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Land’s End Introduces New Science T-Shirts Just For Girls After one mom took the company to task, Land’s End has rolled out science-themed t-shirts for little girls. Finally, some NASA amid the pink-and-purple sparkles! Land’s End introduced the...

Land’s End Introduces New Science T-Shirts Just For Girls

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After one mom took the company to task, Land’s End has rolled out science-themed t-shirts for little girls. Finally, some NASA amid the pink-and-purple sparkles!

Land’s End introduced the shirts three weeks after a mom’s Facebook complaint drew attention to their measly offerings. The Huffington Post reports that Lisa Ryder’s daughter spotted science-themed t-shirts in the boys’ section of the catalog, only to discover they offered zilch for girls. 

The company responded quickly, launching the new additions on Facebook: “You asked, we listened.”

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Jul 31, 2014

Sexist Vintage Ads That Will Leave Your Head Spinning

Use the wrong deodorant and you will be alone forever.

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Actually it is – and a perfectly great one at that.

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Because every woman wants to fix “flaws almost invisible to the ordinary eye.”

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“Just slip on while you do housework.”

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Has your partner refused to kiss you lately? Buy Tangee lipstick, or dump her/him. 

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Source and image source: HuffPo 

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Jan 21, 2014
"When what you’re holding up as healthy and beautiful is complete fiction — that’s when it starts to lean into the idea of, well, that’s the ideal but I can’t get there by being healthy. I have to get there by being anorexic or bulimic or that means I have to work out for eight hours a day. When you’re saying that the one percent of the world looks like that and that’s what we all should look like, well, that’s just impossible."
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Kara Eschbach, co-founder of Verily, the first no-photoshop fashion magazine, on the unattainable beauty standards created by many women’s magazines 

Here are their thoughts on why we need more realistic beauty standards and the inspiration behind this publication. 

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Nov 13, 2013

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leanin: Google went glam today to celebrate costume designer Edith Head’s 116th birthday. Here are 9 other badass ladies who have been doodled.

Celia Cruz, “Queen of Salsa”

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Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai, the first black woman and the first environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize

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Rosalind Franklin, the first scientist to photograph DNA

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Frida Kahlo, painter

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Amelia Earhart, aviation pioneer

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Google Loves Lucy

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Martha Graham, the “Picasso of choreography”

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Maria Mitchell, first woman astronomer in the U.S.

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And in true Lean In spirit, Google honored the working woman this Labor Day. 

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(Photo source: Google)

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Oct 28, 2013

via: TakeBackHalloween.org

A costume guide for women with imagination. So that you don’t have to be a sexy black cat.

Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer

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Madam C.J. Walker, the first female self-made millionaire in America 

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Annie Oakley, “the greatest woman rifle shot the world has ever produced”

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Pele, the volcano goddess of Hawaii
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Ching Shih, who has been called the most successful pirate in history

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Athena, Greek Goddess of Wisdom

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Photo Source: Take Back Halloween

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Oct 28, 2013
Air Force Vets Aim to Empower Afghan Women Through Scarves (ABC News) “ Widowed women in Afghanistan are socially outcast, making it harder for them to earn money. Flying Scarfs’ goal is to promote micro-economic development to provide comprehensive...

Air Force Vets Aim to Empower Afghan Women Through Scarves (ABC News)

Widowed women in Afghanistan are socially outcast, making it harder for them to earn money. Flying Scarfs’ goal is to promote micro-economic development to provide comprehensive networks of stability and, at the same time, help impoverished women and children.

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Aug 25, 2013
"And I realized that so many people—thousands every month—were reaching my site after Googling phrases such as “Am I pretty enough?” It was startling. At first I thought, Why are you asking the Internet? It’s like asking a Magic 8 Ball! But that sparked something in me. I wanted to take action."
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Jennifer Tress, author of You’re Not Pretty Enough 

Pretty Is As Pretty Does (Marie Claire)

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Aug 23, 2013
Wadjda and the Saudi women fighting oppression from within (Guardian) “ In January, the Saudi monarchy announced that women would for the first time be appointed to the Shura council (the country’s closest thing to a parliament) and soon be given the...

Wadjda and the Saudi women fighting oppression from within (Guardian) 

In January, the Saudi monarchy announced that women would for the first time be appointed to the Shura council (the country’s closest thing to a parliament) and soon be given the vote in municipal elections. Last year, Saudi female athletes took part in the Olympics for the first time. Earlier this year, the kingdom lifted a ban on women working on supermarket checkouts, in lingerie stores and on cosmetics counters. Then, last month, it was announced that women could ride bikes – albeit clothed head-to-toe, accompanied by a male guardian, in restricted areas and for recreation only.
Responding to the bike shift, Wadjda’s director, Haifaa al-Mansour, has said: “We should be happy that changes like this are taking place. I know they seem like they are small and they don’t mean much, but it shows that attitudes towards women are changing, and women are getting more liberties, even if it is very slowly. There is still a long, long way to go, but hopefully things like this pave the way for bigger changes.”

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Aug 22, 2013
Forbes Lists The 100 Best Websites For Women, 2013 (and we made the cut!) “ So what do we look for in a website? Informative and compelling content, sure, but also smart design, engaged communities and a voice that speaks to and for the female...

Forbes Lists The 100 Best Websites For Women, 2013 (and we made the cut!)

So what do we look for in a website? Informative and compelling content, sure, but also smart design, engaged communities and a voice that speaks to and for the female reader. We’re looking for the inspiration to start businesses, get stress in check, climb the corporate ladder or maybe just Lean In.

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Aug 20, 2013

New Companies Bill passed, welcomed by India Inc - Business Today - Business News

The new bill, which now needs the President’s nod to become law, makes it mandatory for companies to spend on social welfare, empowers investors against frauds committed by promoters, encourages companies to have women directors, and seeks to bring in greater transparency in corporate governance matters such as executive salaries and the role of auditors.

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Aug 15, 2013
"Sailing is an all-inclusive sport that is enjoyed by millions of people, young and old, men and women; it’s a sport for all the family. There are over a thousand sailing clubs across the country providing facilities for all and making the sport accessible, so we very much welcome the decision by the Royal Yacht Squadron."
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Jon White, sport development manager of Royal Yachting Association

U.K. Yachting Body Backs Royal Club Admitting Women Members (Businessweek)

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Aug 13, 2013

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