Ms. Shaesta Waiz, an Afghani Refugee, completed a solo journey around the world and became the youngest woman to do so.  But that is not the coolest part. She did it to show that its possible for any woman. Through her journey, dreamssoar.org, she raised money for herself and for her cause to spread theContinue reading "Youngest soloist to fly around the world!"

On October 21, 2017, men and women veterans and their supporters will be participating in the 3rd annual Tribute Only Valor Run -  "Valor Run, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2014. Our mission is to unite communities through running events to honor the U.S. military women who have served our nation 9/11,Continue reading "3rd Annual Valor Run"

Continuing our effort to break the gender role confirmation bias in modern society for the sacred cow belief that somehow women are not warriors (what we believe is a source of great cognitive dissonance for many young women) we bring you two Arabian queens who, motivated by female rulers before them, rose to rule theContinue reading "Zenobia and Mavia- Ancient Warrior Queens"

This is a personal post, and may be a bit emotional.  But emotional for good reason.  I see and feel people and situations beyond the surface...at times with a bit more empathy than I would like.  Maybe it is because I'm a woman, maybe it is because I was raised in a small town inContinue reading "“Don’t Command Afraid”"

I came across this article while reminiscing about the most fun I had ever had in an airplane.  My friend Jessica and I earned our commercial single engine sea rating at Kenmore Air in 2010.  When we were there, I witnessed a young woman effortlessly push a de Havilland Beaver off the dock, jump ontoContinue reading "“The stripes don’t mean flight attendant”"

This week's badass woman of history is one of histories most deadliest snipers, Major Lyudmila Pavlichenko, aka Lady Death. After an attack on her beloved university in Kiev, Ukraine, Maj Pavlichenko approached recruiters with her civilian expert shooting certificates and asked to join the infantry. "She looked like a model, with well-manicured nails, fashionable clothes,Continue reading "Lyudmila Pavlichenko: Ukranian Sniper"

One of the challenges of our modern western milieu is the implicit bias that, despite numerous examples otherwise, steers us into believing women are somehow not athletic or strong, competitive or political.  Laypersons make sweeping generalizations about women (uhhhh.... Google guy James Damore), and through confirmation bias, deceive themselves into thinking they are righteous orContinue reading "Khutulun: It’s normal to be a badass girl"

Sheryl Sandburg, author of Lean In, has been a great advocate for women's empowerment and equality but there is just one small thing that is off about her message. It's not that girls should be taught they can be "great leaders, too" but that that they have amazing talents and they need to take risks.Continue reading "It’s not “too”"

Everyday our achievements can be diminished by our peers by the simple phrase "you achieved that because you are a girl/woman" or "management/instructors/the boss goes easy on you because you are a girl/woman" or "that was great for a woman". Who knows why they say it- but let's remind ourselves why we keep doing it... Continue reading "Because I’m a girl"