Gender
Google lets you know which businesses offer gender-neutral restrooms
Going to a public bathroom probably doesn’t rank highly as one of your favorite activities. That said, knowing which facilities you can comfortably do your business in is a luxury that most of us take for granted. As we cultivate more awareness and empathy for LGBTQ+ communities, we have come Read More...
Miss South Africa pageant opens its doors to transgender women
For the first time in South Africa’s beauty pageant history, transgender women are allowed to compete. The Miss South Africa organization published the eligibility news on their website this past Wednesday, a historic move that was met with lots of excitement and approval on social Read More...
LEGO unveils its first LGBTQ+ toy set titled ‘Everyone Is Awesome’
Among other things, toy-maker LEGO stands out as a role-model company when it comes to inclusivity and environmental action. Now, the company decided to also celebrate diversity — and inspire others to do so — by unveiling its inaugural LGBTQ+ set, titled 'Everyone Is Awesome.' The 346-piece Read More...
How parents can better support their transgender children
Parenting Transgender Children Being a parent can be the most rewarding yet challenging role in life, but this can be especially true if your child identifies as trans or transgendered because these identities have not been recognized or represented the way cis-gendered identities have. This means Read More...
Instagram adds a field for your gender identity pronoun preferences
Instagram announced an exciting change to their platform in 2021—the introduction of a new field where users can specify their preferred gender identity pronouns on their profile. You can add up to four gender identity pronouns next to your name above your bio, which will appear in light grey Read More...
Three inspiring women tackling climate change head on
Studies show that educating and empowering women to take up sustainable and eco-friendly livelihoods is one of the most effective solutions in tackling human-induced climate change. Sometimes, life experience is the best teacher and organically spurs women to lead environmental missions in their Read More...
ActionAid initiative trains Cambodian women to adapt to climate change
We recently wrote about how farmers in Bangladesh are using floating gardens to survive when floods and monsoons raise water levels. Now, the ActionAid campaign She is the Answer is harnessing these same farming tactics to empower women in Cambodia whose livelihoods are increasingly threatened by Read More...
Periods for Periods uses design to combat period poverty
We recently wrote about the Irish grocery chain offering free menstrual products to all, as well as other initiatives in Scotland, Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand that address the issue of period poverty by making menstrual products available free of charge. Now, Canadian creative agency Read More...
Chloé Zhao is the first woman of color to win an Oscar for Best Director
Chloé Zhao made history this awards season as the first woman of color to win an Oscar for directing. The Nomadland director was also the first woman to get four Oscar nominations in a single year, in 'best film editing,' 'best-adapted screenplay,' 'best director,' and 'best picture' Read More...
Shared domestic work offered more job security for women during pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has especially affected mothers and caregivers, as the loss of childcare options and in-person schooling, combined with the lack of adequate policies providing paid leave and job flexibility forces them to put their careers on the back burner to be there for their Read More...