Giving Tuesday: 7 Organizations Helping Women Right Now
This Giving Tuesday, take a break from consumerism to donate to charities that uplift women and girls.
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Sports
I’m a Woman Who Lifts Heavy Weights. That Makes Me Feel Like I Can Do Anything.
Lifting weights has proven health benefits, particularly for women in middle age—but it can also be a way to tune out the chaos and doubt that life throws at you.
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You Might Like: Ideas to Help You De-Stress
Stressful holiday entertaining or general weight of the world, whatever is bothering you will melt away with these relaxing recommendations.
Reproductive Health
'Just Pills'—How Women Created Their Own Abortion Revolution
A new book reveals how ordinary women—not doctors—first noticed the effects of the medication now sold as so-called ‘abortion pills.’
Violence against women and girls
'Every 10 Minutes'—Research Shows Harrowing Rates of Femicide Around the World
Last year, 137 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member every day, according to new UN data
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You Might Like: Food and Recipe Recommendations from The Persistent
Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, we all have to eat. Here are our most delicious recommendations for all things food related.
Culture
I’ll Never Break Up With a Breakup Album
The breakup song is the ultimate declaration of independence and rediscovery—a tribute to the complexity of womanhood.
Worklife
We’ve Been Here Before: What You Need to Know About the Viral LinkedIn Name-Changing Trend
The latest LinkedIn trend that has women changing their gender or name in their profiles makes a point, but it’s a point as old as time. What we need is real change.
Persisting Through Politics
Trump’s 'Piggy' Insult is Distracting Us From the Real Issue
Shocking? Yes. Surprising? No.
Women You Should Know
‘I Refuse to Be Invisible’—Why the Author Pamela Redmond Decided to Get Naked On Stage at 72
Sometimes, a woman has to do something drastic to get the notice she deserves.
Four in 10 Young Women Want to Leave America
New research indicates that 40% of women would leave the U.S. if they were able to.
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You Might Like: '90s Nostalgia! Recommendations from The Persistent
Gen Z has fully embraced '90s trends and so are we. So, grab a baby doll dress and some combat boots and let's party like it’s 1995!
Forgotten Feminists
Bread Lines on the Upper West Side and America's Missing Moral Conscience
The civil-rights pioneer and feminist visionary Pauli Murray reshaped American law and identity. Her voice matters as inequality deepens.
Sports
A Cricket Win So Major, It Could Change Sport in India Forever
'The journalist in me was elated, the woman in me felt validated'—The Persistent sits down with the sports reporter Rica Roy as she reflects on the significance of India’s women’s World Cup win.
Women You Should Know
This Indigenous Brazilian Woman is Risking Everything to Defend Her Lands (And No, She Won't be at COP)
As world leaders gather in Brazil for this year’s global climate talks, the women on the frontlines of defending the world’s forests and rivers tell us why they won’t be taking part.
Leadership
Trust in Women Leaders Has Fallen to An All-Time Low
An annual index shows trust in women to lead businesses and governments has dropped in major economies.