Getting arrested at #FireDrillFridays with my granddaughter on Dec. 20, 2019 inside the Hart Senate Office Building.
As difficult as it is not to let fear, disappointment, and despair overcome you, we can’t sit on the sidelines. To be dangerous means to be willing to speak up, to stand up, and to get angry when events call for it. And taking action is a form of hope.
Read MoreI call on the global community of women, and especially now American women—mothers, wives, sisters, colleagues—to lead whatever actions are necessary to put reasonable, compassionate leaders into the positions where the decisions about gun safety are made. This means campaigning against the political leaders who kowtow to the companies and vocal minority, and putting forward reasonable, compassionate leaders in their place. Prayers will not make this happen.
Read MoreEven asking such a question in these troubling times may seem preposterous, but we must to imagine the future we want to see. This week, I'm writing about Indigenous voices and climate justice.
Read MoreThe century long fight for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is on the precipice of full success, but your voice is needed.
Read MoreThere has never been a greater need for a commitment to serve others, to use our power and privilege as leaders to connect, collaborate, and lead for change. Are we doing enough to confront the global challenges that sometimes feel insurmountable?
Read MoreThis evening, I'll be joining Jean Oelwang, author of the new book, Partnering: Forge the Deep Connections That Make Great Things Happen, along with Jacqueline Novogratz, Chris Anderson, Simon Sinek, Sarah Kay, Phil Kaye, and Morley – for a live-streamed event on YouTube at 7:20 pm (EST): https://youtu.be/Dk4UlZqahQk. Join us!
Read MoreIn 2015, Susan Hull Walker founded the Ibu Movement which works with women artisans around the world to preserve and uplift the cultural arts, the heritage skills and the community stories that are carried in their crafts.
Read MoreThe theme of this year's One Billion Rising campaign, which begins today, is is Rise for Women’s Bodies and the Earth. This visionary global movement created by V (formerly Eve Ensler) of V-Day, is survivor-led and survivor-focused, and demonstrates the power of art and activism to change culture and systems.
Read MoreResistance and accountability were the themes of this year's Sundance Film Festival. I want to point out two films, one narrative and one documentary, about a group of women who came together in the late 1960s in Chicago to help nearly 11,000 desperate women get safe abortions in the years before legal abortions were possible.
Read MoreEarlier this year, I accepted the opportunity to host the FINTECH.TV series, Dangerous Women, Leading Onward. There are more than 50 interviews on the FINTECH.TV platform and airing on CNBC Africa, CNBC Arabia, Times India and Bloomberg Europe—conversations with a wide diversity of women whose journeys to becoming dangerous are a learning journey for me …and hopefully for viewers wherever they live. Here are seven takeaways from just a few of the inspiring conversations, and I’ll share more in the New Year.
I'm still processing all the incredible talks and ideas shared at last week's TEDWomen, held live and in-person! The "magic" that results when the TEDWomen community comes together was very evident in Palm Springs this year. I was so thrilled to see old friends, make new ones and listen to the more than 40 speakers and entertainers share their ideas around this year's theme of "What Now?"
Read MoreThis week, I am in conversation with The B Team CEO Halla Tómasdóttir to explore the many innovative ways that she is applying her leadership position to identify and implement just and sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.
(Image credit: Bara Kristinsdottir)
This week, I am joined by the former president of Ireland and chair of The Elders, Mary Robinson, to discuss climate justice, COP 26 and the three actions we all must take to combat climate change.
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On Friday this week, I will be participating in the United Nations Foundation's International Day of the Girl social media takeover campaign. I want to introduce you to Maya G. She is a 14-year-old fearless girl from South Africa whom I admire.
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When I was a working single mother in Boston in the 1980s, finding a balance between work and parenting was a constant struggle. Legislation moving through Congress this week would make that struggle a little easier for so many working parents in America. And it's about time!
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Believing that connection is power and that coming together to share our stories, our experiences, and our ideas is a powerful resource for hope and for planning was the motivation for bringing together at Omega a small subset of the Connected Women Leaders.
Read MoreDeveloping strong and lasting relationships is more difficult than ever in this digital world. Susan McPherson, my guest this week and author of ‘The Lost Art of Connecting,’ is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies - a boutique agency focused on the intersection of communications and social impact.
Read MoreThis week on Dangerous Women, Leading Onward, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mona Sinha, board chair for Women Moving Millions. Together, we discussed the $100 million commitment WMM made at the Generation Equality forum.
Read MoreI spoke with Ndidi on this episode of Dangerous Women: Leading Onward and listened as she shared her lens from agriculture all the way to distribution.
Read MoreMy guest today on Dangerous Women: Leading Onward is Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, a woman leader in Rwanda whom I’ve had the privilege of knowing for several years. As the former Minister of Health in Rwanda during the AIDS and Ebola epidemic, and now as Vice Chancellor and Co-Founder of the University of Global Health Equity, Dr. Binagwaho’s story is one of courageous leadership.
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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!
