By Felicity Evans, BBC
A woman launching an innovative new comb for afro hair wants to use her experience to get other young black women into engineering. Continue reading Afro hair comb inventor hopes to inspire young black women
By Felicity Evans, BBC
A woman launching an innovative new comb for afro hair wants to use her experience to get other young black women into engineering. Continue reading Afro hair comb inventor hopes to inspire young black women
According to the American Psychological Association, the country is facing a mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come. Continue reading 5 Ways to Chill Out in a Hectic Life
By Rebeka Humbrecht, Silive
In 2014, South Shore mom Karyn Bello and her family began navigating uncharted territory when her daughter, Lily, came out as transgender. Continue reading Staten Island mom creates lingerie line for transgender women after daughter comes out
By Laura Casillas, 9 News
Elizabeth Suarez worked in the corporate world for 15 years. After holding countless leadership positions throughout the U.S. and Central and South America, she not only has extensive insight into a male-dominated industry, but according to Suarez, it also made her realize that more women were needed at the executive table. Continue reading Latina speaker, author helps women become confident negotiators
By Haley Talbot, Julie Tsirkin and Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News.
Capt. Karen Bureker didn’t know whether she wanted to have children when she first became a firefighter paramedic nearly 20 years ago. Continue reading ‘Girls aren’t firefighters’: How women are making firefighting more inclusive
By Sherry Liang, CNN
A full belly makes a happy heart, but your heart will be happier if you focus on sustaining long-term habits. Continue reading Fad diets are out. It’s your lifestyle habits that matter
By Génesis Miranda Miramontes, NBC Los Angeles
Who can forget the smell of a Saturday spent cleaning, as the sound of music blasted in the background: the smell that filled the air and made you get up knowing you would have to grab a broom and help out? Continue reading Latina-Owned Candle Business Captures the Scents of Childhood
By Emma Tucker, CNN
An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. Continue reading All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman
ByAsia A. Eaton, Psychology Today
Although women make up about half of the U.S. workforce, they have long been underrepresented in many STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math). Continue reading Getting Girls Into STEM by Improving Education for Everyone
By ABC News Radio
Former WNBA player Niesha Butler has opened the first Afro-Latina-owned STEM camp, S.T.E.A.M. Champs, in New York City to reduce accessibility barriers to tech educational resources for Brooklyn youth. Continue reading Former WNBA star Niesha Butler opens first Afro-Latina-owned STEM camp in New York City