For most women, the pressure to be "beautiful" is difficult, but Asian American women face a unique challenge.
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Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, their populations growing by over 80 percent in the last 20 years.
In the return to civilian life, many women find that veteran services fall short of their needs. Unemployment rates for female veterans are higher than for other women, as well as for male veterans. Female veterans are at least twice as likely to be homeless than women who haven’t worn a uniform.
Our Stories: In Vivid Color is a multimedia initiative to amplify the lived experiences and dreams of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) women, girls and gender non-conforming youth, ages 14–24, across the United States and Puerto Rico.
Men and women build mental strength the same way—gender doesn't matter. But when it comes to counterproductive bad habits that might slow your progress or keep you stuck, gender can play a serious role.
Video done to support and raise awareness of body image and breast cancer survivors.
Audre Lorde reads the essay “Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power.” There are some ad-libs, but this reading is pretty faithful to the final text, which can be found in Lorde’s essay collection Sister Outsider, among other anthologies. One of the most important essays of the 20th century.
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A conversation with Jessye Norman, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Toni Morrison, and Judith Weir about Weir’s “woman.life.song,” a collaborative effort to express universal experiences of womanhood.
Rosie Molinary on radical self-acceptance, living your purpose & the myth of effortless perfection.
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"Grit and Grace. One won’t let you give up and the other makes it okay to let go. You need both to succeed-especially women who face incredible odds.
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“We take pride in our hair because it represents our nations and our blood.” – Chelsey Luger.