How Nneka Ogwumike Is Championing Gender Equality On And Off The Court By Kenneth J. Williams Jr. For(bes) The Culture Since being drafted number one overall in the 2012 WNBA Draft, Nneka Ogwumike has been making waves as an advocate for gender equality in sports. Ogwumike, the president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) and player for the Los…
Chloe Kim has won another gold! Snowboarder Kim, 21, defended her PyeongChang title and secured first place in the women’s halfpipe for a second consecutive Games. In her first run at Beijing’s Zhangjiakou venue, Kim threw down an epic performance with a 900 and two 1080s for an astonishing score of 94 that even brought her to happy tears. On run…
Synchrony Financial’s Tech And Operating Chief Brings Agile Practices To The Executive Team By Peter High Carol Juel has been the chief information officer at Synchrony Financial since the company’s creation, after it spun out from General Electric just over seven and a half years ago. She had worked at GE for the decade prior to that. In the early…
Meet The Literary Lobbyist Fighting For More Black Representation In Publishing By Pauleanna Reid Over the past two years, many industries in America have been called to answer for their lack of diversity. One of the industries where this issue is most glaring is publishing. A 2019 survey by Lee & Low Books found that only 5% of roles in publishing—staff, reviewers,…
Meet The Nigerian Woman Tackling The Genetic Basis Of Cancer By Andrew Wight Nigerian researcher Professor Olufunmilayo Olopade has worked for decades in the search for the genetic basis of breast cancer, now she is teaming up with an African startup to sequence populations that are under-represented in the medical literature. Professor Olopade, a V Foundation Scientific Advisory committee member, and dean…
6 Women Changing The Face Of Leadership In Banking And Finance By Jaime Catmull Women have always made an impact in the world of finance and banking, but they are being observed closer than ever in today’s market. Women are taking on more and more executive leadership roles across the board in the financial and banking world, including many at…
How Heineken USA CEO Maggie Timoney Succeeds in a Traditionally Male-Dominated Industry By Jason Nazar For the latest episode of Comparably and Entrepreneur’s Leadership Lessons series, I spoke with a woman who is shattering the glass ceiling of an industry dominated by men, Maggie Timoney of Heineken USA — the nation’s leading high-end beer importer and a subsidiary of Heineken N.V. From a single brewery in Amsterdam nearly…
One Year Into Susan Rovner And Frances Berwick’s Tenure, NBC Named Most Watched Network By Cheryl Robinson When it comes to diversity and inclusion in media, it’s more than producing diverse programming. It’s about having unique voices and perspectives behind-the-scenes throughout the various networks. In 2020, NBCUniversal took a risk and reorganized its television networks and streaming platforms, creating a…
For more than 35 years, American Girl has been creating dolls that reflect the lives of real girls and this year, the company’s “Girl of the Year” gives representation to Asian-American girls. The new American Girl doll is Corinne Tan, a Chinese-American girl that comes from a blended family. As with all American Girl characters, Corinne comes with a book series. But…
How Revolve’s Chief Brand Officer, Raissa Gerona, Is Reshaping The E-Commerce Giant From The Outside In By Gabby Shacknai When Raissa Gerona officially joined Revolve Group in 2014, she wasn’t entirely sure what her role at the company would be. Fresh off of selling Lovers + Friends, a brand she started with Revolve cofounder and co-CEO Michael Mente, to the…
