The Association of Fundraising Professionals recognize Riya Janardhan, WEAVE Inc., with the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award.

Riya Janardhan, center, Youth volunteer of the Year, accepts her awards alongside Miss Sacramento County, Helen Dang, left, and Miss Capitol City, Nicole Vicks. 

Dr. Gevvie Stone has completed her residency in emergency medicine and is currently a fellow in sports medicine at the University of Utah. She is also a three-time U.S. Olympic Rower, participating in the 2012, 2016,...

In early January, the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, made history when a young, diverse, all-women team was sworn into seven city council seats. St. Paul voters set an inspiring example on November 7, 2023, by electing Mitra Jalali,...

Juggling sports and other demands in high school is challenging. Both panelists offered sage advice. Their advice was practical and inspiring for girls passionate about sports. 

The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 has put India in an exclusive group of nations, including the United States, the Soviet Union, and China, who have safely landed probes on the moon. Another aspect of that August 2023...

Women’s low political participation goes beyond developing nations. The United States has fallen from 27th to 43rd place on the global gender parity index, as per the World Economic Forum. Unlike Finland, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Israel,...

Much work must be done to ensure that female players are treated with dignity and receive equal pay for the same job as their male counterparts, but it’s still essential to acknowledge the measurable steps...

In June ‘23, the World Economic Forum (WEF), released a report predicting it will likely take another 131 years to close the global gender gap. The “gender gap” refers to the roughly 3.9 billion women on our who do not have...

Paying women what they are genuinely owed is a matter of fairness. Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day that draws attention to the extra months a woman has to work to catch up to...

On the first Friday of February each year, National Wear Red Day, I twin with my mom and grandma. For years, I viewed National Wear Red Day as a fun way to color-coordinate flawlessly with my...

On April 18, 1959, Martin Luther King Jr. addressed over 26,000 students on the grounds of the Washington Monument. He saw them as a generation that would not take no for an answer and would fight ferociously...

Dozens of professions exist where there is still an enormous gender gap between men and women. By incorporating underrepresented professions into our college and career planning, high schoolers can do their part to reduce this...

In spite of her many accomplishments, PM Sanna Marin’s life was turned upside down on August 19, 2022. The reason? A leaked video of her dancing and singing with friends at a private party was...

Riya Janardhan’s Brown University Leadership Institute project was to create a non-profit to raise awareness among teens about dating violence and to help women and teens learn self-defense.