by admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Equality, Gender, Profiles, Women's Rights
By now you’ve probably heard of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani education activist who survived an assassination attempt at the hands of the Taliban last year. Ms. Yousafzai is a symbol of hope and strength for children all over the world who are denied an...
by admin | Sep 4, 2013 | Power LGBT, Profiles
The Human Rights Campaign is one of the most well-known social activist groups in the country. Their logo, the equal sign, is plastered on cars, Facebook pages and everything, really. It has even shown up on backpacks of trekkers in Nepal. What that means is that...
by admin | Aug 30, 2013 | Articles, Equality
Earlier this summer, when the entire nation watched as the Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 unconstitutional, a palpable feeling of restored hope and progress was felt from coast to coast. Sadly, even as the LGBT community and its...
by admin | Aug 23, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, Women's Rights
When seventeen-year-old Jinan Younis started a “Feminist Society” at her high school, she received an overwhelmingly hateful response from her male peers. A self-identified feminist, the teen was inspired to create a space for like-minded students in her school after...
by admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Articles, Equality, Gender, News, Profiles, Women's Rights
Religion is usually a symbol of hope, happiness and light. It often inspires acts of love and kindness. However, there are instances in which it has the opposite effect. When people refuse to change and cling to outdated notions about men and women, it turns ugly. ...
