Women

CDC: No Doubt Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly and Birth Defects

CDC: No Doubt Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly and Birth Defects

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made it official Wednesday in a publication rushed into the New England Journal of Medicine that the Zika virus causes birth defects.   “It is now clear … that Zika does cause microcephaly,” […]

President-elect Donald J. Trump won a stunning and decisive victory over Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday November 8.

Women Leaders To Stage Anti-Trump Rally On Thursday

“EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION” RALLY RESPONDING TO TRUMP’S ATTACKS ON WOMEN   Women’s Rights Advocates and Elected Officials to Call Out Trump, Following Extreme Anti-Choice Remarks   On Thursday, March 31, 2016, New York City Public Advocate Tish James, numerous […]

Yearly Cost of U.S. Premature Births Linked to Air Pollution

Yearly Cost of U.S. Premature Births Linked to Air Pollution

  NEW YORK, March 29, 2016  — The annual economic cost of the nearly 16,000 premature births linked to air pollution in the United States has reached $4.33 billion, according to a report by scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center. The […]

by · March 29, 2016 · Environment, Science, Women
Tech Sgt. Maribelle Hernandez, USAF

Women’s History Month: An NCO’s perspective

Women’s History Month: An NCO’s perspective by Senior Airman Areca T. Bell and Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs 3/18/2016 – AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Tech. Sgt. Maribelle Hernandez is a manpower analyst and Bronx, N.Y., native who has served […]

Above: DDC Commissioner, Feniosky Pea-Mora (center), poses with students from the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in addition to students from Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology at the 2016 Introduce a Girl to AEC event.

City Agency Celebrates Pi Day and Girls in STEAM Careers

Program celebrated female engineers during Pi day and Women’s History Month   Long Island City – In celebration of Pi day and Women’s History Month, the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s STEAM education initiative hosted 20 female […]

Profile America: Belva A. Lockwood, First Woman To Appear Before US Supreme Court

Profile America: Belva A. Lockwood, First Woman To Appear Before US Supreme Court

COURT APPEARANCE: Belva A. Lockwood   Monday, March 14 — This month in 1879 marked a milestone in women’s history and the opportunities available to them. Earlier, President Rutherford Hayes signed a congressional act “to relieve certain legal disabilities of […]

by · March 14, 2016 · Profile America, Women
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Celebrates Women’s History Month

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Celebrates Women’s History Month

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights joins the nation in acknowledging and commemorating the courage and determination of countless women who sacrificed and fought to participate fully in American democracy.  Women have shaped our society to be more inclusive and […]

by · March 8, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Op Ed, Women
Profile America: Jeannette Rankin, First Woman To Serve In Congress

Profile America: Jeannette Rankin, First Woman To Serve In Congress

JEANNETTE RANKIN   Profile America —  The first woman to serve in Congress took her seat on this date in 1917. Barely a month later, Jeannette Rankin of Montana shortly became one of the few representatives to vote against entry into […]

by · March 4, 2016 · Profile America, Women
Rose Alley is a magazine that is dedicated to helping young Asian women achieve confidence, beauty and happiness.

Opinion: End Domestic Violence

Help the world’s 35% of women stand up, #EndDV Look at women around you – your dear family members, friends, coworkers and schoolmates, some of them are struggling to survive physical abuse and cruelty from their partners and loved ones. […]

Unease Over Zika Causing Women To Rethink Travel Plans

Unease Over Zika Causing Women To Rethink Travel Plans

Travel companies, airlines might be too quick to waive cancellation fees A recent survey found that 80 percent of women will avoid travel to Zika-infected regions this winter. While heightened concerns among women over Zika may not be surprising given its […]

by · February 21, 2016 · Health & Fitness, Transportation, Women
Get Women Cycling ‘Strengthen Your Heart’ Indoor Event, 2/21

Get Women Cycling ‘Strengthen Your Heart’ Indoor Event, 2/21

The Go Red For Women’s Heart Month event sponsored by Get Women Cycling will be held on Sunday, February 21st, 2016 at the Bronx YMCA located at 2 Castle Hill Avenue, 11 AM -12 Noon.           […]

Fordham University Hosts NY Liberty Youth Clinic

Fordham University Hosts NY Liberty Youth Clinic

    Over the weekend on Saturday February 13, Fordham University Athletics hosted the New York Liberty Youth Basketball Clinic.  Youth participated in agility drills, shooting practice, and ball handling skills among other activities.  Participants were also given a NY […]

by · February 15, 2016 · Sports, Women, Youth and Children
Kat Secor Makes Pro Bodybuilding Debut

Kat Secor Makes Pro Bodybuilding Debut

Kat Secor Makes Pro Bodybuilding Debut Paintball athlete, California business owner and fitness competitor Kat Secor will make her debut as an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional competitor at the IFBB & NPC Karina Nascimento Classic. PALM BEACH GARDENS, […]

by · February 12, 2016 · Health & Fitness, Sports, Women
Profile America: The First Woman Dentist

Profile America: The First Woman Dentist

FIRST WOMAN D.D.S. Profile America — This month 150 years ago, Lucy Hobbs Taylor received a doctorate in dentistry from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery.  She was the first American woman so credentialed, and it’s believed she was also […]

by · February 10, 2016 · Profile America, Women
Rumble On Lower East Side Over Replacing Shelly Silver

Rumble On Lower East Side Over Replacing Shelly Silver

This morning, the tabloids had a field day attacking Lower East Side Democrats for selecting an ally of disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to run in the upcoming April 19 special election called by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo. Good […]

by · February 8, 2016 · News, Politics, Voting Rights, Women