If you think you have trouble finding a bra that fits, imagine what the women at homeless facilities have to go through. Beverly Williams, who volunteers at a shelter in the San Francisco Bay area, saw firsthand the need for bras in all different sizes to fit the many women who requested them. After brainstorming…
With the economy in such bad shape, teachers are being forced to use their own money to stock their classrooms. Help them and their students by donating school supplies to one of the following organizations: ILoveSchools.com gives teachers a place to post their wish lists so you can send them exactly what they need. DonorsChoose.org…
After her last trip to Afghanistan in November, author Masha Hamilton (one of our favorite authors – and people) decided it was time to give the women there a place to make their voices heard before it was too late. She created the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, which is filled with astonishing, eye-opening and very…
I’m totally on board with the idea of teaching a man to fish rather than simply giving him one, so we love that the women of West Bengal, India have taken that theory even further, crafting gorgeous bags to help support their families. Creating jobs is a more effective – and empowering – way to…
Women know the importance of doing monthly self-exams, but men apparently need a video titled “Check Your Balls” to, uh, get on the ball. No man should die from testicular cancer, and The Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation (named after the Emmy Award-winning sportscaster who passed away from the disease at age 37) is doing…
