The holiday season is right around the corner and, boy, do we need it after the year we’ve all had! The holidays are all about family, quality time, happiness and warmth. We are definitely due for some joy and peace this year; however, we still should not ignore the ones who can’t use the holidays as a distraction from the reality of what’s going on in the world. There are plenty of ways you can safely give back during this holiday season with minimal contact. Here are a few examples:
Read MoreHappy Women’s Equality Day to our fellow ladies! Today is the day we celebrate the women before us for their successes and the strides they made to break the glass ceiling for everyone to follow. Today we also celebrate the successes of those amongst us and our youth for the successes they will achieve in the future. This generation is filled with compassion and just enough ambition to make further changes and improvements for women in our society.
Read MoreSociety influences our youth whether we like it or not and that influence has a greater gravitational pull when they don’t have the foundation to plant themselves on. This commonly happens with the topic of menstruation. Due to years of silence about the topic, many misconceptions and myths spread, and it often doesn’t get corrected or clarified. Openly talking to girls at a young age about menstruation can make all of the difference and give them that power to correct others and feel confident in themselves and the natural functions of their bodies. Here are some ways you can empower young girls to eliminate period shame.
Read MoreOne in five of the women were made to feel shamed due to comments made by a male friend. Out of the 500 men that were surveyed 44% have admitted to making jokes about or commenting on a partner’s mood when she was on her period. To make matters worse, 51% of the men studied believe that women openly mentioning their menstrual cycles in the workplace is inappropriate.
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