I had the pleasure of talking this past week with Amanda Hirsch on her Mighty Forces Substack about the climate justice advocacy work that Connected Women Leaders, a cohort of women leaders from around the globe that I co-founded in 2017 with Ronda Carnegie and Hafsat Abiola. The mission of Amanda’s Mighty Forces website is to inspire and support more women to tell their stories. Because, she says, when we share our stories — the power we unleash is a mighty force. Hear hear!
Read MoreListen to My Conversation with Tracy Holland on the 'Potential to Powerhouse' Podcast
I had the pleasure of talking this past week with Tracy Holland on her podcast “Potential to Powerhouse.” The mission of the PtoP podcast is to spur the next generation of female entrepreneurs and women trailblazers. We talked about my upbringing, my career and some of the pressures I faced as a woman in media. I hope you’ll listen!
Read MoreConnecting Women Leaders to Build Bridges For Change
There 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 MoreFinding Joy in the Ibu Movement and Women's Stories in Textiles
In 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 Sundance Film Festival: My Sofa Perspective
Resistance 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 More7 Ways to Be Dangerous in a Dangerous World
Earlier 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.
The 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.
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Seneca's 100 Women to Hear Podcast: Pat Mitchell
Seneca Women is a global leadership platform centered on the principle that advancing women and girls will fast forward us to a more equitable and prosperous world. I am honored to be a guest on Seneca’s 100 Women to Hear podcast this week. I talk about how to use our voices to advocate for other women, to take risks, and meet challenges.
Read MoreShow Up, Woman Up and Vote!
I launched ShopBADW.com, my “purchase with purpose” shopping website, last October with the publication of my book, Becoming a Dangerous Woman: Embracing Risk to Change the World. The shop offers eco-friendly, sustainable products that are designed and made by women. 100% of the profits are going to organizations that support and lift up women. Learn more.
Read MoreDangerous Women Vote!
After 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 MoreReflections: My Year of Living Dangerously!
What a year! 2019 was an incredible year — declaring myself a dangerous woman, publishing a memoir and traveling coast to coast inspiring others to become more dangerous too, to meet the challenges of dangerous times, as well as many convenings, including the Connected Women Leaders Initiative, TEDWomen and Fire Drill Fridays.
Read MoreDemocracy Now! Interview with Amy Goodman
I 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.
Read More'The Time is Now to Invest in Equality'
This week, my friend Lindsey Taylor Wood, founder and CEO of The Helm, launches a new curated online shop featuring exclusively female-founded products, brands and designers. For The Helm, it represents the next phase in a comprehensive approach to investing in women.
Read More3 Reasons I'm Grateful This Year
One of my favorite quotes is from the British writer Gilbert Chesterton: “Thanks are the highest form of thought and gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” My happiness is indeed doubled by the wonder-filled work that is creating change for individuals, communities and the small, fragile world we share.
This is V-Day20: 20 Years Since I Met Eve
I first met Eve Ensler in a bombed-out theater in Sarajevo in 1998. She was already known by many as the playwright of the groundbreaking play "The Vagina Monologues," which she had performed off-Broadway as a one-woman show. Today, 20 years later, I reflect on Eve's work with V-Day and the incredible movement she started.
Read MoreTEDWomen 2017: Building Bridges to a Better Future
This year's TEDWomen in New Orleans was a truly special conference, at a vital moment, and I'm sure the ripples from our meeting will be felt for a long time to come. Take a look at some highlights and videos of TED Talks already available online.
Read MoreInstructing Capitalism at the Skoll World Forum
As Bono so eloquently stated at this year's Skoll World Forum, "capitalism is not immoral, but it is amoral, and it needs instructing." The community of innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs who gathered in Oxford last week are innovating ideas for change that are worth sharing.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Memory Banda and a warrior's cry against child marriage
Over the years, we’ve had so many wonderful and moving talks at the TEDWomen conference, but perhaps one of the most striking was Malawi activist Memory Banda. The amazing 18-year-old presented at last year’s event – and inspired us all with her story.
Read MoreTEDWomen Update: Boyd Varty on Nelson Mandela and Tracking Your Life's Purpose
Tracking a lion through the bush in Sabi Sands might seem a long way from tracking one’s life and career, but expert ranger and wildlife tracker Boyd Varty believes that the experience can bring about profound personal transformation.
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Beverly and Dereck Joubert at the first TEDWomen in 2010.
A TEDWomen Update From African Conservation Champions and Filmmakers, Beverly and Dereck Joubert
Last week, my husband and I visited with the Jouberts in one of the safari camps they founded: Great Plains Conservation, launched only a few years ago in Botswana and Kenya.
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