The Avon Foundation has released groundbreaking research that shows a disparity in breast cancer mortality rates between black and white women. The report claims five black women die from the disease every day because they don’t have information and access to proper medical that could save their lives. Some cities are doing much better when it comes… Read more »
My Uncle: Colton John Broussard April 10, 1952-January 3, 1981 When I asked my mother if I could write about my Uncle Colton’s suicide because I thought it could help other families, I wasn’t sure what she would say. I thought she would at least have to think about opening up so publicly about her… Read more »
Most women and girls have experienced it–STREET HARASSMENT! It can be catcalls, groping, even assault. You walk by a group of boys or men and hear demeaning sexist talk directed at you, while you’re just trying to get from point A to point B. The same boys and men treating women and girls this way would be outraged… Read more »
According to the American Medical Association, about 30 percent of physicians are women. Not 50 percent, but certainly tremendous progress from where we were when the late Dr. Bernadine Healy and Dr. Vivian Pinn were in medical school. These women made the way just a bit easier for female physicians who came after them. Dr…. Read more »
One of the largest girl-serving organizations in the world has reached quite a milestone. The Girls Scouts are 100 years old today. That’s a century of developing girls of courage, confidence and character. Here’s a few factoids about the Scouts: 80 percent of women business owners were Girl Scouts 67 percent of female members of the House… Read more »
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