Tech
As the first female CFO in Microsoft history, she now works to increase the big tech company’s long-growth while promoting a culture of equality and is focused on bringing additional Black-owned partners and suppliers into Microsoft’s network.
Who is Amy Hood
A tireless activist, campaigner and television host, she became the richest African American of the 20th Century and the youngest female billionaire in history.Today she is a respected philanthropist and recently received worldwide acclaim for her passionate, inspirational #MeToo speech, she is undisputedly one of the most inspirational women of the 21st century.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
Married to the likely future king of England, making her the future king’s consort and one of the most important names in British society. Her charity work, especially as an advocate for mental health, has made the Duchess of Cambridge a much-appreciated member of the royal family and a great motivational figure for many.
Who is Kate Middleton
Following her Golden Globe and SAG Award wins for best actress, she is the first Native American performer to be nominated for best actress at the Academy Awards.
Who is Lily Gladstone
At just 36 years old, this singer has made most of her $1.4 billion fortune as the co-owner of both a cosmetics and lingerie line. Her foundation, the Clara Lionel Foundation, raised $47 million for climate, racial justice, COVID-related relief, and other causes in 2020.
Who is Rhianna
After working as an electrical engineer in biotechnology, Kimberly Bryant founded this nonprofit organization in 2011, focused on providing technology and computer programming education to African-American girls.
What is Black Girls Code
Former wife to the founder of Microsoft, she is an American philanthropist who is known for her work helping those in need and fighting for women’s empowerment and equality.
Who Is Melinda Gates
Becoming the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979, this woman bravely led Britain through some of its toughest years.
Who is Margaret Thatcher
This famous and highly influential American television producer and screenwriter, best known for creating hit shows such as Bridgerton, Grey's Anatomy, and Scandal, is praised for diverse storytelling and representation, both of which have changed television for the better.
Who is Shonda Rhimes
After selling a major online news website in 2011, this woman has gone on to become the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the author of 15 books. She has been named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list.
Who is Arianna Huffington
In 2012, Reshma Saujani founded this organization to address that gender gap in the tech workforce, with programs for grades 3 all the way through college. The organization offers summer immersion and campus programs, online resources, books, after-school clubs and college alumni programs.
What is Girls Who Code
Her conservation and environmental work, as well as her work as one of the leading primatologists, brought her a long string of awards including a UN Messenger in Peace award and a Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science.
Who is Jane Goodall
In 2009, she became the first Latina Supreme Court justice (and third female justice) in U.S. history when she was appointed by President Obama.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
As the first and only female Academy Award-Winning Director in Hollywood to date, she is a leading luminary in showbiz and one of the most influential women in entertainment today.
Who is Kathryn Bigelow
As the Board Director of Amazon and a regular keynote speaker at World Economic Forums, this women has earned a spot on the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
Indra Nooyi
Her interest in space exploration made Gwynne Shotwell a top candidate for this company in 2002. She was brought her on as its 11th employee and vice president of business development. Since then, Shotwell has become the company's president and COO, making her responsible for day-to-day operations and company outreach and development.
What is SpaceX
She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate the world has ever seen. This incredible woman overcame an assassination attempt by the Taliban in occupied Pakistan at the age of fifteen, to campaign for women’s rights and children’s rights to an education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
As the Chancellor of Germany, this women remains one of the foremost figureheads in global politics. An expert in a range of fields, she is often described as the 'most powerful woman in the world'
Who is Angela Merkel
This Puerto Rican American singer, dancer, and actress paved an important path for women, especially women of color, in the entertainment industry. She was the first Latinx person to have won an EGOT.
Who Is Rita Moreno
A key player in the technology sector, this woman is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and the first woman to serve on the board for the social platform’s team. She was inducted into a list of Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine in 2012 and has gone on to be worth well over a billion.
Who is Sheryl Sandberg
As a pioneer of artificial intelligence with an impressive Twitter following, this Stanford professor co-founded AI4ALL, a nonprofit aimed at improving diversity in the field of AI.
Who is Dr. Fei-Fei Li
The creator and founder of the Race4Good, a platform where students and business leaders from all over the world come together in teams to help solve critical issues faced by families living in challenged environments. She is leadership expert, veteran ‘boots on the ground’ international humanitarian, author and inspirational speaker.
Who is Linda Cruse
She is best known as the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General in President Bill Clinton's Cabinet from 1993-2001.
Who is Janet Reno
Heralded as the “Voice of Hispanic America” by The New York Times, she is the first Latinx woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Emmy for her 36-year run at Univision, as well as her own investigative series, The Real Story.
Who is María Elena Salinas
As chairman of The Washington Post Co. for 20 years, she was one of the first female publishers of a U.S. newspaper and the first woman CEO of a Fortune 500 Company.
Who is Katharine Graham