Things we ❤️: Natalie Portman’s awesome speech at Harvard on impostor syndrome. “I felt like there had been some mistake, that I wasn’t smart enough to be in this company, and that every time I opened my mouth I would have to prove that I wasn’t just a dumb actress. Sometimes, your inexperience may lead you to embrace other people’s expectations. But you can harness that inexperience to carve out your own path.” #LoveThis #LeanIn
Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman-Hughes, 1972 and 2014
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When one Atomic Grill customer requested that the servers there “show more skin," the restaurant’s owner Daniel McCawley was offended. "It was brutish,” he said.
But rather than rise to the bait, McCawley decided to acquiesce to the customer’s request – in a manner of speaking.
That’s why, through Memorial Day, Atomic Grill will be offering an extra potato skin special for $7. The best part? 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information Services.
Source: People Magazine, image by Atomic Grill
The complete Gloria Steinem timeline. What you know, and what you didn’t know.
Image by MAKERS
How Not to Sound/Talk/Write Like a Sexist Jerk — A Guide (TIME)
STEP ONE: Reverse the gender of the subject of your article/paper/sentence.
STEP TWO: See if it sounds funny.
STEP THREE: If it does, choose another word.
Jess Bennett writes a guide to keep your language in check.
Robert suddenly got serious. “Girl, don’t let anybody call you bossy,” he said. “You’ve got executive leadership skills.”
Stock Photo Studs unite to #banbossy.
“This is going to look great on Pinterest!”
Stock Photo Studs! IMAGINARY BOYFRIENDS WHO ARE THE STUFF OF FEMINIST DREAMS
In 1972, Rep. Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman to run for President on a major party ticket. Ms. Magazine paid tribute to her historic run–and to her proud slogan “unbought and unbossed.”
Source: Ms. Magazine
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In 1967, Aretha Franklin recorded “Respect” in New York City. A great Valentine’s Day message indeed.
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Getty Images to create the’Lean In Collection’ – a library devoted to celebrating powerful imagery of women, girls and the communities who support them.
Special thanks to Jonathan Klein, Pam Grossman, Getty Images, and our own Jessica Bennett for their vision.
Learn more at The New York Times.
Central African Republic Chooses Its First Female President
via The Daily Beast
While the Central African Republic is struggling through a sectarian civil war, the National Assembly has chosen Catherine Samba-Panza, 58, to be the interim president. She is the first woman to ever lead the country.
“Our country is at the brink of implosion,” Samba-Panza said. “More than ever, the country needs someone who can bring it together.”
Image credit: Getty Images
Sexist Vintage Ads That Will Leave Your Head Spinning
Use the wrong deodorant and you will be alone forever.
Actually it is – and a perfectly great one at that.
Because every woman wants to fix “flaws almost invisible to the ordinary eye.”
“Just slip on while you do housework.”
Has your partner refused to kiss you lately? Buy Tangee lipstick, or dump her/him.
Source and image source: HuffPo
How to close the gender gap at work? Strike a pose.
Plenty of pundits have idiosyncratic ways of prepping for a big speech. But if you’re a six-foot-one progressive lesbian debating a conservative white man on Fox News, you’d better have a good one.
Sally Kohn, 36, has a ritual: A few minutes before she heads on set, she ducks into a hallway, spreads her feet, stands up perfectly straight and puts her hands on her hips, chin tilted up. She holds the pose for two full minutes – at which point her testosterone levels rise and her cortisol drops, making her more confident and less anxious. Then she walks on camera.
Read more on power posing by Jessica Bennett at NBC News.