WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Women’s History Month By Nana Fordjour In 1981, Congress passed the Pub. L. 97-28, which authorized and requested that the President proclaim the week of March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” For five years, Congress passed joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987, the National Women’s History Project […]

COVER STORY: LISA LING

 By Teryl Warren As host of the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s docu-series “Our America,” veteran journalist Lisa Ling explores the good, the bad and the provocative sides of life in communities throughout the United States and encourages us to, well, own it. “No pun intended,” she laughed, at the obvious tie we made between “own” […]

PURSE STRINGS

Did you know that the United States is ranked 90th in the world when it comes to women holding positions in national legislatures, and women hold only three percent of clout positions in mainstream media? Wiles Magazine’s mission is to provide a platform for positive, powerful portrayals of women in media, because when we see images of powerful […]