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Mother daughter team create new TV show

Being a formerly fat person myself who struggles with food issues each and every day I was really surprised, happy and cautious to see the new ABC Family TV show Huge. But I did breathe a sigh of relief when I saw that it was co-created by Winnie Holzman

The Art of the Mixed Tape

Imagine you were handed an array of crayons, markers, paint, glitter - the works - and left in a plain, white room for as long as you needed to make your artistic vision, whatever it may be, come to life before your eyes. There are no rules, you don’

Potentially life-saving personal safety app designed by a mom for her kids

Silent Bodyguard iPhone App Sends SOS and GPS Location Without Alerting Onlookers or an Attacker

ChickSpeak hearts Chelsea Handler

She’s hilarious, honest, adorable, and above all else, she’s definitely someone id love to be friends with. She’s the uber talented Chelsea Handler, and chances are she’s soon to be coming to a city near you. Handler, the hysterical host of her

WORLD

Photo exhibit displays violence against African women

UNIFEM and YOPS collaborated to present a gallery of photographs and displays to reveal many differe...more

Egyptian woman will make history at Youth Olympics

By MICHAEL CASEY (AP) – SINGAPORE — When Jihan El Midany leads the Egyptian delegation into Sat...more

Renting a Car Overseas - Great Tips from the Experts

For many of us, summer is synonymous with "road trip": The simple and joyful act of packing your fam...more

Return to Afghanistan: What’s Next for Afghan Women?

Guest Post by Evin Maria Phoenix. Please check out all of her work at La Azote Negra . Afg...more

Giving Victims a Voice: The Miss Landmine Pageant

Morten Traavik wasn’t expecting much from his trip to Angola in 2003, but what he found there woul...more

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CAUSE/CHARITY

Another Great Feature of Project Pink

For all the Twitter-ers out there, you’re probably quite familiar with the #projectpink hash tag that signifies $1 donated to the fight against breast cancer. The Project Pink partnership between PUMA and WPS also supports specific breast cancer ...more

Megan Fox Donates Music Video Earnings To Battered Women Shelter

I just decided to like Ms. Fox a tiny bit more today. Turns out the money she earned working on Eminem's Love the Way You Lie music video was donated to a shelter for battered women. With the recession and federal funding down across the country for wom...more

PUMA launches Project Pink

On the heels of the biggest soccer event in the world (do you remember a little tournament in South Africa this summer called the World Cup?), sports brand PUMA is excited to announce a new initiative that links women’s soccer with a well-deserving caus...more

Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Fran Drescher

The star of The Nanny (I’m still waiting for her next sitcom) took her focus on health care and cancer (she is a uterine cancer survivor) to Capitol Hill yesterday to get Senators on board of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010. The bill will eliminate c...more

Back in Black to battle breast cancer

When you think about southern California, Los Angeles is probably first in mind. Along with the city of Angels you may think of Disneyland, the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, The Oceanside Pier, the summits of the San Gabriel Mountains, the Colorado and M...more

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