This Moving Company Now Helps Victims of Domestic Violence Leave Abusive Homes Nationwide At No Cost
College HUNKS Hauling & Moving is now providing free moves to victims of domestic violence and those in abusive living situations.
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'Monumental Day' as First-Ever Woman is Named the General Manager of Major League Baseball Team
Making history as the first female and Asian-American GM is baseball history, Kim Ng takes over at the Miami Marlins.
5 Great Things We Should Never Forget About Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
A Good News Network tribute to the brilliant legal mind and feminist Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87 in Washington, D.C.
Women Break Stereotypes By Building Their Own Tiny Houses
Construction might usually be a male-dominated career field, but these women don't think so.
Female Entrepreneurs Tend Community Gardens While Growing Their Small Businesses, Too
In honor of the many ways to celebrate Earth Day, WS looks at two small business owners who tend community gardens.
Survey Says Uplifting Other Women is Top Priority for 70% of American Females-International Women's Day
Despite how women and mothers still endure feelings of discrimination, 69% of women also feel more empowered today than ever before.
She Came to the US to Study With Only $300 in Her Pocket - Now She's a NASA Director For the Mars Rover
Diana Trujillo arrived in the US from Colombia with $300 to her name. Now she's an accomplished NASA director.
Himalayan State Becomes First in India to Give Wives Co-Ownership of Ancestral Land
In the Indian State of Uttarakhand, women have been made co-owners of their husbands, or father's, ancestral land—such as farms.
Kenyan Woman's Startup Recycles Plastic Waste into Bricks That Are 5x Stronger Than Concrete
Making plastic bricks, 5 times stronger than concrete, Nzambi Matee runs Njenge Makers in Nairobi, where she turns plastic waste into bricks.
Iran Has Passed a Bill That Would Protect Women From Domestic Violence
The government of Iran has passed new human rights legislation that makes all forms of violence against women illegal.
Garment Workers Are Now Being Educated in Bangladesh So They Can Go to College
Pathways to Promise gives an education to garment workers in Bangladesh and elsewhere, changing lives for many women.
Unemployed Single Women Are Saving Fish and Making Money by Farming Sea Sponges
Women from the Jambiani region of Zanzibar are simultaneously supporting their families and local ecosystems by taking up a new trade: sea sponge farming.
HPV Vaccine Reduced Cervical Cancer Rates by 87% in Women
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by 87% in women who were offered the jab between the ages of 12-13, confirms a new study.
More Than Half of Women Were Seven Months Into the Menopause Before Realizing What It Was
A new Onepoll for Always Discreet has found that women often don't know they are experiencing the menopause initially, and they're glad to learn what's happening.
Afghan All-Girls Robotics Team Offered College Scholarships, Says Oklahoma Mom Who Helped Them Escape Taliban
Afghanistan's all girls robotics team have receive scholarships from US colleges to help them escape the Taliban.
Scrappy 81-Year-old Woman Completes Her Second Tough Mudder Race Over Huge Obstacles
Completing her second race in as many years, 81-year old Mildred Wilson conquered another Missouri Tough Mudder this March.
Bahrain Appoints its First Woman Judge
Women are making inroads in the government of Bahrain, a tiny Persian Gulf country that first gave women the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections after the constitution was amended in 2002.
Women Who Hug a Loved One Showed a Decrease in the Production of Cortisol
Amazingly, hugging is also capable of reducing infection from viruses, as well as reducing inflammation and blood pressure.
All-Black Climbing Team Makes History Reaching Top of Everest, Inspiring Diverse Adventurers
The Full Circle Everest climbing team made it to the summit of the world's highest mountain on May 12th, after weeks waiting for a chance.
After Husband Dies 83-Year-old 'Muddy Mildred' Runs Her Third Tough Mudder Race to Provide Clean Water
She must find them a tad boring these days, and now officially the world's oldest Tough Mudder finisher aims to raise money for rural Africa.
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