Ethiopian lawmakers unanimously elected the country’s first female president on Thursday, days after approving one of the world’s few “gender-balanced” Cabinets as the country’s dramatic reforms continue. As seasoned diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde assumed the largely ceremonial post, many celebrated Africa’s only current female head of state. The continent’s first female president, Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left office this year. Sahle-Work…
Does it have to be this way? Many entrepreneurial ideas begin with this challenge. Just one year ago, Rachel Krupa began to ask herself this question about a space that millions of people — especially New Yorkers — rely on every day: the convenience store. A food industry veteran, Krupa has spent most of the last decade at the helm…
It’s been five years since one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful female executives told women to take ownership of their careers, work harder, and demand more. Sheryl Sandberg’s New York Times bestseller, Lean In, opened an important dialogue about women in the workplace—but there was one major problem: It left out women of color—and the unique challenges and obstacles they face. Sandberg has…
As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chicago’s Viceroy Hotel (1118 N. State St.) is showcasing eight specially designed doors featuring artistic interpretations on the subject of breast cancer. The painted guest room doors are located on the hotel’s 5th floor and feature images inspired by each artist’s interpretation of the fight against breast cancer. According to Don Samora, Director of…
Founder of the Me Too movement Tarana Burke, along with other advocates, wrote a heartfelt letter in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who in September testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. “This letter is our love offering to her so that she has a constant reminder that there is enormous support for her…
Whether you need help juggling being a wife, a mother, and an employee or you just need a few like-minded mothers to connect with, these awesome working mom blogs are a fantastic place to start. 1. Working Mom Magic Created and run by a fun-loving working mother of two, Working Mom Magic is there to show mother’s that it’s totally…
Over the course of the last month and a half, dancer and actor Angela Trimbur has debuted six new hairstyles on Instagram. The shared aesthetic journey has taken the 37-year-old from long brunette to ashy blonde, a peroxide chop to a baby blue iteration, and all in the span of time it typically takes to prepare for a single high-impact…
Take a look back at this list of the 10 greatest women in science, technology, engineering, and math. 1. Hypatia Who? Hypatia’s entry to our list of great women in STEM might appear to some as tenuous. After all, her work was not quite what we would define as STEM today. Hypatia was a prolific polymath in Roman Alexandria. The…
Who runs the world? That’s right, girls. Be inspired by the influential women contributing to society and create your own positive change. Here are 7 women making a change for the better… Priyanka Chopra Chopra has been working for years on perfecting the arts of acting and activism. She began her career in India as a Bollywood actress and after…
A newscaster became the news in Saudi Arabia as Weam Al-Dakheel read news with a male newscaster for public news channel Al Saudiya’s 9:30PM news bulletin on Thursday, Sep 20, 2018. She went on air as the first woman to anchor a state-run newscast. For some perspective, it was just this past summer that women won the right to drive cars in…
