'Women in Blue' trailer inspired by Mexico's first female police force Women in Blue is inspired by true stories of Mexico's first female police force. The show is set in 1971 and centers on four women who join the force, only to discover their squad is a publicity stunt ... 06/17/2024 - 6:11 am | View Link
Key moments at the Tonys: Jay-Z and Hillary Clinton in the house, strides for women and a late upset People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation. The veteran Broadway performer had just won her first Tony award in a 40-year career, for the Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s ... 06/17/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
‘The Outsiders’ wins best musical and ‘Stereophonic’ best play as women make strides at Tony Awards Alicia Keys electrified the Tony Awards, teaming up with superstar Jay-Z, while history was made when Broadway toasted the 11th female to win best director, Danya Taymor. 06/17/2024 - 12:53 am | View Link
No Caitlin Clark? Team USA women’s basketball will still be big TV draw at Olympics Caitlin Clark surely would've brought more eyeballs to women's basketball in Paris. But history says the event will do well without her. 06/12/2024 - 1:31 am | View Link
The unique toll of stress and depression on women’s hearts A growing body of evidence suggests the effects of mental health have a disproportionate impact on women’s bodies. 06/10/2024 - 10:01 pm | View Link
Center for Young Women's Health Welcome to the Center for Young Women’s Health, an award-winning health website for young women and members of gender minorities around the world. Here, you can find answers to your questions, health guides on a variety of topics, health chats, and more! 06/16/2024 - 8:52 am | View Website
Young Women Are Dropping Out of School and Work. Is Caregiving the ... New research suggests that the number of “disconnected” young people — defined as those who are neither in school nor the work force — is growing. For young women, the caregiving crisis ... 06/16/2024 - 7:54 am | View Website
Economic empowerment and skills development for young women Investing in young women’s economic empowerment and skills development is one of the most urgent and effective means to drive progress on gender equality, poverty eradication, and inclusive economic growth. 06/15/2024 - 10:33 am | View Website
The Future Is Ours: Young Women Leaders Global Fund for Women has supported women and girl’s human rights and movements for decades. We believe that strengthening young women’s leadership is critical to the sustainability and resiliency of women’s movements and long-term social transformation. 06/13/2024 - 7:18 pm | View Website
Strengthening young women's leadership | UN Women – Headquarters Young women experience discrimination based both on gender and on age. In particular, critical gaps in funding and resources for education, skills development and mentorship impact the ability of young women to realize their full potential as leaders. 06/13/2024 - 1:34 pm | View Website
This month marks the anniversary of a book that changed America.
History.com:
On June 15, 1974, Simon & Schuster releases All the President’s Men, the first definitive book about the Watergate scandal, authored by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters from The Washington Post who broke the explosive story.
During a private meeting with congressional Republicans Thursday, convicted felon Donald Trump reportedly called Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will be held in July, a "horrible city." He then lied about crime in the city, where homicides are down 42% since 2022.
But don’t worry, Wisconsin, you are not alone in Trump's disdain for the country’s most populous areas.
Democrats are not bringing Powerpoint slides to a gunfight any longer. Tiger Beat on the Potomac (AKA Politico, Thanks Charlie Pierce!) morning email thingie:
A MATTER OF CONVICTION — The JOE BIDEN campaign is announcing a major new $50 million June ad push this morning, centered on a new spot slamming DONALD TRUMP over his conviction in the New York hush money case.
The effects of extreme heat on the human body have been well-documented, but increased summer temperatures may also pose another type of burden for millions of Americans—financial.
In addition to the increased frequency and record-high temperatures that are hallmarks of a heat wave, climate change is also lengthening the duration of a heat wave, and Americans can expect to see the cost of energy rise alongside temperatures.
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“There’s a cost to climate change,” Mark Wolfe, the executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), tells TIME.
As the weather starts heating up this week, you may be tempted to go outside—but with the outdoors comes the possibility of getting bitten by mosquitoes. And if you find yourself getting a lot of mosquito bites, it could be because of the way you smell or the colors of the clothes you are wearing, recent research has found.
“If you think you are a mosquito magnet, it’s probably the case,” Jeffrey Riffell, a biology professor at the University of Washington who studies mosquito sensory systems, said in a video on the university’s website released earlier this month.
Shilletha Curtis has logged thousands of miles hiking the world’s most challenging trails—and turning into a sweaty, sticky mess along the way. The dry heat of the Continental Divide Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada, is vivid in her memory. But the absolute most scorching? That would be the Appalachian Trail, a nearly 2,200-mile trek from Georgia to Maine.