This past weekend, the 24th Genesis Awards in Beverly Hills honored many women and men in the news and entertainment industry who have taken a stand to protect animals, expose cruelty, and challenge the practice of factory farming. The awards ceremony is produced by the Hollywood office of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Read MoreTippi Hedren has been an outspoken voice against cruelty to animals, both wild and domestic. She has lobbied Congress on numerous occasions as an animal advocate, and has been successful in getting legislation passed for their protection!
Read MoreI had the pleasure of meeting Moby this past weekend in Los Angeles at the 24th Genesis Awards, an event honoring major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public awareness of animal rights and protection issues. If Moby was at one time self-righteous in his activism, he certainly has changed his colors.
Read MoreChristiane Northrup is healing women around the world. While trained traditionally at Dartmouth Medical School and Tufts New England Medical Center, Christiane found the courage to speak up and voice the knowledge that was coming to her through her intuitive wisdom.
Read MoreWhat I have come to discover is that each time a woman shares her truth about her insecurities, questions, doubts, addictions, abuse, etc. -- and as well shares the truth about her joys, ecstasies, discoveries, mystical experiences, spiritual beliefs, and feelings of power – it heals another woman.
Read MoreOnce upon a time I thought it was a place to where people could learn about a lot of things, be exposed to different ideas, learn how to solve problems, think critically, collaborate, work as a team and have fun. As a former teacher, I also used to think it was a place to foster children's innate love for learning. However, now with the way things have been going, I wonder if school is school just a place to get accreditation for the job market?
Read MoreNo longer are the days when the word feminist equates to "raging woman." Today, a new kind of feminist is staking her ground and claiming her values -- this time by raising her own chickens.
Read MoreGoddess of the Week: Vicki Abeles, Director of Race to Nowhere.Vicki is a mom of three and a filmmaker is on a mission to bring to center stage the need for workable solutions to issues surrounding America’s education system.
Read MoreRace to Nowhere is a documentary film created to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare students in America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.
Read Moren an interview with Oprah the day after winning her Best Actress Oscar, Sandra Bullock revealed more detail about her intention behind kissing Meryl Streep at the Critic's Choice Awards in January. "You just feel in this business they pit women up against each other all of the time. They don't do it to the men, and I am so tired of it. So I said, how do we diffuse this? I'm gonna kiss her."
Read MoreInternational Women's Day is a global celebration of women with a focus on how to improve women's lives around the world.
Read MoreAs the first female director to win an Oscar, Kathryn Bigelow's accomplishment sets the stage for other women directors to shine their talent.
Read More2010 Oscars red carpet top goddess looks.
Read MoreThe power of Hollywood women. What does power mean for women in Hollywood?
Read MoreThe women at the Vancouver Olympics are great role models for young women around the world.
Read MoreResearchers have shown that females have a brain that is more oriented toward interconnectedness, global thinking, and as a result, more compassion. But I wonder, does this compassionate view sometimes keep us from speaking up for ourselves?
Read MoreOver the recent couple of decades, due to economic and socio-political changes, the unspoken code about the roles of husband and wife can no longer be assumed and more to the point -- is in a process of reconstruction.
Read MoreYou can help raise money for Haiti just by adding your blog to a website called YouSayToo.
Read MoreWhile feminists made “woman” a hard and fast rule, could it be time to reopen the case?
Read MoreWhile it is wonderful to hear someone say, “You look great!” – talking about the overall essence of a person -- I think it is out of place to greet a woman with the first comment being about her weight.
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