Our overarching mission is to redefine what it is to be a man.  Jake Stika, Executive Director  of Next Gen Men I do remember the first time I saw the Gillette add, and the 20 times my friends sent it to me.  I am grateful that a brand as big as Gillette stepped into the

“We invite men to rethink what strength means, you need a lot of strength to take on another person’s pain.”   Véronique Church-Duplessis — Bilingual Program Manager, White Ribbon Campaign.  December 6, 1989, the day Marc Lépine walked into the Montreal engineering school, École Polytechnique, and shot and killed 14 women and injured another 13

“Some men are afraid to speak to women in public places for fear they’re going to be considered a freak.”  Wanda St. Hilaire I’ve lived in Mexico and I’ve traveled extensively through Europe, South America, Argentina, and Cuba, and what some women here in North America might perceive as misogyny I think that in other

“It’s like I’ve been doing this sex thing for five years, and missed the whole point?” Crystal Rhodes Excerpts from our #VBB conversation with Dee Mago and Crystal Rhodes, curators of a women’s only group, The High Heels Club. Crystal: It’s hearing women’s stories, how many have been married many years and they weren’t sure

“There are guys who just love to crush women, just crush them”. Megan Smith Through my entire 20’s I was a scaffolder up in Fort McMurray.  It’s a field that’s 80/20 male to female.  The work is physically demanding and I have injuries that will be with me for my lifetime.  The men up there

“When a man says something lewd to you on the street and it’s unexpected, you’re shocked, you’re silenced and all the power goes to him.”  Sophie Sandberg @catcallsofnyc. Excerpts from our conversation with Sophie Sandberg: Growing up in New York, catcalling was something that started when I was 15. By 19, as a freshman starting

“If a child is misbehaving we don’t hesitate to put them in a timeout, so why can’t we do that with a friend?” 7 Virtues CEO, Barb Stegemann.   It’s kinda crazy but if you had a child that was misbehaving you wouldn’t hesitate to put them in a corner, you would have no problem saying

“When people see aesthetic changes within themselves, they start to believe other types of change are possible.” Caroline MacGillivray, Executive Director of Beauty Night Society. Beauty night is a charity I founded 18 years ago.  What we do is provide programs to build self-esteem and change the lives of women and youth living in poverty. 

The presence of boobs demands additional stitching that adds up to higher costs for a women’s shirts – no?! Heather picks a bone over products available for male consumers that for some reasons aren’t available for women.  There’s also the issue of a “Pink Tax”, which see women having to pay higher prices for products and

Talk of sexual harassment in polite company defer to euphemisms: harassment becomes “inappropriate behavior,” assault becomes ­”misconduct,” and rape becomes “abuse.” Over the course of six weeks in 2017, TIME Magazine interviewed dozens of women and men representing a variety of industries including the entertainment industry, and of those interviewed all spoke emotionally out about

“I remember having goosebumps and tears the whole time.” This is a small slice of an enlighting conversation about the meek kicking ass and women learning how to be safe in their own skin.   Meet Shelley Hayes-MacDonald and Lynn MacDonald of Empowered Warriors. S: I remember the first time I saw Lynn at work,

“If they don’t like the message they’ll attack the messenger, you!”  Dr. Caroline Heldman The way I’ve was attacked at Fox had everything to do with me being a woman.  The manner of dismissals, being called Dr. Mc Hottie, being yes drear’d, being patted on the head, being dismissed because folks didn’t like what I’m