Desiree Wood: Real Women in Trucking
“This is a hard job for relationships. It’s a marriage killer and you’ve got to be comfortable being alone.”
“Shadow Councils” in the West Bank: When Gender Quotas Are Not Enough
“Palestinian society has yet to get used to the increasing number of women in local political positions,” explains Mr. Samha, Deputy Assistant at the Palestinian Ministry of Local Government.
Author Sarah Scoles: In Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Sarah Scoles discusses Making Contact, her new book about the astronomer Jill Tarter and the struggles she faced while trying to answer one question: “Are we alone in the universe?”
Bringing The Healing Power of Yoga to Survivors of Domestic Violence
“We believe that touch can be healing but for women who have had their body violated, it’s really important that they have a sense of, “this is my body, this is my mat, no one’s going to come on it””, says Zoë LePage, founder of Exhale to Inhale.
Author Nicole Dennis Benn Talks About Jamaica, Homophobia and Her Love for Brooklyn
“I love this place. I feel like I can be myself here. And by that I mean, not only being immigrant, being an out lesbian, and just being me—especially in Brooklyn, New York”, says author Nicole Dennis Benn.