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Emma Hinchliffe

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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum deftly guided her country through the worst of Trump’s tariffs

Mexico's first female president knows how to negotiate with Trump.

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How Ana Botin of Santander became one of the most powerful women in Europe

Ana Botín believes European business needs to change to close a productivity gap with the U.S.

01.04.2025 2

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Women’s health and sexual wellness are a $360 billion opportunity in the U.S. alone, a new report finds

That's far larger than typical estimates of the market size for solutions for menopause, fertility, and other health concerns.

31.03.2025 10

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Exclusive: Female Founders Fund invests in its first repeat founder with a new retail tech startup from the former CEO of Eloquii

Ekyam.ai raised $2 million for its retail middleware service.

27.03.2025 10

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Whitney Wolfe Herd is back as Bumble’s CEO, says she experienced complete ‘ego death,’ and is turning the dating app into the ‘Love Company’

Bumble’s recently returned founder envisions a “self-love” app that teaches you to love yourself before loving someone else.

27.03.2025 4

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J.Crew grew new customers by 10% in a week with its USA Swimming collaboration. Now it’s heading back to the Olympics with U.S. Ski and Snowboard

J.Crew is all in on ski culture.

20.03.2025 3

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Successful women leaders have P&L experience—but many are getting it too late to shape their career trajectories

P&L roles are critical for making it to the C-suite.

19.03.2025 7

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G9 founder Amy Griffin told the story of her most personal trauma. It strengthened all the relationships in her life

Sharing her deepest secret changed how Griffin approaches investing.

14.03.2025 10

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These are the U.S. states where women are the most—and least—likely to wield power

Future Forward Women measured women's wellbeing and power state by state.

10.03.2025 10

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Exclusive: Departing Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver will become the CEO of Direct Relief, the fifth largest charity in the U.S

Direct Relief managed $2.4 billion in humanitarian aid last year.

07.03.2025 3

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Meet the investor backing some of your favorite female-founded startups

Female Founders Fund returned its first fund late last year.

07.03.2025 8

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Best Buy CEO Corie Barry offers her outlook on Trump’s ‘volatile’ trade war: ‘Tariffs at this level will result in price increases’

Best Buy's shares fell 13% as Wall Street waits to see tariffs' impact on consumers.

05.03.2025 7

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The 2025 Academy Awards were Anora’s night

Mikey Madison, 25, took home the best actress award over Demi Moore.

03.03.2025 9

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Bath & Body Works beat 2024 expectations, but its stock fell 12%. Its CEO says she was ‘surprised’ to see Wall Street’s reaction

Tariffs and uncertain consumer spending dampened Wall Street's enthusiasm for the retailer.

28.02.2025 8

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Exclusive: Two Instacart alumni raise $5.5 million to build Highstock, an eBay for big brands with excess inventory

Highstock connects brands' overstock inventory with buyers around the world.

27.02.2025 30

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To turn Levi Strauss into a $10 billion business, CEO Michelle Gass is looking to women

Women account for 36% of Levi's sales—Gass wants them to make up 50%.

25.02.2025 10

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She sold John Frieda for $450 million but was left in a ‘dark place.’ That motivated her to build another $500 million a year haircare business

Gail Federici founded haircare brand Color Wow after selling John Frieda.

24.02.2025 9

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Exclusive: Actress Kerry Washington shared her eating disorder story. Now she’s joining the startup Equip to help spread awareness

The "Scandal" star joins Equip Health as an investor and adviser.

20.02.2025 30

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Exclusive: Future Family will insure IVF treatments and give you your $40,000 back after two failed cycles

Future Family calls its new offering the first nationwide IVF insurance.

19.02.2025 7

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While Big Tech heads to D.C., Signal’s Meredith Whittaker is looking to Europe: ‘This is where the cool, smart people are’

Signal wants to build an alternative to tech's advertising business model.

14.02.2025 10

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How to nominate an exec for Fortune’s 2025 Most Powerful Women list—on a new timeline

We're accepting nominations for Fortune's 2025 Most Powerful Women list.

06.02.2025 3

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Nonprofit Moms First puts up billboards in six high-cost childcare cities asking Trump for a tax break

Despite a successful temporary expansion during the pandemic, the childcare tax credit otherwise hasn't been updated since 2001.

28.01.2025 5

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‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Substance’ earn the Oscars’ most notable nominations for women

A movie about a trans cartel leader and a body horror about pressures on women to stay young resonated with Academy voters.

24.01.2025 10

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Disney’s ad boss Rita Ferro has some advice for rising execs: Embrace optimism over fear

Rita Ferro started as an ESPN ad sales manager and rose the ranks at Disney.

22.01.2025 5

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Cecile Richards fought for abortion rights until her death at age 67, the day of Trump’s inauguration

The former Planned Parenthood president died on Monday.

