Watch my latest “Dangerous Women: Leading Onward” video interview with Gloria Steinem. She talks about why she feels "good" about being called "dangerous” and what she hopes viewers of “The Glorias,” the film based on her life, take a way from screening it.
Read MoreWhen President Biden announced Linda Thomas-Greenfield as his pick for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, he lauded her as a "seasoned and distinguished diplomat with 35 years in the foreign service who never forgot where she came from growing up in segregated Louisiana."
Read MoreGlobally, there are currently 22 gender-balanced cabinets, 14 of which have at least 50% women ministers.* If Biden's nominees are approved, the United States will finally join this group, with 12 of the U.S.'s 23 Cabinet-level positions being held by women. In this Table for 12 series, I'm focusing on the 12 women and women of color in Biden's cabinet, the most ever. This week: Marcia Fudge.
Read MoreIf her nomination is confirmed, Deb Haaland will become the nation's most powerful Native American leader in our 243-year history. Haaland's meteoric rise in Washington started at the local level in New Mexico, first as a voting rights activist for nearly a decade.
Read MoreDirector of National Intelligence Avril Haines became the first of President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees to be approved by the Senate on his very first day in office. Her path to the top position in the intelligence community is an interesting one.
Read MoreHow do we recover our balance from such a day? Some thoughts on the way forward...
Read MoreAfter Tuesday night, the imperative to vote has never been more urgent. A new doc featuring Stacey Abrams explains how voting rights are under threat. Get vote ready with a list of ways you can work as a citizen to secure this election.
Read MoreAs a tribute to the precedent setting, culture shifting cases that Justice Ginsburg defended as a lawyer and protected as a Supreme Court Justice, I am expanding my Woman Up campaign to focus on men running for the U.S. Senate. After all, we can’t make voter choices on the basis of sex singularly or we miss the opportunity to ‘Woman Up’ for some very good men — and in order to take back the Senate, these races are key.
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There are still many barriers for women seeking political leadership, and gratefully, many more organizations being formed and initiatives put into action to make it more likely that women who take the risks to run — to woman up — will also win. Here is some information on some of these groups and the important work they do!
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This week, I'm highlighting five women of color running for the House. Let's give them a lift in the coming days and weeks. (I'll be featuring more women running for the House in an upcoming post.)
Read MoreThe key to shifting the power in the Senate this election will be women! Women voters. Women candidates. This is why I’m devoting all my social media platforms for the next 10 weeks to profiling the women whose wins will change the power balance between political parties and between women and men in the US Congress.
Read MoreGeorgia is a state with a proud history of what John Lewis liked to call "good trouble” and today, many of Georgia's women leaders are continuing to stir up good trouble for democracy, racial justice and equality. More women from Georgia spoke during the DNC than any other state. I am feeling a sense of pride in my sister Georgians and a powerful dose of hope, too, that these voices represent our future. Let’s hear from them!
Read MoreWhat is climate justice and how can we achieve it? In this illuminating session from today’s WOW Global 24 Festival, our panel of experts, activists and world leaders discuss how we can bring together the knowledge of the world’s Indigenous women and climate scientists to build understanding of the planet and resilience of communities of all kinds to cope with climate change and care for the planet.
Read MoreI share this post as a white woman of privilege. Ten years ago, I used that privilege to partner with the TED organization to create and curate a TED conference of TEDTalks by women — TEDWomen. In this time of deep listening and important learning, I wanted to share with you just a few of those talks from TEDWomen conferences that have informed my thinking and that live in my heart.
Read MoreIn this post, with Mother’s Day just a week away, I’m celebrating the role that Solar Mamas, trained by Barefoot College, have in their communities — more important than ever right now. In the next 2 weeks, we will donate all sales in the BADW Shop to the Barefoot College.
Read MoreHow are women and girls leading towards the global RESET of policies, politics, global agreements and human behavior that can emerge from this time of contagion and confusion? Watch women leaders from around the globe, girls and women leading from the frontlines of the climate crisis, talking about climate change and climate justice in the time of COVID-19.
Read MoreGlobally, more than one in three women is a victim of sexual violence at some point in their lives. That's one billion women and girls. One billion. Every February, women and men rise up to create a new kind of consciousness about this violence, to dance, march, sing, and otherwise voice their resolve that this violence will no longer be tolerated and must be resisted until it is unthinkable.
Read MoreMany of you who have watched and shared my TED Talk have asked for some concrete ways to become more dangerous, more engaged, and more effective in 2020, the beginning of a new and critical decade for big changes. Here are five recommendations and advice about how to give a TED Talk of your own!
Read MoreAs many of you know, I was privileged to present a TED Talk at TEDWomen and I’m so thrilled to announce that my talk is premiering at TED.com today. I hope you'll watch and share and send me your thoughts!
Read MoreI spoke with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman about my book, Becoming a Dangerous Woman, Fire Drill Fridays and why I believe dangerous times call for dangerous women.
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My new global interview series goes in-depth with awe-inspiring women who have changed the world. Recent interviews include Gloria Steinem, Christiane Amanpour and Thandie Newton. More to come!
