For all those badasses trying to catch up on the headlines, here are a few highlights from the past week. As always, join in the conversation using #TheFemWord and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. #FemNews
1. This past week, Christine Blasey Ford, a California professor who came out against Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a confidential letter, spoke with the Washington Post about surviving sexual assault and how she is taking control of her own narrative. Christine, we believe you. We are with you.
2. The Nigerian city of Lagos is often called the “Silicon Valley” of Africa, but two-thirds of its population live in poverty that is hard to escape -- especially for young girls. Badass computer programmer Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Founder of the Pearls Africa Foundation, is educating and exciting girls about coding and careers in IT, and giving them the opportunity to break the cycle of poverty.
"Technology is a space that's dominated by men. Why should we leave that to guys? … I believe girls need opportunities.” - Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, #GirlsCoding
3. In her brilliant essay “Why Angry Women Like Cynthia Nixon and Serena Williams Matter,” Senior Women’s Reporter for the Huffington Post Emma Gray tackles the topic of how and why women are punished for expressing an emotion that for men has long been associated with genius and power: anger. Keep paving the way, badasses.
4. From Thandie Newton’s God-is-a-HER acceptance speech to Sandra Oh’s beautiful red carpet interview with her proud parents to Amy Sherman-Palladino’s triumph as the first woman to win for both comedy writing and directing, we couldn’t get enough of the badass women at the 70th Emmy Awards this year.
While women and people of color still are vastly underrepresented both at award shows like the Emmys and in the entertainment and media industries at large, steps are being made in the right direction by badass women daring to demand change.
… and one last amazing Emmy moment: Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), winner of “Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,” used her acceptance speech to urge badass women across the United States to use their voices by voting.
P.S. -- to our U.S. readers, time is running out to register for this November’s midterm election! Click here to register to vote online (it even works on your phone). Our voices only matter if we use them, so vote, baby, vote.
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