As of today, Scott Pruitt continues to hang on at the EPA, despite a mountain of ethics investigations suggesting that he has enriched himself and his friends at the expense of the American public and the health of the planet. To that, we at Jezebel say: How inspiring. If only we could all be so attentive to our…
On an episode of Vanderpump Rules that aired a full one-and-a-half weeks ago, cast member Ariana Madix shared that she had been in an emotionally abusive relationship that resulted in severe body image issues, which were affecting her current relationship. In response, costar Lala Kent delivered a short speech that I…
Networking can be a nightmare of human interaction if it doesn’t come naturally, so it stands to reason that humans would try to digitize the process in the hopes of weeding out the randos in a desperate search for your people. Can what works for dating also translate to jobs? The brave souls at Bumble are going to…
I used to work at the desk of a successful comedy theater answering phones. We got a lot of random callers, as you can imagine, and one afternoon someone rang just to ask, “How much do you get paid for stand up comedy?” It was the funniest thing I’d heard in weeks.
If there’s something women absolutely need right now, it’s an affordable sense of freedom and confidence.
Hello, again, you sweet, sweet angel faces. 2016 has been just the worst year ever, but here are some of the few things that made it tolerable.
In early October, it was announced that Wonder Woman was being made a U.N. Honorary Ambassador as part of an initiative to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.” Wonder Woman’s participation in this has been cancelled.
In an Instagram post Monday, talk show host, author and sexting enthusiast Amber Rose announced her latest endeavor – MUVA Management, a management company “built around helping other women reach their dreams.”
Put yourself, mentally, in the fall of 2013. An exciting time. Barack Obama had fewer grey hairs. I started every day by snorting a combination of Peruvian Xanax and birth control before firing off a few kicky blogs about rape. The kids couldn’t stop doing a dance called “The Retweet.” None of us had a care in the…
Ivanka Trump is writing a book. Due out March 2017, it’s titled Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules of Success. And what is her message about women who work? Well, that’s a great question.
In partnership with supermodel/actress Cara Delevingne, French artist and photographer Arno Elias launched the I’m Not a Trophy Campaign earlier this month, aimed at bringing awareness to the severe impacts of trophy hunting and poaching. The campaign is also meant to “empower young women,” which, sure? Did we need to…
Glamour held its annual women of the year awards Monday night, and it was apparently verklempt with empowerment.
According to the New York Post, this summer’s hottest fad is peeing, and talking about your pee with your friends to see whose pee is the best.
Yesterday, folks got a look at the 2012 tax information for Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, and found that the organization claimed $2.1 million in assets but gave away only $5,000. Today, Gaga's mom is speaking out.
The Chime for Change's Sound of Change concert, which took place in London on Saturday night — and aired on NBC last night in the US — is part of a global campaign to raise funds and awareness for girls' and women's empowerment. Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Rita Ora were among the performers at the event, but some…
This is rad. Girls at Work is a non-profit that teaches young women to use power tools to build things, empowering them to get busy with their hands and become incredibly competent. I wish I'd learned to do this stuff, what a cool skill to have. I want to take one of these class immediately. Do you think they accept…
Beyonce's new song, "If I Were a Boy," premiered today, and while I'm impressed that the title is grammatically correct, I'm bothered by the fact that song is likely to be perceived as pro-female because it paints men in a terrible light. Just like Britney's "Womanizer", which has been described as "empowering", "If I…
