News by subject: WOM

The Florida High School Athletic Association's Board of Directors will consider a proposal at its meeting Feb. 26-27 that would make mandatory four questions about teenaged girls' menstrual cycles to provide to athletic departments in order to...

Onsite Women's Health, a leading national provider of breast health services, announces partnership with Volpara Health to adopt Volpara® Analyticstm, an artificial intelligence (AI) software tool that improves mammography quality by assessing every...

Work & Mother Services, Inc. (Work & Mother), a full-service lactation suite with an associated support resource, the HUB, announces today it has entered into an agreement with Jamestown to deliver commercial lactation suites as tenant...

Today, Eliasan Consulting, which helps clients enter global markets, announced it was named a Comcast RISE grant recipient, which recognizes small businesses led by women and people of color in select metropolitan areas. The Comcast RISE...

Xbox, ESPORTSU, and Paidia Gaming announced their partnership which will continue their ongoing commitment to gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in gaming. This activation includes three gaming events designed to spotlight collegiate women...

The Women's Connection is excited to announce their inaugural networking event to celebrate all women on International Women's Day, on March 8th, from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, at Broadview Place, 296 Broadview Avenue, Toronto....

Today Sparkee, a black-woman-owned technology company, announces the launch its Sparkee puck on Kickstarter, now available for pre-order. Select event-goers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas got a sneak peak of the product and had the...

Zombie Muay Thai announced its official opening steps from Union Square in New York City late August 2022. The gym is an all levels striking academy with a mission to educate, strengthen, and empower though Muay Thai. Founded by Pro-Fighter John Piña...

Learning Ally, a national nonprofit working with U.S. schools to improve reading proficiency, has won a Tech and Learning Award of Excellence for its new PreK-6 Professional Courseware on "Effective Brain-Based Literacy Instruction." Brent Hartsell,...

The Majority of Solopreneurs are Female, according to a new study by Leapmesh. Solopreneurship is on the rise, and this study surveyed key aspects influencing those choosing to make a living independently.  Young adults are embracing...

Being in a relationship is good for your savings ? but you may find yourself more likely to fight about it, according to new research released as Valentine's Day approaches. Financial well-being app Stackin surveyed 1,255 people based in the US who...

Although Canada has made headway in addressing aspects of its international development efforts as underscored by Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), including the promotion of gender equality, humanitarian, peace and security...

Global conservation organization The Orangutan Project is using this year's International Women's Day to celebrate Borneo's first ever women-led ranger teams - collectively called "The Power of Mama" - who are breaking into traditional male roles and...

SUMA Wealth, the category-creating financial technology company devoted to increasing prosperity, opportunity, and financial inclusion for young U.S. Latinos, announced its acquisition of savings and personal finance platform, Reel....

February 7, 2023 - Today, Shoppers Drug Mart is making sexual wellness easier for Canadians with the launch of a new selection of products ? including personal massagers, vibrating bullets, lubricants and more ? online and in select stores. A recent...

Deborah's Place, a trailblazing Chicago organization in the field of homelessness intervention for women, announced in November 2022 that Audrey Thomas would retire as Chief Executive Officer at the end of January 2023. After a comprehensive internal...

Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF) has expanded its 2023 Board of Directors and named new positions for its Executive Committee. Senior leaders from a broad range of industry segments have joined this robust board of industry executives to expand...

The 30% Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Hanneke Smits, CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management, as its fourth Global Chair, succeeding Ann Cairns. Throughout her career, Hanneke has been a long-time champion of improving gender...

Like the mighty phoenix that rises from the ashes reborn and more alive than ever before, a refreshed Emma Jo is finally living her happily ever after. Now divorced, the singer is set to release on March 31 her upcoming single, "Straight into Mine,"...

Sempra  (BMV: SRE) has been named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which recognizes public companies that demonstrate workforce diversity and inclusion (D&I) and transparency in gender-data reporting. Companies in the GEI reflect a high...

There is still work to be done. That is the message and charge for Save the Storks coming out of January which included the organization participating alongside thousands marching around the Capitol at March for Life and convening in D.C. for Stand...

Stearns Financial Group, a Registered Investment Advisory firm based in North Carolina and serving clients nationwide, announced today that Senior Wealth Management Advisor Haleh Moddasser, CPA has published Gray Divorce, Silver Linings: A Woman's...

Marina Maher Communications (MMC), an Omnicom PR Group (OPRG) agency, today announced that Marina Maher has decided to step down as CEO of the integrated marketing and communications agency she founded and has headed since 1983. Maher has named Olga...

