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The NWSL’s Most Valuable Teams In 2026. Plus: Why So Many Women Feel Overstimulated

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24.04.2026

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Over the last week and change, there has been a series of headlines about domestic violence and sexual harassment that have, frankly, made me close my computer and take a break from the news. (And if this subject is triggering for you, please skip ahead to the featured list of the week, Forbes’ exclusive calculations of the most valuable U.S. women’s soccer teams.)

Between CNN’s bombshell investigation of the online forums where men exchange advice on how to drug their wives or partners and record sexual assaults, the sexual misconduct allegations against now-former Congressional representatives Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales and the muder of Dr. Cerina Fairfax at the hands of her soon-to-be ex-husband, former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, the news has offered too many reminders of the ways in which this world is still far too violent towards women.

It also provoked a lot of questions about what this moment means and what support systems exist for women who need it. So for ForbesTV, I conducted two interviews that I want to share with you now. The first was with Katie Ray-Jones, the CEO of the National Domestic Violence Hotline. She and I talked about why the end of a relationship is often the most dangerous time for women, what resources exist for women who are in harmful relationships, and how to take care of yourself when the news is so heavy.

I also spoke with Gretchen Carlson, journalist and cofounder of nonprofit Lift Our Voices, an organization that works to unwind the mechanisms that too often keep women silent in the face of mistreatment in the workplace (specifically, nondisclosure........

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