Tammie Jo Shults landed the Southwest flight to safety, but, this Southwest pilot has been breaking glass ceilings for women for years now. From combatting gender bias in the military to having her applications ignored to being the first woman to fly the F/A-18 Hornet, a multirole combat jet – here is a woman we admire. About 20 minutes after takeoff…
She lives a relatively quiet life in West Hartford but Lhakpa Sherpa is ready to break her own record of being the women with the highest number of Everest ascents. Associated Press sheds some light on her accomplishments as she prepares to climb Mount Everest for the 9th time. At 44, she is a mother of two daughters and works…
Olivier Mukuta, a social innovator who grew up in a refugee camp is working to create blockchain technology solutions to help empower women in humanitarian crisis situations. Olivier Mukuta and his team were among the winners at the first “blockchain hackathon” co-organized by UN Women and Innovation Norway in July 2017. Muktua’s team developed ‘VipiCash’, an app that uses blockchain…
One year after protestors organized the Women’s March the conversation continues. Thousands of people take to the streets around the world in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Italy and Norway to protest discrimination. The strong, over-arching theme continued to remain political – exercise your right to vote, register to vote and run for office. However, other important topics of discontent,…
Selena Gomez is the first person to reach a 100 million followers on Instagram. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Tastemaker’s Full Interview: “Strength is being vulnerable.” My mom did a lot of theater growing up. So I think it was instinctual for me to perform. I loved being able to…
Nikki Haley is the first Indian-American woman to be elected governor. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Leader’s Full Interview: “I wanted to be mayor of Bamberg one day—that was as high as I could see.” As a child, the only person I could relate to was the mayor of Bamberg, South…
Issa Rae, of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, is the first black woman to create and star in a premium cable series. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. “I remember seeing a regular black love story and wanting to be a part of that.” I put up the first episode of The Misadventures of…
Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, is the first woman to become a social-media billionaire. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. “The world accepted that girls didn’t really do math contests.” I was a nerd. When I was in high school, I went to a math competition because my math teacher told me…
Shonda Rhimes, of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder fame, is the first woman to create three hit shows with more than 100 episodes each. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Showrunner’s Full Interview: “I wasn’t trying to make someone who was “likable.” The set for the…
Danica Patrick, a stock car racing driver and a model, is the first woman to lead in the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. An incredible accomplishment highlighted in TIME Magazine’s Firsts Edition on Women changing the World. Here is The Driver’s Full Interview: “Not everyone likes you back, or treats you well.” When I was a kid, I tried everything: T-ball,…
