Well-designed Fitness

Take back your health with Take Back the Trail

By Shelley Seale

03.27.13 | 11:40 am

Terri Givens is involved in numerous causes and campaigns. As a scholar and professor, she focuses on the global politics of immigration. As an activist, she has served on the Board of Directors fo ...

An Evening for Austin’s Leading Ladies

Concordia University

03.18.13

An Evening for Austin’s Leading Ladies is for women leaders who believe that “leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Featuring thought-provoking keynotes by Cou

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One Billion Rising: This Valentine's Day, rise up to eliminate violence against women

By Shelley Seale

02.13.13 | 9:28 am

Ah, the day of love. Valentine's Day is supposed to be all about flowers, candy and romance. Right? Well, perhaps. But a day dedicated to romantic love also presents a good opportunity to f ...

power in numbers

Austin Women for Political Action: Using collective discouragement for change

By Shelley Seale

02.10.13 | 11:00 am

It hasn't been a great couple of years for women, politically speaking. Large numbers of women feel that their rights are being set back by years — decades, even — and plenty of the ...

support and advocacy

PeopleFund aims to change the shape of economy by nurturing startups and nonprofits in low-income neighborhoods

By Shelley Seale

08.02.12 | 11:11 am

Severe facial burns. Homeless. Deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army. These are just a few of the obstacles that Nicole Baldwin, owner and founder of BIAO Skincare, has had to f ...

Comedy Fail

Adam Carolla shocks the world: Straight, white comedian has mommy issues

By Katie Pengra

06.21.12 | 7:00 pm

I once spent 14 hours in a truck with two dogs, a cat, my father, and Adam Carolla. I was helping my dad move from Florida to Maryland, and we both came fully stocked with iPods loaded with cla ...

unconference for creative women

Unconventional MomCom attracts local lady entreprenuers

By Heidi Gollub

06.16.12 | 11:59 am

When Trish Morrison laughs, heads turn. And she laughs a lot. The boisterous founder of MomCom doesn’t hold back when she is amused, and her dynamic personality makes her an awful lot of fun ...

finding inspiration

The International Women's Day Awards have spoken: These Austin women are creating positive change in the world

By Shelley Seale

04.12.12 | 2:15 pm

It’s a tough world out there. But three Austin women have dedicated their lives to making it a better place, and were recently recognized for their amazing work. In collaboration with Ten ...

act out

Are you mad as hell yet? Support women's reproductive rights with the Lilith Fund

By Shelley Seale

03.10.12 | 10:25 am

The fight for reproductive rights is all over the news these days; CultureMap's own Jeffrey Kreisberg denounced this state's war on women as the "Texas vagina intruders." I can ...

Miss December? Really?

Pandagate should offend her "Royal Hotness" Pippa Middleton too: BBC treats women as a joke

By Whitney Radley

01.01.12 | 1:15 pm

What does it take to make an impression on the BBC? Apparently less than you think.  This week, BBC news magazine released a list of the 12 "Faces of the year 2011 — the women,& ...