Hope you’re having a great summer! We really love this particular roundup because it’s all about being an empowered woman, and thinking about how we’re viewed and our choices, as women. Let us know your thoughts below!
 100 Years Of Magazine CoversAn interesting look at how the image of women put forth by the media has changed over the years… and what it says about how our culture sees women. |  270 Reasons Women Choose Not To Have ChildrenThe Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree. Their motivations ranged from preferring their current lifestyles (64 percent) to prioritizing their careers (9 percent). Check out their many reasons here. |
 She Gets What She Wants: 20 Things Every Girl Boss Knows To Be True“#19. The better you are, the more haters you’ll have. People will be jealous of your talent and your girl boss attitude. Ignore anyone that makes you feel any less than the badass b*tch that you are. Remember, you represent something they want, and they’re giving you slack for it. Use it as a reason to work harder.” |  What Our Responses to Photoshopped Images Really Say About UsWe might be OK with a little Photoshop, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t affect us. |
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Amazing collection. You continue to be very informative and liberating.
I know right!!! One of the reasons I look forward to Fridays!!!
I am amazed with the changes in the magazine covers. Was that even a magazine cover? Truly, simply in awe.
Women not having children? I can’t even imagine a life without them.
Same here! I can’t imagine my life without my children!
I don’t have kids yet but I want to have my own someday. As a teacher assistant, kids make my life wonderful. I learn new things from them everyday and I keep on thinking how amazing it would be if I’ll have mine too…
Go Cara!
Love your collection of articles 🙂 Hilarious video! Love it!
Another fantastic Friday collection 🙂 I was really amazed with the reasons of why women choose not to have a child(ren).
As for me, I’m unsure yet if I would like to bear a child or just stay “child-free” for life. But whatever decision I would make in the future, I’m pretty sure I would have good reasons. Well, the most important thing is being happy and living a life I believe and not what other people want me to believe 🙂
Agreed! I’m not saying that I’d be against having children, not at all, but I don’t think that a woman should do it ‘because society says so’ knowing well enough that there are too many people living on this planet. I’m pro-choice, in any case. That’s why I like this opinion taken from the article: “I don’t like cats, so I wouldn’t get a cat. I also don’t like kids, so why on earth would I have one?”
Don’t rush into any decisions yet. Let’s enjoy while we’re young!!!
In my own personal opinion, I don’t think (and take) some of the magazine covers as step forward. The only thing that I could consider as a step forward is Caitlyn Jenner on the magazine cover simply because it promotes acceptance and self-respect.
Totally in agreement with you, Courtney!!!
Such a great collection! I particularly liked the article on how we see women as revealed by magazine covers. A clichĂ©, “change is the only permanent thing in the world.” This simply means that we can’t do anything but accept (and appreciate?!) these changes.
Indeed there have been a lot of “progress,” but honestly, these covers made me wonder, does “progress” always mean “better”?
Progress isn’t always better – as clearly seen on this article about magazine covers.
Another interesting Friday roundup selection. Those kids in the video are amazing – what talent!
That one about why women choose to be childless is an eye opener!!! It’s really making me think… I feel like if I didn’t have the pressure to have a kid, I would feel so much more free and so much less pressure in life, and less pressure to find a husband, etc.