Roominate is a building toy for girls that encourages them to become interested in engineering and architecture. Kits are available now; and you might be able to get one delivered in time for Christmas. As an engineer here at Upworthy, I’m so thrilled to see this out there. Read more: http://upworthy.com/i-really-want-to-play-with-this-dollhouse-and-im-a-grown-ass-man
Amanda Goodman is a journalist and news anchor for KWWL in Waterloo, Iowa. She was one of two moderators for a debate between two congressional candidates. Here’s her glorious answer to a messed-up comment from one viewer. “Amanda, you look awful…” Amanda Goodman • October 20, 2014 • Let me get right to it…on Saturday,…
Isn’t it interesting that with the same question and different answers, all these women arrived at a similar conclusion? Hint: Man and woman are not synonymous with somebody and nobody. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfMmvr2yw2I?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=1081&h=608] Read more: http://upworthy.com/women-everywhere-are-asked-the-same-question-their-answers-are-more-alike-than-youd-think
Really, when was the last time you heard a dude (politician or not) be described as too emotional? Fair warning: Be sure you’re not drinking anything when you get to the last line of this segment. [hulu id=h4sp6i9uvclrtrwm64i3ta width=512 height=288] Read more: http://upworthy.com/jon-stewart-proves-a-double-standard-for-women-politicians-with-the-most-hilarious-evidence-possible-rn2-6d
Remember when conversations like this happened in every household? Even worse, 10 or 20 years before this, it was just automatically assumed that the wage disparity was fine and dandy. How far we’ve come … and how far we have yet to go! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0rhuKmC0Cw?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=700&h=394] Read more: http://upworthy.com/archie-bunkers-brilliant-summary-of-what-equal-pay-would-do-to-america
I’m just a geek girl standing in front of a computer lab asking where all the other geek girls are. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vPPmhQNS6I?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/the-future-of-america-relies-on-women-doing-this
I never noticed it before, but she’s 100% right. This is totally a thing. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxBMmTtCMXY?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] Read more: http://upworthy.com/when-she-flips-sexist-commercials-around-they-become-hilarious-and-seriously-nsfw
Jennifer Garner is a famous actress who happens to be married to a famous actor. And unless you’ve been living in a biodome since the ’50s, you know that the general public cares about the creation of an insta-famous baby more than they care about most other things. This actress had a little fun with…
These are the kinds of facts that remind me how strong the confident women in my life are, and how unfairly difficult that has been for some of them to achieve, given how many parts of society seem to be determined to make them feel awful about themselves all the time. Let’s be real —…
This video sure has a good point about humanity’s baser instincts. Why can’t we overcome them? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNlGuW-0g8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] To be fair: Google apparently has worked to change their system to prevent these types of things from coming up in autocomplete. But it isn’t Google’s fault anyway; it’s more the popular opinion using Google for those…
In today’s world, we’re finally starting to retirethe old ways of white male patriarchy, and we’re emerginginto a new era of human equality. Our society stillhas a long way to go until there’s total gender parity, but incredible strides are being made in regard to female empowerment. However, as women, we must remember the personal…
Sometimes what you don’t hear is just as hurtful as what you hear. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnJNcNKmC8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/she-doesnt-have-a-problem-with-compliments-she-has-a-problem-with-compliments-meant-for-things
On Nov. 6, 2012 Tammy Baldwin made history when she became Wisconsin’s first female senator and America’s first openly gay senator. The crowd cheers for the former at 3:27 and absolutely loses its mind at 4:00 when she mentions the latter. And her giggle when the crowd is still cheering 20 seconds later is pretty…
If you find yourself contemplating the occasional catcall or wolf whistle (and you are not a literal wolf), print this out and keep it in your wallet for emergencies. Read more: http://upworthy.com/its-not-never-ok-to-catcall-a-lady-this-flowchart-helps-you-figure-out-the-2-times-its-fine
Cats. We love them, but do they love us? We may never know. But there’s one thing we know … cats hate patriarchy. If you’ve ever tried to make a cat live up to your expectations of cat behavior, you probably already know this. They despise ALL systems of unequal power and expectations. Cats are…
As a grown woman with a strong voice, I’m still working on standing tall and using my voice. I owe it to my daughter and other girls like her to set the example and respect my body AND my voice. Be sure to pay attention at 1:40 and 2:09 — Lily really provides some insight…
Not coincidentally, many of the women in this clip work at minimum wage or even far below it, in tipped professions. Guess how quickly their lives would change if we raised the minimum wage to at least $10 an hour? There are a bunch of other ideas on how to fix things as well, all…
It such a shame that every day, women are harassed and groped doing simple activities like taking the bus to school. Women deserve better than spending so much of their public life on the defensive. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gucl2H-Pkk?stop=1m50s&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] Read more: http://upworthy.com/no-one-should-have-to-deal-with-this-not-on-the-bus-not-on-the-train-not-on-the-street-not-ever
When Sheik Yousuf Badri told Egyptian TV host Riham Said to keep herself covered during the interview, let’s just say she didn’t quite “obey” the man. //www.youtube.com/embed/z2rL6NDoyKg?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white Read more: http://upworthy.com/a-religious-leader-tries-to-tell-the-wrong-woman-how-to-dress-big-mistake
San Franciscan urban planner Sarah Levine loves to make maps. She is also a woman — which makes her vulnerable to street harassment, something that all women go through. As a man, it never hit me how frequent this phenomenon happens to the women I know. That is, until Sarah mapped out four days of…