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On Auction for Charity: Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD convertible
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How would you like to own Sharon Stone's gorgeous 1972 Ford LTD convertible? It's powered by a 400-cid V-8 engine mated to an automatic transmission. Additional features include power brakes, power steering, power operated top, and AM/FM/CD stereo system...[Read on] |
Bristol Palin Begins Campaign Against Teen Pregnancy
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Bristol Palin will head to New York this week to fight teen pregnancy with the Candie’s FoundationPost | Today 3:35 pmBristol Palin, the daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will join forces with the Candie’s Foundation this week to help fight...[Read on] |
MacArthur Genius Awards-2009
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The Macarthur Foundation has annointed its list of “geniuses” for 2009 and happily its split 50/50.
Here are the women recipients (captions from AP):
Lynsey Addario, 35, photojournalist, Istanbul, Turkey. Creating a visual record of major conflicts ...[Read on] |
White House Roundtable celebrates Title IX’s 37th anniversary
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Today, the Women’s Sports Foundation represents the female athletes of the United States in a celebration of the anniversary of Title IX by visiting the White House for a special roundtable discussion.
“At 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, the White Hou...[Read on] |
Donate your car to the Songs of Love Car donation program
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The Songs of Love Foundation
is a national nonprofit organization that creates uplifting,
personalized songs for children and teens struggling with a
life-threatening illness or lifetime disability -- free of charge. Each
CD is professionally produced wi...[Read on] |
This is a Moment of a Lifetime- Bigelow in Her Own Words
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Here’s Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar speech and backstage comments:
This really is… There’s no other way to describe it, it’s the moment of a lifetime. First of all, this is so extraordinary to be in the company of such powerful, my fellow nominees, ...[Read on] |
Join the Women’s Sports Foundation in Washington
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February 3, 2010 marks the 24th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a day to celebrate and promote girls’ and womens’ participation and excellence in sports.
NGWSD is marked annually with events around the country and on Cap...[Read on] |
Martina Navratilova battling cancer with Kilimanjaro climb
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Nine-time Wimbledon champion and retired tennis legend Martina Navratilova is refusing to let her recent breast cancer diagnosis slow her down – she’s preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro later this year.
Doctors caught the condition in its early s...[Read on] |
Betsy Dennigan: A Powerful Advocate for Women’s Health
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This post was submitted by Megan Foster, WCF Foundation Research Fellow.
This Tuesday, voters in Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District will go to the polls to pick the Democratic nominee for the...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Po...[Read on] |
Check out new edition of legendary George Harrison "Beatlemania MINI" !
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MINI has come up with a fresh interpretation of George Harrison's extravagantly decorated original MINI Cooper to coincide with the brand's 50th birthday celebration.
The one-off model will be handed over to Olivia Harrison at the MINI United event whe...[Read on] |
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Launch 'Real Men Don't Buy Girls' Campaign
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The Demi and Ashton Foundation
(DNA), founded by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, launches its "Real Men
Don't Buy Girls" interactive video campaign this week, aiming to
educate the public about child sex slavery in the United States.
Kutc...[Read on] |
[Video] Are their male and female jobs? Guess who?.
| Did you know that in kids' movies, men can outnumber women five to one? And that the most common job description for women in those movies involves wearing a tiara ruling a kingdom?
Princess' aside, Geena Davis noticed what she thought was a trend a few ...[Read on] |
Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch
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Here are the women on Variety’s 10 screenwriters to Watch. It is really focused on comedy writers and seems to have a bit of a feminist bent. Here’s to hoping these women make some good films that we get to see in theatres.
Emma Forrest
“I’m...[Read on] |
Getting urban girls into the game: Dance first?
| By Lauren Taylor
It is the quiet story behind the high-profile victories of women’s athletics: After thirty years of Title IX, after the superstardom of Mia Hamm, Michelle Wie, and Venus Williams, even after the advocacy of groups like the Women’s ...[Read on] |
Q & A with Girls in the Game
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Girls in the Game is a leading girls' health and fitness organization in Chicago that provides and promotes sports & fitness opportunities, nutrition & health education, and leadership development to enhance the overall health an...[Read on] |
Pappano on Title IX: “It’s been slow progress and we certainly are not there yet.”
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The institutionalization of any movement’s ideals – whether that be educational ideals at the local level or political ideals at the national level – is often a double-edged sword: although it may represent a “victory&rdquo...[Read on] |
Coach Sharp to lead Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
| Great news from the WBCA! We've landed a great leader to guide the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.ATLANTA -The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, announces Marsha Sharp, avid women’s basketball pioneer, as th...[Read on] |
Nominate your female Sports Hero
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March is Women’s History Month and there is no better way to honor female
athletes than by nominating them for one of the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 2010 award programs.
Current open nominations include:
Sportswoman of the Year Award. Every year,...[Read on] |
Robin Roberts wins Walter Camp Football Foundation "Distinguished American" Award
| Former Southeastern Louisiana women’s basketball player Robin Roberts, accomplished student-athlete, media personality, author and breast-cancer survivor, is the 2009 recipient of the Walter Camp Football Foundation "Distinguished American" Award.
The ...[Read on] |
Bridget Sloan and Kyla Ross Crowned USA Gymnastics National Champions
| Post Olympic year national championships are always interesting. Will a new star emerge? Will someone who was in the shadows of previous stars claim the spotlight? Or will the whole event be, well, uneventful? When it comes to the 2009 Visa National Champ...[Read on] |
Ladies Who Drive Fast Will Enjoy this "Need for Speed" Experience For Women Only!
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Auto racing legend Lyn St. James has announced her first-ever "Lyn St. James Need for Speed Experience," combining classes in high-performance race car driving with physical, mental, and life skills coaching by leading national experts. Lyn is the firs...[Read on] |
LIVE’S High Heel-a-thon
| The 2010 Regis and Kelly LIVE! High Heel-A-Thon is set to take place on Wednesday, September 22nd. The High Heel-A-Thon is a fun 150-yard dash in support of The Heart Truth®. Although this is simply a fun event in heels, a lot of serious athletes als...[Read on] |
Proposition 86ed: California Overturns Ban on Gay Marriage
| Photo by AJ Alfieri-Crispin/Flickr.Just a few minutes ago, U.S. District Court judge Vaughn Walker ruled that California’s Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, thereby repealing the state’s ban on gay marriage. Proposition 8 was approved by slightly mor...[Read on] |
Bobby Jindal's Wife Supriya Talks Politics – and Romance – With Meghan McCain
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Supriya Jindal insists her husband’s keeping his head in Louisiana, not looking toward the White HousePost | Today 12:30 pm
Supriya Jindal is something else. A chemical engineer who’s raising three children, the 37-year-old also runs a found...[Read on] |
How a sports brand can create awareness through viral video
| One of the best viral videos I’ve seen coming from a sports brand is associated with a powerful advocacy campaign created by the Nike Foundation called the Girl Effect.
Although the campaign’s mission is not overtly obvious, the interactive video (se...[Read on] |
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