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Why Feminists Make Better Businesspeople
The early 2020s will go down as an interesting time in U.S. philanthropic history. As the U.S. was forced to respond to a series of unprecedented crises, including a pandemic, a war in Europe and…
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‘A Face that Looks Like Mine’: Black Women in Law Welcome Jackson’s Confirmation with Pride.
Black women in law from around the country celebrated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court on Thursday, with many saying they felt proud and inspired by her…
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Women’s representation on boards sees best-ever growth in ‘watershed’ year
Women held 27% of all board seats in 2021, reflecting the largest ever year-over-year increase in what leadership groups Women Business Collaborative and 50/50 Women on Boards called a “watershed” achievement. The percentage…
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Black CEOs Who Are Paving The Way For The Next Generation Of Female Leaders
Though women made up approximately 49.6% of the global population in 2020, when one looks at the number of chief executives for the world’s biggest companies who also…
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Many Harried Election Officials Are Eyeing the Exit. But New Workers Are Stepping Up
When Dorothy Glisson, president of Georgia’s association of election officials, scanned the room at a conference last month to highlight years of service in voting, there were only a few grizzled veterans with decades of…
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Biden Nominates First Woman to Lead U.S. Military Branch
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he has nominated Admiral Linda Fagan to lead the U.S. Coast Guard and become the first female uniformed leader of a branch of the U.S. armed…
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Igniting the Ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow
There are more women in tech roles today than ever before—from coding to the C-suite—and many stories of brilliant women entrepreneurs who advanced quickly. But when you consider that women run 40%…
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Dawn Staley: Investing in Women’s Basketball from North Philly to South Carolina
At the top of Dawn Staley’s stacked trophy case is an orange and white basketball. The University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach said the ball was…
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Young Women Earn More than Young Men in Several U.S. Cities
Women have been able to close the pay gap with men in several U.S. metropolitan areas, and have surpassed their male counterparts in many cities, according to a…
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First Female Officer to Command NY Air National Guard Sworn In
Brigadier General Denise Donnell was sworn in Saturday as the new commander of the 5,900-member New York Air National Guard, the aerial arm of the New York National Guard. She is…