Bonham’s Sale Highlights Gender Bias in Art

Bonham’s Sale Highlights Gender Bias in Art

Jan 22, 2016 | Art, Gallery

London auction house Bonham’s will have a women-only section in its upcoming Post-War and Contemporary art sale on February 11th. The section will include 11 female artists to help close the gender imbalance so prevalent in the art world and to shine light on the...
Dove Real Beauty Sketches: How We View Ourselves

Dove Real Beauty Sketches: How We View Ourselves

Apr 19, 2013 | Articles

Dove has been running its “Real Beauty” campaign for almost a decade. In 2004, a major global study found that only 2 percent of women in the world thought that they qualified as “beautiful.” Dove began its campaign in an effort to “challenge beauty stereotypes and...
The Definition of a Feminist

The Definition of a Feminist

Mar 14, 2013 | Articles

When we hear the word “feminist,” what do we think of? A common image that comes to mind is a woman, strong-willed and fighting for her rights–like this one: There’s nothing wrong with that image, for she most certainly is a feminist. There’s just an underlying...
Fawzia Koofi: A Voice for Afghan Women

Fawzia Koofi: A Voice for Afghan Women

Mar 7, 2013 | Articles

Fawzia Koofi is an Afghan woman who is speaking out for change in a big way: she’s running for President of Afghanistan. She’s already the country’s first female parliamentary speaker, and has authored a memoir called The Favored Daughter that addresses the daily...
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