PBS’s upcoming 5-part series, entitled: Women, War & Peace, is a look into the roles that women take when violence and war erupts in their countries. The trailer for the series, which begins airing October 11th, describes the circumstances where it is more dangerous to be a woman than a man when war breaks out. Its parts feature the women of Bosnia, Liberia, Afghanistan and Colombia, who have had pivotal roles in their countries’ wars. The 5th part of the series features subject matter experts, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, discussing the state of women and war and challenging the notion that war is a man’s domain.
From left to right: Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva
It’s U.S Open time in New York City! We love tennis because it (literally) puts men and women on the same playing field. In fact, some of the most recognizable female athletes are tennis pros.
Women are becoming key players in Mexico's drug wars, but the facts are far more grim than the fictional portrayals of these "Drug Queens"
In Mexico’s drug wars, the role of women has become increasingly important. The number of women imprisoned for federal crimes has risen 400 percent since 2007. Yes, 400 percent. What is going on?
"Being a lady does not require silence" - Betty Ford (1918-2011)
That is how Reverend Lane Hensley described her at her memorial service on July 12. We love Betty Ford because she was unafraid to bear her true self to the world, as a beautiful, vivacious, and multi-faceted woman.
We didn't bring this home, and still made history.
It was beginning to look too much like an inspiring children’s sports movie. The USA women’s soccer team had already had an amazing come back against Brazil, and they were minutes from winning the World Cup Final against Japan. The analogies between this 2011 team and the 1999 team were everywhere, and then the unthinkable happened: the USA lost. They had never been losing during the finals, they had never lost any World Cup match after scoring the first goal, and they had already beaten Japan twenty-five times in a row.
What was your first taste of freedom? Most of us at Womenkind agree it was the day we finally got our driver’s license. The day we could say bye-bye to the parental units and cruise the streets at whim. Driving a car is a liberation all its own.
To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of International Women’s Day, we highly recommend a viewing of this fantastic video produced by the Equals Project, a charity led by Annie Lennox. This two-minute short features Daniel Craig as James Bond, and the voice of Dame Judi Dench as “M” asking Bond to imagine what it would be like to be a woman. In true Bond fashion, he does not take his mission lightly (or in flat heels). Craig appears in drag as Dench gives us the facts of gender inequality. The statistics are harrowing but the message is clear: “Are we equals?” Until the answer is “yes” we must never stop asking.
