Issues

We're talking everything from body positivity, current events, diversity, empowerment, gender issues, politics, and women's health.

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Movember
Billie Joins Movember Because Babes Have Staches Too
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Movember is here. Men are putting down their razors and letting their hair grow, joining a worldwide campaign intended to spread awareness about men's health issues including prostate cancer, testicular
Dec 4, 2019
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Books
I Just Got Out of an Abusive Relationship... With Myself
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When author and TV show host Nicole Lapin reached out to us about this video she was producing we were instantly intrigued. Women are notorious for putting everyone and everything (hello work) ahead of
Dec 4, 2019
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Fashion
Model and Activist Hunter McGrady Reflects on DSW’s First Inclusive Runway Show
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The fashion industry has been given a bad rap for their unrealistic expectation of beauty, and rightfully so. From magazine covers to commercials, we’d see the same type of model with similar build, ethnicity,
Dec 4, 2019
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Necklaces
Spreads Good Intentions With New Necklace Collection
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Ban.do just launched a collection of nameplate necklaces to spread “good intentions”. These necklaces, which come in six different words: optimism, strength, joy, gratitude, confidence, and kindness, designed
January 17
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This Lifestyle Accessory Brand Wants You to Tagalong in Helping Girls
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International Day of the Girl sounds like a fun time — ditch work, take the bra off, pump the music up and celebrate everything amazing about being a girl. Unfortunately, the day highlights the exact International
Dec 4, 2019
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Contraception
Why These New Condoms Are Sparking an Important Conversation About Consent
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In April, news that a company had released new, so-called “consent condoms” drew heated internet backlash. The condoms in question, created by the Argentinian company Tulipán, are designed to require hands
Nov 18, 2019
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The Incredibles
How I Empowered My Short Daughter — And Myself, Too — to Feel Confident
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I’ve always told my daughter Hayley that she was smart, beautiful, and deserving, and as a toddler, she embraced the “all girls can” sentiment. For her, “no” was just a starting point — she didn’t let
Nov 18, 2019
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Apr 11, 2019
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Cats
The USDA Is Finally Ending All Testing on Cats and Kittens
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A bit of happy news for animal lovers this week: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Tuesday, April 2, that it will no longer use cats and kittens for lab testing and is adopting
Nov 18, 2019
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Christopher Columbus
New Mexico Just Canceled Columbus Day to Honor Indigenous People Instead
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New Mexico has joined Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont, and South Dakota, as well as at least 60 cities across the country, in renaming Columbus Day to honor Indigenous people. House Bill 100 passed in the Mexico
Nov 18, 2019
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Climate Change
Why We Can’t Talk About Women’s Rights Without Discussing Climate Change
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Thanks to a terrifying report from United Nations scientists last fall, climate change has been on people’s minds more than ever. The report gave a 12-year deadline to cut carbon emissions in half in to
Nov 18, 2019
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Sony
How a Surreal Hollywood Controversy Got Us Talking About Equal Pay
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The 2014 Sony Pictures hack by an alleged North Korean operative stands as one of the strangest entertainment news stories of the past decade, but it was also — in a surprise, hindsight is 20/20 kind way
Dec 17, 2019
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Gender
Why This New Info Is Upping the Game on Pay Gap Conversations
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Tuesday, April 2, marks “Equal Pay Day” for 2019, an unofficial notice of how long it would take the average working white woman to catch up to her white male peers’ earnings from the previous year. Over
Dec 17, 2019
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Public Health
Over 15 States Have Already Confirmed Measles Cases This Year
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According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have already been more cases of the measles in the first quarter of 2019 than in all of 2018. From January 1 through
Nov 18, 2019
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Plastic
Why Environmental Advocates Aren’t Thrilled About New York’s Plastic Bag Ban
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New York state legislators have agreed to a statewide ban on most single-use plastic bags, to be rolled out by March 2020, the New York Times reports. This makes New York only the second state to ban plastics’
Nov 18, 2019
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Self-Care
In the Age of Doing-It-All, Self-Forgiveness Is the New Self-Care
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Will the world ever run out of ways to make women feel bad? Just as we’ve reached a point where we’re beginning to feel good about our bodies, regardless of shape, size, ability, or color, more and more
Nov 18, 2019
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Cannabis
CVS and Walgreens Will Start Selling CBD Products in These 12 States
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As states around the country have moved to loosen marijuana legislation, other major changes have been happening in the world of cannabis as well. Both Walgreens and CVS, the dominant pharmacy chains the
Nov 18, 2019
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Mental Health
Now You Can ‘Wear Your Meds’ to Fight Stigma Against Mental Illness Medications
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It’s no secret that conversations about mental illness can come with a lot of stigma. Many people feel shame in acknowledging when they need help, and even when people do talk about their mental health
Nov 18, 2019
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As ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Turns 20, Fans Remember Its Spot-On Lesson About Consent
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Sunday marks a whopping 20 years since Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles blessed the big screen as stars in the Shakespeare-inspired teen rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You. Based on The Taming of the Shrew,
Nov 18, 2019
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Canada
What it’s Like to Grow Up Black and Muslim in a Place That Says Racism Doesn’t Exist
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I was born and raised in Canada, where I still reside. So, when I first meet an American, the conversation eventually turns to comparing how we both grew up. It’s fun to list the pop culture differences
Nov 19, 2019