"JessZilla" the 10-year old boxing phenom (who is a girl)
Jesselyn "JessZilla" Silva is a 10 year old rockstar boxer, who is a girl. Her father Pedro is her #1 supporter, though he still gets nervous every time she... Read More
Women's Empowerment Starts at the Bank
"Up to 95% of women in developing countries are employed informally without legal protections, and many are self-employed. Female entrepreneurs also face higher interest rates, struggle with poor credit history... Read More
A Women-Led Booze Ban Changes Bihar, India
"Only when you have the women behind you can you succeed."
The New Yorker Cover Women Are Replicating Around the World
“Women surgeons are saying to other women surgeons, ‘I see you,’ and to the world, ‘See us.’ ”
You Have Time
..."If you are in your 30s or 40s, this column is my birthday gift to you."
Green is the New Black
Did you know that the fashion industry is the second largest polluter on the planet, after fossil fuels?
Men Bet She Would Fail; Now She Runs a $26 billion Fund
From the moment Dawn Fitzpatrick stepped onto the American Stock Exchange trading floor as a clerk in 1992, she sensed that the odds were against her.
The Greatest War Photographer You've Never Heard of
"One of the few female combat photographers in the war was also the most daring."
Grace O'Malley, Pirate Queen of Connacht
It is St. Patrick's Day, so we are thinking about our Irish heritage, and inspired by Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen of Connacht, who was "vilified by her English adversaries as ‘a woman who hath imprudently passed the part of womanhood.’"
Two Women, One Cause
"Clooney is Murad’s lawyer, and the two women are working to bring the leaders of IS before an international court for inflicting genocide on the Yazidis. The story of their campaign is an extraordinary one: a tale of pious savagery pitted against truth, law and the soft power of celebrity."