What’s a Feminist Prom? and Other FAQs
Rebellious Magazine's Third Annual Red & Wild Feminist Prom Fundraiser is almost two weeks away, and as I've been talking about it nonstop to anyone who will listen (Sorry, Samantha), there are a …
Karen Hawkins
ChiQ Bridged Chicago Lesbian Community’s Past & Future
ChiQ, the Howard Brown Health gala formerly known as Garden of Eve, wasn't just a fundraiser, it was both a trip down memory lane and a glimpse into the bright future of Chicago's lesbian community. …
Female Artists at Ravinia in 2018
Ravinia, which bills itself as America's oldest music festival, is one of my favorite venues in the Chicago area. It's a Metra ride away from downtown, it's surrounded by nature, there are stars overh…
Marking Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Chicago
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is held every April to raise awareness about sexual violence, encourage education about prevention and work toward dismantling rape culture. If you're anything like m…
Equal Pay Day 2018: It’s Time to Get Comfortable Talking About Money
Alpana Singh was the youngest female to pass the final level of the Master Sommelier exam, she had an award-winning PBS show, she was selling thousands of dollars of wine every night for her employer …
How Do You Keep from Burning Out?
Google 'How do you keep from burning out?' and in just .50 seconds, you'll get more than 162 million search results, the first of which is from an executive coach writing for Harvard Business Review. …
New Project to Explore ‘Fifty Feminist States’ of America
Fifty Feminist States is a new multimedia storytelling project from "Fifty Feminist Mantras" author Amelia Hruby, a writer, podcast producer, CHIRP Radio DJ and Ph.D. candidate from Chicago whose inte…
4 Questions, 5 Leading Ladies of Second City’s ‘She the People’
Imagine a night out with six of your funnest friends, the ones who make you laugh the hardest, say the hilarious things you wish you could and who will do absolutely anything – anything – to crack you…
Event Details for March For Our Lives Chicago
Events are being held across the Chicago area this Saturday to coincide with the national March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., a student-led movement on ending gun violence. Organizers say more th…
Chicago Foundation for Women Holds Week of Talks on Sexual Harassment
From March 19-24, 2018, Chicago Foundation for Women is hosting its third annual "Talk it Out" series, a week of in-person and online conversations about gender bias and solutions. The focus this year…
