Lady Scientists Organize Mass Wikipedia Edit to Honor Ada Lovelace Day
All the way back in 1842, when humans still spent all their time huddled around in the dark, gnawing on potatoes and reveling in abject confusion (basically), brilliant genius Ada Lovelace penned the world's first computer program. Nowadays, Ada Lovelace is a women-in-STEM hero; annually, we honor her and celebrate…
NYC Launches Campaign to Boost Girls' Self-Esteem
New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg is taking a stab at dismantling unattainable beauty standards through an uplifting campaign aimed at improving girls' self-esteem that's way less of a bummer than the city's anti-teen pregnancy PSAs
Scary Spice Only Knows One Phrase, and It's 'Girl Power'
This morning on Today featured a discussion about post-baby body acceptance and included an interview with 4th Trimester Project
Newly-Discovered Tomb Confirms That Badass Women Ran Ancient Peru
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a tomb belonging to a pre-Hispanic priestess, the eighth in over two decades — which they say confirms their belief that powerful women ruled the region 1,200 years ago. WHO RUN THE PRE-HISPANIC REGION OF PERU? PRIESTESSES.
An 8-Year-Old Girl's Awesome List of Why Women Rule
We're so glad that a Redditor dad posted his daughter's "unexpected response to a writing assignment about being female":
'I Am Sure in Your Mind That This Was Some Big Step for Girl Power'
Most of us have received a crap email or two in our day. You know the type — the ex who tries to make you feel bad about yourself, the forgotten hookup who's convinced he was the most important person in your life, the date who inelegantly demands a second chance. But these are all garden-variety assholery compared to…
Women Can Eat a Shitload of Hot Dogs, Too
Finally, we've made it. Feminism has won. We can all march forward in solidarity with other people of all genders as we appreciate each other as fellow members of the human race rather than degrade each other as slaves to rigid social categories.
Artist Amanda Visell Creates Posters For Girls
The artist writes "In a world where girls grow up feeling like their value is how they look these are meant to be a friendly reminder that they can do anything." Great message, pretty art. Win-win.
An Online University For The American-Girl Doll Empire
We can't help it: our fascination with the ever-growing American Girl empire continues into adulthood. And when we heard they were colonizing the 'net with something called InnerStar University, we had to take a tour.
"Bitches Ain’t Shit" Gets The Glee Treatment
Here's a fantastic and entertaining example of resistance: in the video below, a Columbia University a cappella group sings Dr. Dre's "Bitches Ain't Shit."
The Importance Of Being Understood
I've never met anyone who has overwhelmingly fond memories of middle school. That's not to say that the entire experience was horrible—it's just that for many people, middle school was a bit of a challenge in various ways.
Miley Cyrus: Liberal Secret Weapon
According to Brian Cherry, "the left is losing the pop culture media war in this country." But they have a nefarious plan! And that plan, ladies and gentlemen, is Miley Cyrus.
Video Vixens: Teen Angels
Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's third feature, the debut videos of favorite teen pop-stars.
Video Vixens: Spice Boys And Barbie Men
Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's first contribution, a gallery of boys who sing girl-songs.
The Simpsons: Michelle Obama Visits Springfield
On last night's episode, First Lady Michelle Obama made a trip to Springfield to give a pep talk to Lisa Simpson, after learning (by following Lisa's FarmVille-esque blog) that the little feminist
Grrrl Power: Talking With Inadvertent 90s Authority Marisa Meltzer
One of the books we're most excited about is Jezebel fave Marisa Meltzer's Girl Power, an exploration of the 90s Riot Grrrl revolution. Join us as Marisa talks Grrrls, the world's coolest mom, and "selling out."
Posh Revels In Talk Of Frocks; What Celebrities Really Get Paid To Be…
- "I'm just happy to have someone who wants to talk to me [about fashion]," says Victoria in LOVE. "Normally, David's like, ‘Stop it, I don't want to talk about clothes anymore! I want to talk about motorbikes and tattoos." [WWD]
Eve Ensler On Embracing Your Inner Girl:
"The verb that's been enforced on girls is to please. Girls are trained to please...I want us all to change the verb. I want the verb to be educate, or activate, or engage, or confront, or defy, or create." [TED]
Middle Aged South Korean Women Join Twilight Moms In Lustful Teen Idol …
Fan culture, once considered the domain of love-struck teenagers, is finding a new life. Middle-aged women flock to support younger pop stars (like Rain, pictured) while young women's mania during the 2002 World Cup boosted the national soccer team. [TGN]
Psst! The "Secret" Is Purity!
Meet "Secret Keeper Girls." It's kinda like American Girl. If American Girl was focused on modesty, God's Plan, and staying pure.
Programming Notes: Live Blogging Divas Live
We're going to the Divas Live concert tonight at 9pm EST, where we'll be live blogging and Tweeting from the audience. Paula Abdul, Kathie Lee, Hoda, Kim Zolciak and Nene Leakes will be there as well.
Women Will Soon Outnumber Men In The Workforce
But we still "work fewer hours than men, hold more part-time jobs and earn 77% of what men make." And it's not expected to last once the economy recovers. Hooray. [USA Today]
Psychologist: Modern Feminism "Illogical, Unnecessary And Evil"
London School of Economics evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa gets many things wrong in his "takedown" of modern feminism as "illogical, unnecessary and evil," not the least of which is the Cheris Kramarae quote at the center of his thesis.
Girls Who Play Boys Who Don't Think Girls Should Play Boys
Hannah Berner's high school doesn't have a girls' tennis team, but she still gets flak for playing with the boys. Her story got us thinking about girl athletes who happen to play against the opposite sex, and the strange combination of stereotypes they face.
Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "Horseshoe Bay CD"
This week's look at lost youth is an all-gal extravaganza, a Freshman year road trip soundtrack par excellence.
Barack Obama Is A Win For Women
How Will You Celebrate Women's Week?
Today it's Girls' Day in Japan, reports Lisa Takeuchi Cullen for Time. It's some kind of ancient festival in which a family celebrates a daughter's future happiness with ceremonial dolls. Cullen has daughters, and, she says, "I'm going to tell them it's the day of the year when everyone gets to remember how special it…
What does "Girl Power" really mean to the Spice Girls? Mocking the girl without a man, naturally. During a break while taping a BBC-1 special, Geri "Ginger" Halliwell's single status was the object of their disaffection: "Are there any good-looking single blokes for Geri? We have to get her a boyfriend," said Melanie "Scary"…