By Sania Ahmad They say that sometimes you have to lose yourself to find yourself. Through the course of our lives, we all discover parts of ourselves that we probably never knew existed. During the pandemic, especially, a lot of us learned new skills, recognized interest in different hobbies, and all in all, got to…
There’s the notion of brands simply adopting feminist slogans and aesthetics to take advantage of the female empowerment uprising we are seeing globally and culturally, and then there are genuine expressions of empowering women through brand messages and actions. When it comes to the latter, it is easy to spot the authenticity because it is…
Each of us has our own unique relationship with body image, and it’s safe to say it is hard to find a person on the planet who consumes media, fashion and entertainment on a daily basis that doesn’t consider that relationship complicated. While multi-billion dollar global companies continue to profit off our insecurities and push…
With 2020 bringing conversations about systemic racial injustice to the forefront of America’s collective consciousness in a very startling way, in light of the heinous murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, there has never been a more urgent time to get off the sidelines and start paying attention. As activists, organizations and movements have…
If you’ve been a GTHQ reader for a while you are probably already familiar with our recent series, Today’s Wonder Women, which we started in 2018 as a way to elevate the stories of women who are doing badass, inspiring things and deserve more of the spotlight. The series got the attention of the right…
By Mukta Cholette Do you remember when Dove’s Real Beauty campaign first came out? I remember. It was a BIG DEAL! I was in high school and I felt pretty inspired by the images they shared in the pop magazines I was reading at the time. As a teenager, it was the first time I…
This article is part of an exciting series we launched in 2018 called Today’s Wonder Women – designed to celebrate the inspiring, impactful, empowering and extraordinary things ordinary women are doingevery day. Over the coming months we will be sharing interviews, essays, articles and guest posts about women who are creating change. If you have a story to…
By Nicole Pecoraro for Fairygodboss Growing up is hard. Navigating how to be independent among groups of individuals your same age who are going though the same raging hormones and erratic emotions (but with different parents and different rules) is probably one of the most awkward and scary stages of life. When I was younger,…
Thousands of people across the world deal with not being at their ideal weight. More often than not, people are a more than just a few pounds over what their ideal weight is for both personal health and personal body image reasons. How the body deals with food and where it places the nutrients is…
Welcome to another edition of our weekly Feminist Friday column! That time of the week where we get to check out some awesome videos that we can’t get enough of. In our commitment to intersectional feminism, we created this column to share video content that shows why the movement is important to us. This week…
By Ester Brierley There’s no secret that it’s very hard for women to get influential positions in business or the society in general. This issue has been studied by many scientists, and even more journalists point out the difference in opportunities and the unfair ratio between women and men in positions associated with power and…
By Sasha Frank I finally decided to take treat myself to a movie date. I was a bit reluctant to watch “I Feel Pretty” — a film that candidly displays an overweight individual who, after a major head concussion, believes she is the most beautiful person in the world. I was reluctant because I heard…
Picking an outfit for a special occasion is often as fun as the event, and who doesn’t love the satisfaction that a bit of retail therapy can offer? However, there are often obstacles in the way of that coveted new dress – payday, fixing the car, your best friends birthday present. Suddenly the dress you’ve…
It’s no secret that women have had to fight for equal rights and are still having to do so. History is a great reminder of how far women have come. Truth be told, women only gained most of their rights during the 20th century. When it comes to recognition, especially in male-dominated fields like science,…
