What part can I play in the climate fight? To answer this question, the late Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, who won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, told the parable of the hummingbird: As a wildfire tears through a forest, all of the animals stand frozen, immobilized by fear. All except the hummingbird, which flies to [...more...]
In today’s world, the news media and the safeguards of press freedom have changed drastically. The democratic protections once available for the press no longer apply. Every beat comes with its own danger, implications, and [...more...]
Trailblazers
In 1990, Franco Stevens founded Curve magazine, the best-selling lesbian magazine in the U.S. for the last three decades. The […more…]
Pat Mitchell is a pioneering figure in the media industry, a dedicated advocate for women’s rights, and a firm believer […more…]
Cherie Blair CBE, KC is an enormously influential figure at the intersection of business, politics, activism, and law. A renowned […more…]
Our World
As temperatures rise around the world, one thing is clear: Women are paying an outsized price. The United Nations estimates […more…]
The line of green-clad rangers step carefully through the dense foliage of a forest in Zimbabwe, rifles bouncing on their […more…]
While Maanda Ngoitiko was growing up in her Maasai community in northern Tanzania, a blade of grass was the symbol […more…]
Our Solidarity
An esteemed leader in civic and philanthropic work who currently serves as the president and CEO of the California Community […more…]
For nearly a half-century, a growing number of men of all races and ethnicities in North America and around the […more…]
Brian Anderson, a social worker and educator learning about sexual and domestic violence, started to explore issues surrounding men and […more…]
Our Security
Kavita Ramdas is a globally recognized advocate for gender equity and justice, at home in academia, the corporate boardroom, and […more…]
She came to Portland, Oregon, from Lebanon with a husband and children and the promise of the American Dream dancing […more…]
Every time Mayra, 34, talks about her financial struggles, her eyes well up with tears. “‘Do not give up. You […more…]
Our Safety
Two women live thousands of miles apart and speak different languages, but they are bound by an experience that changed […more…]
Nadia Murad was just 21 years old in 2014 when she was taken captive by the Islamic State (ISIS) in […more…]
Did you know that the word “radical” comes from the Latin word for roots? “Radical means going to the roots, […more…]
Our Minds
Victoria Shorr still remembers the eagle that soared over her students on the opening day of the academy she co-founded […more…]
Why is gender equity crucial to building the next generation of leaders in Santa Barbara County and beyond? Girls Inc. […more…]
When her son came out to her as transgender 11 years ago, Roz Gould Keith had never heard that term. […more…]
Our Leadership
More than 42 years ago, the intersecting ideas that representation matters and there is strength in numbers sparked nine women […more…]
The idea for Him For Her began in 2016 when Jocelyn Mangan, founder and CEO, got a fellowship at the […more…]
In 1965, when Sara Miller McCune was only 24, she founded Sage Publishing, which grew into a major international academic […more…]
Our Democracy
In the U.S., there is no constitutional protection against sex discrimination. There is no explicit guarantee of equal rights for […more…]
Are you furious that the extremist Supreme Court is rolling back the rights of women and girls, pregnant people, and […more…]
Today, women hold less than one-third of elected offices in the U.S. at both the federal and state levels. What […more…]
Our Culture
If you can’t get a seat at the table, says Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) Founding Executive […more…]
Starting with small community performances, a one-woman off-Broadway production, and then performances on college campuses, The Vagina Monologues was a […more…]
“Lesbian” may be the first word in the LGBTQ+ acronym, but The Curve Foundation founders Franco Stevens and Jen Rainin […more…]
Our Careers
Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky never imagined their stories of sexual harassment in the workplace would launch a wave of […more…]
Wealth, in the traditional sense, is often only thought of as money. But what if it transcended that simple definition? […more…]
Why do women keep getting the short end of the economic stick? Throughout history, women have been a powerful, vital, […more…]
Our Bodies
They say a heart-driven approach to leadership can change the world. If this is true, Jennifer Risher is on her […more…]
The question was simple: “How can you help pregnant women and newborn babies survive?” The question led to the creation […more…]
In 2005, Dorothy Largay received a monetary windfall and asked herself how she could use the funds in the most […more…]
Impact Partners
When Katie Marquart joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a young lawyer, she knew about the firm’s prowess in […more…]
Champion Partners
For Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, the mission of Women Connect4Good is intensely personal. Growing up, she felt that life looked easier […more…]
While he was raised in Southeast Los Angeles County by Mexican immigrant parents, Miguel Santana’s life was mostly driven by […more…]
Jeannie Infante Sager, director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) situated within the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, […more…]