American singer-songwriter, performer, author, and cultural icon Tina Turner has become one of the most celebrated pop stars of all time. She’s received Grammy Awards in multiple categories and has also been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Hall of Fame…
American stock car racing driver Hailie Deegan was operating a stock car before she was old enough to drive on the highway and turned the racing world upside down by winning races and representing women in this male-dominated sport. Born in 2001 in Temecula, California to famous off-road racers, she started racing on dirt bikes when she was 8 years old after having seen others her age competing in events for children at one of her dad’s races…
Jill Biden made history by becoming the first “First Lady” of the United States to hold a paid job outside of her White House duties, working as an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College. Born in 1951 in New Jersey, Mrs. Biden grew up in Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia…
There are few people today that have done more to advance educational opportunities around the globe more than Wendy Kopp. In 1989 Kopp founded Teach for America, a program which aims to battle educational inequity in the U.S. Under Kopp’s guidance, Teach for America has proven to be an unqualified success…
Kathy Bates is an undeniable force on stage, television, and screen, also known for her incredible work as a director. Throughout her career, she has won multiple awards, including Academy Award, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Screen Actors Guild Award and Critics Choice Award, all confirming her talent…
American politician Rashida Tlaib has been serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 13th congressional district since 2019. Born in 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, she is the oldest of 14 children born to proud Palestinian immigrant parents…
Since 2014, Laura Lang is the Founder and Managing Director of Narragansett Ventures, a strategic advisory firm focused on digital business transformation and growth investing. Over the years, she has had an accomplished career as an operating chief executive officer of global digital and media businesses, as well as experience in strategic digital and marketing consulting…
The now-retired Malaysian squash player Nicol David has dominated the sport in the early 21st century, with eight World Open Squash Championship wins. Born in 1983, her interest in squash started at the tender age of 5. In 1997, she reached the quarterfinals of the World Junior Squash Championships, and two years later, at the age of 15, she became the youngest woman to win…
Women We Admire is pleased to announce the Top 100 Women Leaders in Technology of 2021. Through a thorough nomination and selection process, we arrived at today’s most influential women Continue Reading
Women We Admire is pleased to announce the Top 100 Women Leaders in Technology of 2021. Through a thorough nomination and selection process, we arrived at today’s most influential women working in senior executive and other high impact positions at corporations most relevant and significant to the advancement of our modern global economy and society…
