J. K. Rowling is a British author and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best-selling book series in history. The books are the basis of a popular film series, over which Rowling had overall approval […]
The Third Annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival will take place virtually this year, with an awards ceremony streaming live on YouTube for U.S. audiences on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 3 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, international icon and the event’s Special Advisor and Guest of Honor, Juliette Binoche (“Clouds of Sils Maria,” […]
Director Patty Jenkins worked exclusively with Colorado’s Culturs magazine to discuss how growing up cross-culturally shaped her work on the making of Wonder Woman 1984, which premiered in U.S. theaters and on HBO Max Christmas Day. Having made her first trip abroad at six months old, Jenkins grew up in South East Asia, Europe and […]
The leadership of more than a dozen national women’s organizations led by Higher Heights for America – including EMILY’s List, She The People, and Supermajority – issued the following joint statement on the upcoming California Senate seat vacancy: “A commitment to building a democracy that lives up to its truest ideals requires that we continue […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate economic impact on women in ways that could have long-lasting effects on the U.S. economy, according to a report by the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board. The report – the latest in a series of Solutions Briefs – cites two critical factors that have magnified […]
Giving voice to a growing movement of ambitious Black women in leadership, debut author, LáVita Gardner, encourages black women to speak life into their dreams-then do it. “When I started this journey, I thought it was in response to the need to address the perceived audacity of Black women’s ambition,” said Gardner. “However, in my […]
1,000 Dreams Fund, a national nonprofit that supports the dreams of talented young women in need, has announced the establishment of its 1,000 Dreams Fund – Twitch BroadcastHER Student Scholarship, in collaboration with Twitch Student, to encourage and support women students interested in careers in the gaming industry. In 2021 and 2022, the new program […]
Women Joining Public Boards November Monthly Report, empowered by Equilar, clearly demonstrates the call for diversity is being heard by public companies. In November 2020, public companies appointed women to fill 112 seats, or 42% of the 266 overall appointments including 33 women who identified as women of color. Black women comprised 72.7% of those […]
WBC Women Joining Public Boards November Monthly Report, empowered by Equilar, clearly demonstrates the call for diversity is being heard by public companies. In November 2020, public companies appointed women to fill 112 seats, or 42% of the 266 overall appointments including 33 women who identified as women of color. Black women comprised 72.7% of […]
Public Interest Registry, the people behind .ORG, has named Days for Girls International as the .ORG of the Year for its ground-breaking work to improve health, education and livelihood for millions of women and girls around the world. Last week, Days for Girls was also honored with the 2020 .ORG Impact Award in the Combatting […]