Michelle Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. Even after her husband's presidency, her influence remains; in 2020, Michelle Obama topped Gallup's poll...
Stacey Abrams, American politician, lawyer, and former Georgia House of Representatives minority leader, is best known for her voting rights activism. Abrams founded the organisation Fair Fight in in 2014 to address issues including voter participation, election reform, and voter education....
Michelle Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position.
On March 16th 2021 Michelle Obama launched her own Netflix show Waffles and Mochi. She has described...
Women in Sustainability
Within the global shift towards sustainability and a more environmentally conscience society, many women are showing great leadership in projects ranging from urban emissions management and corporate sustainability targets to resilient energy grids and ESG financing. The female leadership...
Jacinda Ardern and her cabinet were highly praised for their early handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Unlike many countries, New Zealand was placed into a stringent total lockdown and implemented strict border controls soon after recording the first...
Greta Thunberg, is an 18 year old activist from Sweden, and over the last three years has captivated people worldwide in her campaigns for world leaders to take immediate action over climate change. Thunberg is famous for her ‘Skolstrejk for klimatet’...
Dr Kathy Sullivan is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut. Sullivan was admitted into Nasa's class of 1978. It was the first recruitment drive that brought women into its astronaut ranks. Kathy Sullivan's first mission set off on 5 October 1984; it was the 13th flight of Nasa's Space...
Stacey Abrams has been a prominent civil rights activist throughout her time in politics, and recently highlighted this with staunch opposition to and vocal advocacy against new voter registration laws proposed by Republicans across several states, including Georgia. Appearing on CNN’s...
On 1 March 2021 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala embarked on her first day as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Okonjo-Iweala was elected to the position late last...
Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble became the youngest self-made female billionaire at 31 years old, when the company went public last month. She...
Private equity has long been a field dominated by men, with only 17.9% of private equity employees worldwide being women as of 2019. However, in more...
Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigoup, has announced that the major U.S. Bank will shed the consumer, small-business and middle-market banking operations of subsidiary Citibanamex, in a further indication of the long term plan to exit...
Preet Chandi has become the first woman of colour to reach the south pole. The army physiotherapist nicknamed ‘Polar Preet’ finished her journey in 40 days, five days ahead of schedule.
Chandi, who is now thought...
Betty White, a Television Golden Girl, has passed away at 99. She was responsible for two of the most memorable characters in sitcom history – Sue Ann Nivens on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and...
The teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021. The tennis star won an amazing victory at Flushing Meadows in 2021 and ended a 44 year wait...
The Financial Times has announces its 25 Most Influential Women of 2021. According to Roula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times, the unranked list is a ‘celebration, of course’ but it also provides a lens...
The BBC’s 100 Women of 2021 Revealed
The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world in 2021. According to the BBC, this year, they chose to highlight “those...
Last month, YouTube announced that they would be removing the dislike counter from all YouTube videos. Google’s video site said the move is designed to stop “dislike attack” harassment campaigns.
Whilst the dislike button itself is...
“They let you dream just to watch them shatter; you’re just a step on the Boss Man’s ladder, but you’ve got dreams he’ll never take away.”
- Dolly Parton -
The last ten years has seen...
Yesterday, US President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act into law. The historic deal will provide vast investment in American infrastructure including roads, bridges, and high-speed internet. It represents a key success...
Michelle Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to...
Jeanette Fuerstenberg has expanded her technology-based investment portfolio at La Famiglia to include several companies that offer innovative solutions to many of the environmental...
Gail Koziara Boudreaux is the CEO of Anthem Inc., one of America’s largest health benefits providers. She was previously the CEO of UnitedHealthcare and has also...
For the ninth year in a row, Angela Merkel has been named Forbes’ most influential woman, praised for her ‘steely reserve, from standing up...
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