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Videos and articles about successful women entrepreneurs building great companies, breaking through barriers and cultivating economic and social good.
How Greta Thunberg Is Inspiring an Entire Generation of Young Women
The teenage climate activist’s impassioned and emotional message is resonating powerfully with young students around the world.
An Immigrant Founder Uses Food to Lift Up Her Latino Community
Paty Funegra of La Cocina VA has raised $2 million to turn her community kitchen into an incubator, a café and a place of hope for struggling immigrants.
She Got a Call That Every Parent Dreads. So This Mom Built a College Safety App
Gail Schenbaum launched Umergency after experiencing every parent’s nightmare: Your child is in danger, but you’re miles away without any way to help.
The Sex Tech Revolution Is Finally Here. And Women Are Leading It
Move over, banana. It’s the peach’s turn.
It’s Been 50 Years Since Woodstock – and Women Are Still Far From Center Stage
Women and nonbinary musicians are still poorly represented at male-dominated festivals like Coachella and Lollapolooza. There’s a movement to change that old, tired tune.
How Greta Thunberg, AOC and 10 Women Entrepreneurs Are Battling Climate Change
As sea levels rise, so do these female leaders who are taking a stand against climate change.
Tired of News About Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, She Launched a Site for Black Techies
A fan of numbers, technologist Sherrell Dorsey of ThePLUG takes a data-driven approach to sharing the stories and struggles of black innovators.
Inspired By a Birthday Trip to Africa, She’s Made 8 Million Dresses for Girls in Need
Non-profit founder Rachel O’Neill of Little Dresses for Africa is sending dresses — and hope — to girls in difficult circumstances around the world.
Vivian Howard Slices and Dices Her Way Into A New TV Show
Celebrity chef Vivian Howard returns to the kitchen with her upcoming PBS special, South By Somewhere.
She Designed Fierce Female Action Figures. And Surprise! Her Customers Are Men
Julie Kerwin launched I Am Elemental to combat all those hypersexualized girl superheroes. She didn’t anticipate her newfound fans.
O Canada! Here’s to 5 Canadian Women Entrepreneurs We Like
For Canada Day, we’re spotlighting five women-run businesses that prove that the entrepreneurial scene north of the border is alive and well, thank you.
‘I Was Told I Was Too Old, Too Blonde, Too Female to Be a CEO’
Jules Pieri co-founded The Grommet, a marketplace for “maker” products — and overcame being turned down by 250 venture capitalists.
Fearless #Over50: These Bold Entrepreneurs Will Inspire You to Start Up, at Any Age
The Story Exchange releases its list of powerful 50+ women entrepreneurs who launched companies later in life.
‘The Everything Doughnut Changed Our Lives Overnight’
Leslie Polizzotto left lawyering and Los Angeles to start a New York City doughnut shop that’s winning rave reviews for its unusual treats.