for office than ever before. Call it a revolution, call it payback, or call it the Pink Wave https://t.co/78YlUtfD87 pic.twitter.com/sW0P7sS9OE
— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) January 18, 2018 Read more…
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Aly Raisman: The more we talk about sexual assault and ‘uncomfortable issues,’ the better
It’s 2018 and Aly Raisman, Olympic gold-medalist and role model to women looking for courage to speak out against sexual assault, thinks it’s high time society stops stigmatizing periods.
The gymnast and author of her recently released memo…
Keira Knightley on modern films: ‘female characters nearly always get raped’
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Keira Knightley is voicing her concern over the way women are treated in films.
In an interview with Variety, the 32-year-old actress discussed how she tends to shy away from taking on modern-day films “because the female characters nearly always get raped.”
“I always find something distasteful in the way women are portrayed, whereas I’ve always found very inspiring characters offered to me in historical pieces,” Knightley said, noting there’s been some improvement over the years but the industry still has a lot of work to do.
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View More Keira Knightley on modern films: ‘female characters nearly always get raped’Oprah speaks with Reese Witherspoon and more on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ about Time’s Up, and yup, we’re inspired
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While the rest of America quietly salivates over the phrase “President Winfrey,” Oprah herself is keeping busy with Hollywood’s Time’s Up campaign and the fighting for women’s equality in every workplace. Oprah spoke with some of Hollywood’s most powerful women after the Golden Globes about how best to champion women.
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“How do we as a society have a mature, nuanced conversation about how men and women should be relating to each other?” Winfrey asked her colleagues on CBS Sunday Morning, which will air this Sunday. “Because there’s so many men and women now who are uncomfortable in their workplaces because of all that’s been uncovered and aren’t just really sure how to be. What do we say to them?” Read more…
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View More Oprah speaks with Reese Witherspoon and more on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ about Time’s Up, and yup, we’re inspiredThe ‘Overwatch’ League launched with no female players, but plenty of excuses
It’s a game that’s been acclaimed for its diverse and inclusive cast of characters, but somehow Overwatch’s premier esports league has launched without a single female player.
Blizzard’s ambitious new esports league Overwatch League kicked off its in…