THE GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT STORIES & VOICES 
We’re all familiar with a number of Dove videos and campaigns that have gone viral over the past decade, and there’s a good reason why they’ve helped disrupt narrow standards […]
By Tiffanie DeBartolo While doing press for my new novel “Sorrow,” I’ve consistently been asked one question: How difficult was it to write from the point of view of a […]
Self-Promotion. Bragging. Talking up your achievements. Fearlessly proud. These are words and phrases that can easily conjure up anxiety or even shame in a number of people. What is it […]
By Shelley Blanton-Stroud My debut novelist friends like to play this game called, My Favorite Amazon Review. (And by favorite, we don’t mean best.) Here’s the headline of my favorite […]
By Brandy Ferner Of all the 419 months I’ve been alive, the worst month for a book launch would be this one. And yet here I am with one hand […]
[TW: Rape, sexual assault] Anne Reeder Heck’s new memoir offers both guidance and solace for those seeking healing and ready to explore paths of forgiveness and spirituality. ‘A Fierce Belief […]
By Christine Meade For the past few weeks, I have been binging ‘The Bold Type‘ on Hulu while socially isolating with a strong-gummed newborn attached to one of my porn-star […]
By Emily Bleeker The man who saved my life died today. I’m sure he died without even knowing what he’d done for me. After all, it wasn’t a grand moment […]
By Michelle Cameron In all honesty, I didn’t set out to write a historical novel that included #metoo themes. According to the strict definition of the term – women who […]
By Barbara McNally “When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.” —Betty Friedan We all want to be ourselves, but in order […]
We love a good narrative about breaking down the princess stereotype and giving girls the kind of ideal that is instead empowering, realistic and nuanced. Feminist author and poet Amanda […]
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 […]
By Christine Meade I found out I am having a boy this spring—my first child. He was not planned for or expected, and yet it feels like he must have […]
After releasing ‘My First Book of Feminism (for Boys)‘, best-selling author Julie Merberg realized there was still much to be said on the subject of feminism. Her new title, ‘My […]
By Elena Schwolsky I shifted nervously in my metal folding chair. The harsh fluorescent lights of the church basement magnified my discomfort. I was attending my first meeting of a […]