Congrats,
Uzo: Uzo Aduba, one of the presenters at this year’s NYWIFT
Designing Women Awards, won
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama the Emmy Awards this weekend. She
thanked all those in her life who, she said, “let me be me.”
Thanks,
Amy: Amy Poehler’s Smart
Girls asked thoughtful,
hard-hitting questions on the Emmy’s red carpet. The best
part? They came mostly from teenage girls. #AskHerMore
Ten
Ways: Check out these 10 Ways to Wield Your Media Power for
Women’s Equality from Forbes.
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