21.01.2025 9

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Jennifer Piepszak exited JPMorgan’s CEO race. But there’s still one woman in the running to succeed Jamie Dimon

Piepszak will become the firm's COO, but isn't interested in the CEO job.

17.01.2025 20

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Exclusive: Teal Health raises $10 million to replace the annual Pap smear with at-home test for cervical cancer

The Teal wand will allow women to screen for cervical cancer at home.

17.01.2025 6

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Pete Hegseth’s views on women were on display during his Senate confirmation hearing

Hegseth had an "eleventh-hour conversion" on women in the military.

15.01.2025 6

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Mark Zuckerberg says corporate America needs more ‘masculine energy,’ even though men run 89% of Fortune 500 companies

Zuckerberg told podcaster Joe Rogan that corporate America has rejected masculinity.

14.01.2025 10

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Female founders jump into action to provide relief for Los Angeles wildfire victims

Bobbie, Brightland, and other brands are offering resources to victims of the Los Angeles fires.

13.01.2025 10

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Jimmy Carter’s humanitarian legacy always included women’s rights

Carter championed the Equal Rights Amendment and appointed women to the federal bench.

10.01.2025 10

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The Fortune 500 has two new female CEOs—finally pushing that milestone above 11%

There are now 58 women running Fortune 500 companies.

08.01.2025 8

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Chrystia Freeland’s resignation led to Justin Trudeau’s exit. What to know about the prime minister’s former deputy and potential successor

Chrystia Freeland was Trudeau's closest ally for a decade, until she resigned from the cabinet in December.

07.01.2025 5

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Nikki Glaser got the Golden Globes back on track with a monologue that took aim at Diddy and power systems in Hollywood

The famed awards show returned to form with killer jokes and notable wins.

06.01.2025 20

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Looking back at a whirlwind 2024 for Most Powerful Women Daily

From Kamala Harris to Ketanji Brown Jackson, these were some important moments in 2024.

30.12.2024 20

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The alleged online smear campaign against Blake Lively is a reminder of how eager society is to ‘hate on women’

The "It Ends With Us" actress was likely the victim of an online smear campaign.

23.12.2024 10

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Women carry 71% of a household’s ‘mental load’ and it can limit their participation in the workforce, new research finds

Making holiday magic adds to an overwhelming mental load that already falls on women.

20.12.2024 6

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Diagnosed with gender dysphoria, she couldn’t concentrate in front of her computer. Then she transitioned her gender and raised $6.8 million for an AI electrical engineering startup

Margot Blouin founded Cadstrom while transitioning in her own life.

19.12.2024 6

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Bath and Body Works’ CEO believes in her strategy for the $7.4 billion retailer—so she bought her own stock

Bath and Body Works' Candle Day sale is bigger for the retailer than Black Friday.

17.12.2024 20

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Meet the woman in charge of keeping Google Search relevant in the AI era

Google has always "welcomed" competition in Search, she says.

16.12.2024 10

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Companies that are reevaluating executive security after the UHC shooting must consider the safety of female CEOs and employees

Women are already more likely to experience stalking and harassment.

13.12.2024 10

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Chanel appoints Matthieu Blazy to fashion’s most coveted position

The Franco-Belgian Blazy had worked for Maison Margiela, Celine and Calvin Klein before joining Bottega Veneta in 2020 and quickly taking charge of...

12.12.2024 3

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Exclusive: This 31-year-old Google alum raised $75 million for a frontier tech fund backed by Marc Andreessen and Paris Hilton

Casey Caruso thinks that investors who deeply understand technology will win.

12.12.2024 10

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A 31-year-old Google alum raised a $75 million fund to invest in emerging tech

Casey Caruso raised $75 million for Topology Ventures.

12.12.2024 4

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A founder who sold her PR firm for $75 million is launching a fertility startup that will send someone to your home to do your injections for $5,000

Lushi raised $5 million for a service that guides women through fertility treatments.

11.12.2024 6

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This Amazon S-team exec shares her secret to rising the ranks at the unique tech giant

Colleen Aubrey is building AWS's first true enterprise applications business.

10.12.2024 9

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Exclusive: Asahi Pompey almost left Goldman Sachs when she didn’t make partner. She stayed—and David Solomon asked her to join the management committee

Goldman's global head of corporate engagement and president of the Goldman Sachs Foundation will now have oversight of the $3 billion Urban...

09.12.2024 5

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Exclusive: Open AI founder Sam Altman’s universal basic income study finds that the 2021 child tax credit reduced food insecurity for parents and kids

The child tax credit could complement universal basic income.

05.12.2024 7

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These three Walmart executives are a powerful force inside America’s largest retailer

Senior merchant jobs can lead to bigger things at Walmart.

04.12.2024 6

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After ‘exhausting all options’ Carlsberg finally sells off its controversial Russian business with Putin’s blessing

Carlsberg has been trying to exit Russia since March 2022, but faced numerous legal and political roadblocks along the way.

03.12.2024 10

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