Since we didn’t get to post more earlier this week in tribute to International Women’s Day, here’s another story to help put some more stamps on the scoreboard for women all over the world. Tena Clark, Grammy Award Winning Composer and music industry veteran, presented Secretary-of-State Hillary Rodham Clinton with a commemorative song titled, “I Believed,” to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day.
“I Believed,” was written and produced by Clark and performed by Judith Hill at the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards for an audience that included First Lady Michelle Obama, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Goldman Sachs Lloyd Blankfein; Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard; Kyrgyzstan President Rosa Otunbayeva, dignitaries and distinguished guests.
Secretary-of-State Clinton explained, “The International Women of Courage Awards honors women from around the world who have truly done heroic work to advance freedom, equality, opportunity, and dignity for all. They have risked their lives. They have served in prison. They’ve been harassed and oppressed. Sometimes their own children’s lives have been at risk. They have been insulted, beaten, and tortured. And yet, each of these women has found the strength to persevere in the face of fear, isolation, or repression. And they’ve done so not just one day or one year, but day after day and year after year.”
Alright, yesterday was International Women’s Day and we didn’t make any note of it (didn’t find out till yesterday evening) via this tribute video that Kronos and Xplane created in honor of International Women’s Day. The purpose of this video is to provide viewers with a look at several interesting facts and statistics about the changes and developments that have impacted women in the workforce. Before we get too celebratory though, it’s worth remembering that gender parity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (note the income disparity stat). HAPPY BELATED INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY to all our female readers, past present and future.
Woman warrior. Black panther. Domestic terrorist. Escaped convict.
Assata Shakur is still in exile today, living in Cuba since 2005, for her controversial reputation as one of few visible women members of the Black Panther party. She is misunderstood by many, but here at Limité we decidedly love her. Why? She is one bad ass lady. She fought unapologetically for freedom and justice, even when it took her to maximum security prisons for crimes she did not commit. In the 1970s, a time when state repression tried to wipe out all forms of black resistance, this woman (get it girl!) stood strong for her voice to be heard in the American consciousness. She brings integrity and a beautiful face to the phrase “black power.” But don’t take it from me, read her words yourself: Continue reading “Women We Love: Assata Shakur” »
There is truly a God! V Magazine has turned the spotlight on all the lovely beautiful plus-size women in the industry in their new issue. Photographed by Sølve Sundsbø, he captured the average women and their beauty, by stomping on the “traditional” rules of fashion and finally showing curves. V Magazine‘s Size Issue will be on the newsstands everywhere January 14th 2010. View more images after the jump. Continue reading “More Curves Please!” »
Miranda July does not belong in a box. That is opposed to so many of us who can easily be catalogued and sorted by whatever banner it is we wave. Athlete. Bartender. Cardiologist. July, on the other hand, is as multi-faceted as a Swiss Army knife. Her sharp, creative prowess allows her to take the form of filmmaker, performance artist, and writer. With considerable success in all ventures, the woman who was born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger reached a certain height in 2005 with the release of her first feature film, Me and You and Everyone We Know. But that was just one rung on a rather tall ladder of artistic achievements. Continue reading “Women We Love: Miranda July” »
When you love something or someone, it comes from your heart, much as Oprah Winfrey’s extraordinary charity work and dedication to the mass media and communications industry. For years her loving heart and mission to change the world has affected both national and international communities alike. She is an international household name, an icon, philanthropist, activist, friend, caregiver, and so much more. Oprah Winfrey is a woman we love because she is an example of karma, and that people can overcome anything. She is a powerful self-made woman who is a role model for women and men of all ethnic backgrounds. Continue reading “Women We Love: Oprah Winfrey” »
What is there to say about Olivia Munn – the multi-talented co-host of G4TV’s Attack of the show, (NON-NUDE) model in playboy’s latest issue & actress in the upcoming “Iron Man 2″. She is goofy, sexy & elegant all wrapped into 1 (She’s also very busy & couldn’t give us an interview, so this will have to do). Photo’s after the jump Continue reading “Women We Love: Olivia Munn” »
Our very own Desboobs and her partner in crime, Glossy scored a Q&A with the lovely ladies from Missbehave and as always they are a hilarious duo that keeps you wondering what’s underneath the next girl shirt with their no-hold-bars content and we love them endlessly for that. Read below an excerpt from their Q&A and follow the link for the rest.
We love the sexual vibe on The Boobs. Any good sex stories for us?
Desboobs: Ahaha an ex and I used to get real into it during sex. One time we had stumbled into his place, half drunk mostly horny, and started going at it. Well halfway through it, he decided it would be a good idea to get that long wall mirror in front of us for our own personal show. But since we were drunk, he grabbed the mirror too hard and basically hit me in the fucking face with it. We had to stop, make sure I wasnt cut or bleeding, then resumed our doggystyle position. I ended up getting a black eye the next day which lasted me the rest of the week.
The “Queen of Burlesque”, sexiness, elegance, and fetish, Miss Dita Von Teese is a fair skinned beauty that we all can’t help but love. Armed with a vintage style and enough sexual confidence for all of female-kind. Dita is one of the first names that comes to mind where modern dance is involved. As an accomplished ballerina, model, and burlesque dancer Von Teese, born Heather Sweet, is in a sex class of her own.
A fan of the 1930′s, ‘40′s, and ‘50′s burlesque shows Dita embarked on her career at the age of 18, as a stripper in California. However, the creative and innovative Von Teese was bored with the “average” costume and routine and put her costume design skills to work as she re-invented her own look. Continue reading “Women We Love: Dita Von Teese” »
She’s an educated, gorgeous culinary master who has worked as both model and actress. She’s Padma Parvati Lakshmi — and she is, without a doubt — a woman we (more than) love. Some of you may recognize her as the host of Bravo series Top Chef, and as such, it’s both apropos and endearing to see her, in all her beauty, featured in the new Hardee’s restaurant commercials. We admit that Padma provides a very appetizing alternative to the product she’s representing — but at the same time, she keeps us hungry for more. Yum.
