From the White House to Hollywood, check-out the latest news, trends and upcoming events. No images? Click here My Isolation Diary By Emily Vogel (Source: Giphy) Dear Diary, It’s been one week since the state of Texas banned abortions after approximately six weeks of gestation, that's well before many women even know they're pregnant. I guess according to Governor Abbott, “my body, my choice,” is only applicable when it comes to mask-wearing, but not the reproductive freedom of women. That’s right, in Texas you can’t mandate masks in school because it would be a hindrance to personal liberty, but you can sue an uber driver for dropping off a woman to get an abortion – you don’t even need to know the woman or the driver. The woman could be a rape victim. Outlawing abortions doesn’t stop them from happening, it just makes them more dangerous and disproportionally impacts women who have fewer resources. Since the announcement, organizations such as Bumble, based in Texas, have set up funds for people affected by the abortion ban. Click here to read more about what the Texas abortion ban means and what happens next. Check-out our Editor in Chief Sharon Waxman's video rant on the Texas Law. Jurnee Smollett Unwraps Being an Action Star, Horror Star and Emmy NomineeThe second episode of “UnWrapped” features women in Hollywood who are kicking ass both on and off the screen. From Jurnee Smollett (“Lovecraft Country”) to Aya Cash (“The Boys”) and Marisol Nichols (“Spiral,” “Riverdale”), the action and horror stars open up about setting milestones, working in and out of their comfort zones, and the incredible communication and teamwork that make it all happen. Episode 2 highlights include:
New episodes of “UnWrapped” drop the last Friday of every month. You can listen on TheWrap.com, WrapWomen.com, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. Zendaya Opened Up About Seeking Therapy to Deal with her Financial Worries (Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty Images) Zendaya is on the cover of next month's British Vogue — and in a far-ranging interview, the "Euphoria" star opened up about her experiences in therapy, and her anxieties about her financial future. "Yeah, of course I go to therapy," she told the magazine, when asked how she navigates a life in the spotlight. "I think it’s a beautiful thing," she continued. "You know, there’s nothing wrong with working on yourself and dealing with those things with someone who can help you, someone who can talk to you, who’s not your mom or whatever. Who has no bias.”Zendaya went on to reveal that a frequent topic of discussion with her therapist is her anxiety around money: "My mother’s a saver, and so I try to keep that in mind. Then my dad’s like, ‘You know, you can’t spend it when you’re dead,’ kind of thing. I’m somewhere in-between."While Zendaya may make a lot of money these days, she told Vogue UK that she often find herself anxious to spend it. She even revealed a story about going on vacation with her best friend, and handing over her credit card for the entire trip — asking him to pay for things with it but not tell her any of the amounts.The NFL Has a Record 12 Women in Coaching Positions this Season—Meet the Execs Behind the Equity Push(Photo credit: AP on behalf of the NFL) When Sam Rapoport joined the NFL in 2003 as a marketing intern, she said there were rarely any images of female representation throughout the league. Today, as the NFL's senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion, Rapoport is excited about the progress that has been made. “Now, when you look at the landscape of the NFL this season, we have 12 female coaches and over 12 female scouts. We have two female officials and we have female presidents. We have females at almost every level, except for that top head coach and GM spot, which will come soon.” The growth that she's seen so far, which includes women reaching an all-time high of 38.2% of league office roles in 2020, is largely due to the NFL’s Women’s Careers in Football Forum (WCFF), a two-day event that started in 2017 under Rapoport’s leadership. The goal of the event is to link highly qualified women with decision makers in football so they can have equal access to jobs and opportunities. So far in 2021 alone, 44 women who’ve previously participated in the WCFF program have landed a football operations role at the professional or collegiate level, the highest number ever for the WCFF program in a single year, according to the NFL. Of the participants who’ve secured a position this year, 83% are women of color. Jill Biden is Heading Back to the Classroom as a Working First Lady(Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP) Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community college students in boxes on a computer screen, the first lady resumes teaching in person Tuesday from a classroom at Northern Virginia Community College, where she has worked since 2009. She is the first first lady to leave the White House and log hours at a full-time job. The nation's early first ladies did not work outside the home. Most supported their husbands, raised children and performed the role of hostess. While other first ladies acted as special ambassadors for their husbands. Eleanor Roosevelt was especially active, traveling around the U.S. and reporting back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose activities were limited by polio. More recent first ladies, like Laura Bush, who was an elementary school teacher and librarian, had stopped working outside the home after having children and were not employed when their husbands were elected. Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama were working mothers who decided against continuing their careers in the White House. Jill Biden, 70, is forging a new path for herself and her successors. The first lady has said she always wanted to be a career woman. "There are some things you just can't replace, and I can't wait to get back in the classroom," she recently told Good Housekeeping magazine. Laru Beya Collective is Revolutionizing Surfing for Black and Brown Youth(Credit: Kat Slootsky for Teen Vogue) Fourteen-year-old soon to be High School freshman Adanya Gabourel has lived in Far Rockaway, Queens her whole life. “I woke up one day and told my Dad that I wanted to surf,” she says. “It started out with the surfboard from Costco and we would take those out and surf all day.” She says her father would pick up her friends in his “rickety old van” throughout Brooklyn and Queens and bring them to the beach to surf. In 2018, Adanya's father Aydon along with his cousin Warren Sampson expanded that into Laru Beya Collective, a non-profit organization, whose name means “on the beach” in the Afro-indigenous language Garifuna, dedicated to empowering Brown and Black youth through free surf lessons and water safety education. "It started off as these five girls just doing everything they could to spread the word," says Victoria Singh, a Laru Beya member who stands at 4’11 but catches waves on a 9’ longboard. “Now it’s this big collective with all of these amazing people and it’s awesome.” Did We Just Become Best Friends? WrapWomen is a power base of influential women of entertainment, media, technology and brands committed to changing the face of their industries. Stay up-to-date on all things WrapWomen at www.wrapwomen.com. Join the conversation on social media! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for surprise guest takeovers and Insta live performances. Tune into our podcast "UnWrapped" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |