Saira Blair, a West Virginia resident who will graduate high school later this month, just defeated a sitting state delegate in her district's primary election. This is a very notable accomplishment for any teen, but it is especially notable for a second-semester senior (a subset of the student population whose daily… » 5/14/14 4:45pm 5/14/14 4:45pm

You guys! Remember when the Spice Girls were big and we all went and saw their movie in the theater ten times and then bought it on home video? Remember when we bought the lollipops and the t-shirts and just screamed "GIRL POWER!!!" at everything? (Pepperidge Farm remembers.) » 2/15/14 5:49pm 2/15/14 5:49pm

Like most consumption trends presented to women as a rah rah girl power way to do man things like a man, cigar smoking doesn't do anything to combat sexism. It does, however, still give ladies various cancers. You've come a long way, baby. » 1/20/14 12:20pm 1/20/14 12:20pm

Hey, ladies! C'mere, Microsoft wants to give you a big you-go-girl high five. Oh, but first—have you considered switching to BING? » 1/13/14 4:30pm 1/13/14 4:30pm

I hope you're all prepared to happy-weep with hot tears of pride and encouragement, because here's a video of Malala Yousafzai, education rights advocate and bottomless well of courage and inspiration, declaring that she wants to be prime minister of Pakistan one day. » 10/13/13 12:00pm 10/13/13 12:00pm

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… » 10/11/13 12:30pm 10/11/13 12:30pm

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. » 10/01/13 10:40am 10/01/13 10:40am

This morning on Today featured a discussion about post-baby body acceptance and included an interview with 4th Trimester Project's Ashlee Well Jackson. After an impassioned speech by one woman about how she wanted to respect and honor her body after making it through two home births, cohost Mel B (aka Scary Spice… » 9/23/13 1:10pm 9/23/13 1:10pm

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. » 8/23/13 12:00pm 8/23/13 12:00pm

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. » 7/04/11 6:06pm 7/04/11 6:06pm

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. » 11/21/10 2:30pm 11/21/10 2:30pm

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. » 10/14/10 2:35pm 10/14/10 2:35pm

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." » 9/15/10 1:04pm 9/15/10 1:04pm

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. » 8/14/10 2:35pm 8/14/10 2:35pm

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. » 4/20/10 3:20pm 4/20/10 3:20pm

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 was embarrassed by her own intelligence. » 3/22/10 1:00pm 3/22/10 1:00pm