On today’s episode of Dangerous Women, I had the pleasure of speaking with former executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka.
Read MoreRage, Roar & RISE: Women of the world have our eyes on Afghanistan
Last week, I sent a note with actions you can take to help the women of Afghanistan. This week, I want to alert you to two actions planned by V-Day and One Billion Rising to take place online on Wednesday, September 1, and in the streets on Saturday, September 25. If you are a member of an organization, please sign up to confirm your support for these actions. I hope you will take action to support and stand in solidarity with our Afghan sisters.
Read MoreInside Scientology with Michelle LeClair
Michelle LeClair wrote her book, Perfectly Clear, about her life as a scientologist and the decisions and choices that lead her to leave the cult and build a different life. Together, we discussed the culture of cults, the psychology behind recruitment, and her life inside the cult.
Read MoreStand in Solidarity with the Women of Afghanistan
Like so many other women activists around the world, I am mourning the losses that the Taliban takeover, again, means for women and girls in Afghanistan. It's a loss of hard fought rights and for many, a loss of lives, as the targeting of women leaders and activists has already begun.
Read MoreThe Lost Art of Connecting
Developing 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 MoreWomen Moving Millions Commits $100 Million to Accelerate Gender Equity
This 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 MoreCare is Critical to America's Economic Infrastructure
As the Senate debates President Biden's nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan, I want to write this week about the American Families Plan that the Biden administration hopes to pass next through the reconciliation process — without bipartisan support.
Read MoreNdidi Nwuneli on Disrupting Food Systems
I 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 MoreEmotional Courage For the Win
I believe that the examples of Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka are something that we should honor and practice in our own lives. We need to listen to ourselves, own our feelings and be kind — not only to ourselves, but to others who are going through struggles we may not understand.
Read MoreGender Equity with Dr. Agnes Binagwaho
My 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.
Read MoreFive Books I Can't Wait to Read This Summer
We must all make a conscious effort to read more books by women. So here's my list, made up of the books currently stacked on my nightstand for reading this summer—books by four women and one man. I hope you will share books by women you recommend for summer reading in the comments!
Read MoreConserving Africa with NatGeo Explorer Beverly Joubert
I had the honor of speaking with renowned photographer and filmmaker Beverly Joubert on this week’s Dangerous Women: Leading Onward episode. During our discussion, Beverly spoke of the dangers of her work and of the life changing lessons she learned from a near-death experience.
Read MoreBillions Pledged to Accelerate Gender Equity at Generation Equality Forum
The Generation Equality Forum, held in Paris from June 30 - July 2, 2021 and livestreamed to participants around the world, was a monumental event that set a new and unprecedented level of funding to prioritize and implement gender equality programs and commitments.
Read MoreCo-Existing with Lions: Resson Kantai Duff
Co-existing is possible, and conservation can come from the community itself.
Read MoreKathy Eldon on Creative Activism and Igniting Social Change with Media
Kathy’s organization, the Creative Visions Foundation, emboldens creative activists. Their mission is to spark awareness of critical issues and ignite change through impact media, art and technology: creative activism. I had the pleasure of speaking with Kathy in the most recent episode of Dangerous Women: Leading Onward, and discovered just how dangerous she can be when chasing a story.
Read MoreThe Case For Her Co-Founder Cristina Ljungberg on Investing in Women's Health
Ljungberg is a co-founder of The Case For Her and an investor in women’s storytelling. Her organization works to raise awareness for women’s health issues that have been long underfunded and overlooked such as menstruation and sexual health and pleasure.
Read MoreDon't Miss Out! The Generation Equality Forum in Paris Is This Week — Register and Join an Action Coalition
The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) is a landmark event to catalyze rapid advancement on gender equality and will be the first time since the last global UNWomen’s conference in Beijing, 26 years ago, that a global community of government leaders and civil society will convene to consider the need for greater gender equality in order to have a more just and sustainable world. We can’t wait, and each of us can do something to advance this timeline. Each of us can #ActforEqual.
Read MoreAction Coalition Leader Joanita Babirye on Feminist Action for Climate Justice at the Generation Equality Forum
Today's blog post is an excerpt from The InfluencHER Project’s newsletter, featuring the words of guest editor, Joanita Babirye, the co-founder of the Girls for Climate Action, an organization that has stepped up as a Leader of the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice. She writes why she felt called to be a Leader at GEF.
Read More'Rewilding' in Africa with Roar Africa's Deborah Calmeyer
Today’s episode of Dangerous Women: Leading Onward features Deborah Calmeyer, founder and CEO of Roar Africa — a luxury African safari company for women and by women.
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New Paradigm: Shifting Power as We Rebuild America with a Gender Lens
This is a crucial moment and the Generation Equality Forum is a crucial gathering for women all over the world, as the pandemic has pushed back women's rights and girl's protections in too many places. In a new op-ed written by Ms. Foundation President and CEO Teresa C. Younger and Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute, they discuss the need to shift power as we rebuild.
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