Brandless, an omni-channel commerce platform focused on better-for-you products, is honored to announce that Cydni Tetro, CEO of Brandless, is a recipient of the Retail Innovator Award by Retail Touch Points to recognize her as a disruptor the...

Recently, NBA legend and Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie officially announced that she had joined Jelenew, the world's first performance cycling couture apparel and lifestyle brand co-founded by former Chanel haute couture pattern maker DI. L would serve...

Female Disruptors releases its 2023 UNSTOPPABLE Series https://female-disruptors-virtual-summit-2022.heysummit.com/, now streaming in both video and audio...

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity, announced today that registration for its 10th Annual Conference will open on Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. CDT. The...

What if, before the ring is even on your finger, you could reimagine marriage to work better for you?   "You can!" says Annmarie Kelly, author of The Five-Year Marriage: Shifting the Marriage Paradigm. "Today's smart and savvy women don't want to...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, one person dies from heart disease every 34 seconds. However, most people don't know that an eye exam can give you a...

Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has reached EDGE Lead certification, the highest obtainable level of certification, in Brazil and Mexico for its efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion. Firmenich, which...

Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has reached EDGE Lead certification, the highest obtainable level of certification,...

Golden State Equity Partners ("Golden State"), a registered investment advisor, is pleased to announce the addition of Arise Wealth Management ("Arise"), an all-woman team located in Minnesota. The Arise team is led by Gina Rypkema, a private wealth...

Author Pamela D. Marshall shares a journey of hope after self-condemnation in The Art of Forgiveness: An Expression of Peace ($23.99, paperback, 9781662865619; $39.99, 9781662866609; $9.99, e-book, 9781662865626). Lee Anna could blame her husband for...

Centene Corporation  announced today it has been named to the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fourth year. The annual index recognizes companies for their policies and practices in support of women in the workforce across five pillars:...

The women entrepreneurs behind FunkkOFF!® are thrilled to announce they will be pitching their FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers® to the Sharks Feb. 17 on ABC's Shark Tank. A pocket-sized, dental beauty accessory, FunkkOFF!® was created to make you live...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on International Development Week, which runs from February 5 to 11, 2023: "Canada has a proud tradition of supporting international development efforts, and today, on the first...

Available to young women (ages 15-17.5) around the world, applications are now open for the AFS Global STEM Accelerators: a full-scholarship virtual exchange program in sustainability, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), and positive...

US Fertility founding partner Shady Grove Fertility (SGF) recognizes Women Physicians Day with the launch of a new program aimed to ease the financial burden of egg-freezing costs for surgical residents, a population with a higher risk of...

In the United States, breast cancer affects Black women and white women in extremely different ways. White women are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease overall, however, Black women are more likely to have aggressive types of breast cancer...

Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Pamela Beidle (D-Anne Arundel) and Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (D-Dorchester) for working with Komen to introduce legislation that would remove financial barriers to...

Public Allies, an organization that has been dedicated to social justice and racial equity for thirty years, is honored to announce the appointment of two new board members to the Public Allies National Board of Directors, Dr. Meredith Shockley-Smith...

REsides, the first and only MLS to launch a revolutionary new equity-ownership model for its members, announced today that Colette Stevenson, CEO, was named a 2023 Real Estate Newsmaker by RISMedia. This year's list honors a dynamic group of 310...

Adam & Eve and adameve.com, America's most trusted source for adult products, are excited to share their predictions for 2023's top sex and sex toy trends! Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here:...

The recent tragedies involving Lindsay Clancy in Boston, MA, and Paulesha Green-Pulliam in San Francisco, CA have brought the much-needed discussion about postpartum psychosis and maternal mental health disorders to the forefront of national news. ...

Today FastFutures, powered by Avado, is proud to announce the top achievements of 2022 in its 'Impact Report & Strategic Vision 2022'. These include the BT Group sponsorship which supported 1,600 learners, Department for Education funding awards to...

Members of the media are invited to join Jenna Sudds, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, on behalf of the Honourable Marci Ien, for an announcement regarding support for crisis hotlines on Prince Edward...

Eleven Hightower advisors have been named to Forbes' "America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State" list, which ranks the top female advisors in the nation who collectively manage more than $2.3 trillion in assets.  ...

Kolar Design is pleased to announce that President and Founder Kelly Kolar has been appointed Second Vice Chair of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Forum....

Chicago Auto Show organizers, in partnership with A Girls Guide to Cars and Women in Automotive, are proud to announce the sixth annual What Drives Her networking event and awards program during the show's Media Preview on Friday, Feb. 10 at...

Members of the media are invited to join Jenna Sudds, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, on behalf of the Honourable Marci Ien, for an announcement regarding support for crisis hotlines on Prince Edward...