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Gender Diversity Lessons in Oakland

It seems that many parents these days (especially our readers here on the SheHeroes blog) are always looking for ways to somehow balance out gender identity for our young boys and girls as well as ways to call out toy companies, TV shows and clothing makers that help force certain gender ideas on children in […]

SheHeroes in History: Susanna Madora Salter

Here at SheHeroes we not only love to share stories about SheHeroes out and about making the world a better place today, but we also love to share stories of SheHeroes from history. One of my personal favorite SheHeroes in history, America's first female mayor. As it turned out America’s first female mayor holds another […]

Skechers Shape-Ups For Girls: Why?

My son is 8 years old. He is in the 2nd grade and surrounded some of the most amazing little 8-year-old girls I could ever imagine. Not only are they all beautiful in a million different ways, they all have these amazing personalities. Some are quiet and hard to reach at first. But when they […]

SheHeroes in History: Nellie Tayloe Ross

May 3 marked a special, yet not widely recognized anniversary in Women’s History. On that day in 1933 Nellie Tayloe Ross (one of my favorite SheHeroes in History) took office as the first female and longest serving Director of the US. Mint. But that wasn’t the only things Ross was known for. You would think […]

Supporting The Next Generation of Women in Tech

A common thread throughout the posts we do here on the SheHeroes Blog as well as the great stuff we find and share with our Facebook and Twitter friends is how we can get more girls into the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Statistics continue to show that while women are holding […]

Women Pass Men in the Number of Advanced Degrees

One of the most fascinating things about the United States census is all the information it gives us as ways to understand numerous trends in lifestyle, family living, employment, and so much more. One of the interesting pieces of information to come from the 2010 census was released last week. Women have officially passed men […]

What We Want For Our Daughters

You may have seen the excerpt from Tina Fey’s new book, “Bossypants” making the rounds online this week. The adorable “Mother’s Prayer For Its Daughter” is an honest and funny look at all the things we want and don’t want for out daughters, as they grow older. After reading this I couldn’t help but look […]

Dated Gender Messages From the Boy and Girl Scout Handbooks?

A new study was recently published in the journal, Gender & Society, regarding the gender stereotypical messages to the 5 million American kids that are reading the Boy or Girl Scout handbooks. According to the study it appears girl scouts are steered away from scientific pursuits while boys are discouraged from pursuing artistic interests.

Women's Ski Jumping Added to 2014 Olympic Games

Sports has always been a difficult arena for women to get recognition and when the 2010 Winter games swept the beautiful Canadian landscape last year it was easy to see the places where women had both accomplished much and the places where we were still fighting to be recognized. In 2010 there was one American […]

Title IX Isn’t Always the Answer

Title IX was passed 40 years ago. The wording for Title IX is fairly simple, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..." —United States Code […]

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