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Milena Mass created Ode to help theater-goers preserve their experiences while giving productions of every size a lasting record of an audience’s response.

Women like scientist Katherine Siegel are working hard to save the planet from the effects of climate change. (Credit: Katherine Siegel) Climate change is real, and it’s here. Thankfully, so are women ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of several influential women in politics we’re keeping an eye on. (Credit: nrkbeta, Flickr) Whether or not you know these names – or align with their values – the ...

Artists like Grammy winner H.E.R. (seen performing here) are using their voices, in all senses, to fight for what’s right. (Credit: The Come Up Show, Flickr) We live in troubled times, and fighting ...

A new report points to steps back for representation of women behind the scenes in America’s top 250 films of 2025 – as well as several external reasons why. (Credit: Ron Lach, Pexels) It’s getting ...

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Only 8% of all behind-the-scenes roles were occupied by 10 or more women in last year’s biggest movies — while 70% of those films employed 10 or more men. (Credit: stockcake.com) Women were the stars ...

Leaf & Water founder Candis Best (right), pictured with her sister, Dawn, before her passing. (Credit: Leaf & Water) Death is a part of life – as is mourning. And sometimes, when you’re in the midst ...

Brook Thompson, a Yurok and Karuk native, stands near the Klamath River after the dams were removed. (Credit: Brook Thompson) When the last of the four dams blocking the flow of California’s Klamath ...

Activist and advocate Erin Brockovich is sounding the alarm about the harm AI data centers cause. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Erin Brockovich wants people to think more about the environmental impacts ...

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