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Caroline Kennedy sure is some woman! Just days before the 50th anniversary of her father President John F. Kennedy’s assassination (which happened Nov 22, 1963), Ms. Kennedy took a huge step forward in her own diplomatic career - and a huge leap forward for women everywhere. She arrived at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace in a maroon horse-drawn carriage and was welcomed by Emperor Akihito as the first woman to ever serve as US Ambassador to Japan. And this…

On Nov. 9th, this photo was posted on the Instagram account of US Marine Corps Pfc. Harlee "Rambo" Bradford, with the caption "And then there was four." Bradford, along with Pfcs. Katie Gorz, Julia Carroll and Christina Fuentes Montenegro, will be the first female Marines to successfully complete the Corps’ enlisted infantry training course, the grueling test of physical and mental strength previously only offered to men. Imagine 59 days of live ammunition exercises and sleeping outside in…

Betcha didn't know how amazing these women are off of the big screen! Well, now you do. Because Variety has announced the honorees of its 5th annual Power of Women event celebrating industry leaders and their philanthropic passions. Presented by Lifetime Television at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons hotel on Oct. 4th, these awards will come as a perfect follow-up to the publication of Variety’s Women’s Impact Report, which will come out at the beginning of October as well. So without further…

Today we saw the ultimate heroine story of a true Tough Cookie - one of the toughest Cookies I've seen yet. Today, President Obama made history by appointing veteran U.S. Secret Service official Julia A. Pierson as the first female director in the agency’s 148-year history. Pretty amazing right? Plus, Pierson is picking up the reins of this top national law enforcement institution just a year after a prostitution scandal nearly tarred its reputation and exposed the underbelly of its…

The Sundance Film Festival came to a close today in Park City, Utah. And although I was unable to be there this year, I have been keeping tabs on the happenings there and have come across some very exciting news that I just had to share with you all. For the first time in Sundance history, the film festival has an equal number of women directors as it has men directors for its "in competition"…

I attended the Cannes Film Festival and Film Market earlier this year in May 2012, and was astonished at the complete lack of official festival competition films directed by women. It was a shock felt around the world by many in the industry - women AND men alike. In response, Change.Org created a petition to the Jurors of the Cannes Film Festival, calling them to commit to more transparency and equality in their selection process.…

... than words. So why shouldn't that be true for action films as well? All too often we see that painful moment when the hero has nearly lost, and the villain - so close to victory - decides to reveal his entire evil plan, which of course is used against him as soon as the hero is back on top again. Or how about when the hero and heroine are sharing a brief moment, and…

Girls! Or should I say, Tough Cookies! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U Hell yeah that's right! Girls (or women) unite!