Vitamin W may be late to the Janelle Monae party, but we're glad we arrived. Check out her latest musical gem and learn the reason why she wears her own kind of uniform instead of nipple-enhancing rhinestone bodysuits.

Listen up, women are proving to be powerful drivers of economic growth and media is increasingly taking notice.

by Elizabeth Plank 

JJ Abrams, director of the "Star Trek" franchise, recently admitted that those movies may be “a wee bit sexist.” However, Abrams also noted that there should be more and better roles for women actors.

In the Hollywood economy, many actresses lose their value once they've hit 30--which means they're over the hill. So what does the industry do with women past their best-before date? Use them as party props.

Emily Lindin dug into her diary from middle school and has a message for her former classmates and the bullies of today: Stop shaming girls for being sexual or their perceived sexual activity.

We've heard this before--rising star gives up the sins and luxuries of being famous. And if you ask former Victoria's Secret model Kylie Busitti, she'll tell you it was all for God.

Nealy Gone realized that she was rendered invisible once she hit her fifth decade. It was fun for a while, but then something even more bizarre happened. She got some superpowers and started doing amazing things.

We all know it; a lot of advertising objectifies and plain insults women--this video shows a whole bunch of offending ads and then inserts men into them. They look real different with guys.

Motorcycle-riding feminist, Mary Thom was killed in a crash last week. The women's movement mourns the loss of this feminist icon and author.

Often the latest movies only come to big cities, but "Girl Rising", a fascinating new film showcasing the trials nine girls from nine different countries go through in pursuit of an education, is playing in 169 different towns nationwide.

The shortlist for The Women's Prize was announced this week. Formerly known as the Orange Prize, this literary award for women writers is now funded by Cherie Blair and novelist Joanna Trollope.

by Lindsey McNeill

 

This Sunday, there's another installment of Selfridges--sort of a bildingsroman of the department store. As well as documenting the shop-keeping inventions, the series sheds light on the changing roles of women pre-WWI.