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Joi Gordon on Dressing Disadvantaged Women for Success
One-time prosecutor Joi Gordon quit the legal profession to lead nonprofit Dress for Success. She talks to lifestyle expert Claudia Chan about how a suit can change a woman’s life.
Ingrid Vanderveldt on Overcoming Self-Doubt and Empowering Others
High-profile entrepreneur Ingrid Vanderveldt talks to women’s lifestyle expert Claudia Chan about her own challenges and her plan to help the world’s female entrepreneurs
An Entrepreneur Turns a Passion for Baking Into a Cookie Empire
Women’s lifestyle expert Claudia Chan talks to baker extraordinaire Eleni Gianopulos about cookies, motherhood and happiness.
Good Year for Female Mayors, ‘Lady Parts’
Across the country, women are headed to City Hall, while female voters turn down efforts by abortion foes to take office.
Immigration Reform: It’s Not Dead After All
Business groups met with House lawmakers this week to get a bill on the floor by year’s end. We take another look at what immigration reform could do for women entrepreneurs.
Creating a Billion Dollar Dream
Latina trailblazer Nina Vaca resurrected her failing tech company and turned it into a major industry player.
Entrepreneur Learns the Hard Way to Appreciate Employees
Sheela Murthy was an unsympathetic boss. A walkout forced her to change.
TSE Special Series: Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Personal stories from the frontline of the immigration debate. See the latest coverage of our series on The Daily Beast.
Success Equals Money? Not so fast, says Arianna Huffington
The traditional definition of success is often steeped in dollars and (we think) nonsense leading to burn out, exhaustion and not enough time with our friends and family.
Record High: 40% of Moms Are Primary Breadwinners
New research has found that 40 percent of all households with children under 18 years of age include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of family income.
The Best Things in Life Happen by Accident
It’s certainly true that a combination of events, decisions and moments of lightness and dark turn a person’s life into what it is.
Time’s 100 Most Influential 2013: Afghani Entrepreneur Roya Mahboob
Roya Mahboob rises above death threats, fighting for women’s empowerment and education with computers, access to the Internet and social media.
Hillary Clinton: Women Are Not Victims, We Are Agents of Change
Watch Hillary Clinton give a rousing speech at the Women in the World Summit about the importance of fighting on for the rights of women and girls in the U.S. and around the world.
Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2013
Mother’s day is fast approaching and we looked through the women-owned businesses in our 1000 Stories campaign to come up with a list of products that can put a smile on a mom’s face.