Zero Discrimination

THE IMPACT OF ADDING LGBT TO NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS       Freedoms Threatened and Innocence Lost: The Impact of Adding Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression to Statutes and Policies Hundreds of states, municipalities and schools have added “sexual orientation,” “gender identity” and “gender expression” to non-discrimination and public...

Why We Need to Start Talking About Sex Ed

Talking about sex is awkward, but it doesn’t need to be. And to make matters more complicated, people of all ages across the globe receive conflicting, muddled information about sex and their bodies every day, which makes it difficult for both young people and adults to safely navigate their reproductive...

Why I’m a “Steminist,” And You Should Be Too

This post originally appeared on the UN Foundation blog on October 11, 2018. You can find it here.  Last week, Donna Strickland became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physicsin 55 years. While her well-deserved acknowledgement gives us a reason to celebrate her pioneering work in generating high-intensity...

Combating Air Pollution

Photo credit More than one in four deaths of children under the age of five are attributed to an unhealthy environment. Air pollution, second-hand smoke, and unsafe water are just some of the environmental risks that have claimed the lives of over 600,000 children every year. When it comes to...