All posts tagged "WOmen"
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627BusinessMicrolender Grameen America Expands Into Houston
By Andrea Leinfelder Houston Chronicle WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Grameen America is a microlender that helps low-income women entrepreneurs start and expand...
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433NEWSNonprofit Plans $20 Million Campus For Women’s Empowerment Agencies
By Jacob Barker St. Louis Post-Dispatch WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “Rung” (as in the rung of a ladder) originally began as a...
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420LIFE & STYLE4 Women Looked Alike. DNA Testing Revealed A Secret — They Are Sisters.
By Lee Tolliver The Virginian-Pilot WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As Lee Tolliver reports, “The strange turn of events started decades ago in...
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552ENTERTAINMENTA Year After Frances McDormand’s Oscars Speech, Are Inclusion Riders Making Progress?
By Ashley Lee Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) If the inclusion rider is relatively simple to implement, then why isn’t...
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493ENTERTAINMENTBalancing Act: Heidi Stevens: This year’s Oscars Were The Most Feminist Yet (Admittedly, A Low Bar)
By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) A record number of female nominees took home Oscars on Sunday night, 15,...
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442NEWSThe Violence Against Women Act Has Expired. Advocates Say That Sends A Dangerous Message And Are Pushing For Permanent Protections.
Kate Thayer Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) The Violence Against Women Act was put in place to support victims of sexual...