In the U.S., the first annual United State of Women Summit was recently held. Named after Angela Davis, I always believed that the revolution would not be televised. Lately, I have really been wondering: who and what is going to make the biggest impact for women and girls around the[…]
“When feminism becomes mainstream, this is great, as long as it includes sisterhood and is not women’s power defined by someone else’s agenda.” Angela D. Coleman, Founder, Sisterhood Agenda #1: Worshiping Idols Calling oneself a feminist is a self-identifying label. It does not have to be true and there is[…]
Author, poet, activist, sister friend, and much more, I am sure that Audre Lorde was one of the phenomenal women that Maya Angelou references in her famous poem of the same name. If you like inspired indigenous activism and feminism, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series) is[…]
Our celebrity sisterhood is uniting, joining hands in solidarity for gender quality for women and girls. The fight for global women’s empowerment, support, and gender equality just got a load of new ammunition and it’s serious! Several high-profile entertainers such as including Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Ashley Judd, Amy Poehler,[…]
As women and girls, it is my belief that we have much more in common than we do not. We are all special individuals, however, there are generalizations that we can state are likely to apply to you, no matter your economic status, race, religion, ethnicity, or geographic region. It’s[…]
Founded by Academy Award-winning actress and advocate Geena Davis, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media promotes education and research to raise awareness about gender issues in media, particularly television and film. Their educational component includes curricula to teach students how to be savvy media consumers. The institute does[…]
OUTREACH & EDUCATION: Global Girls Empowerment! The spirit of sisterhood must be the foundation of any empowerment movement for women and girls. Sisterhood Agenda implements sisterhood mentoring programs such as A Journey Toward Womanhood, SHE: Sisters Healthy & Empowered, Sister Circles, and SisterCamp and creates educational tools like Girls Guide,[…]
Sisterhood: Women in business mentoring and supporting each other With the growing trend of women empowerment, the path to gender equality and economic freedom is “sisterhood.” The need for women in business to associate themselves with sisterhood exists because if they do not do so, they are not likely to[…]