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Gloria Steinem
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Tiffany Aliche
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Iris Choi
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Annie Duke
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Jennifer Dulski
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Ellen Ensher
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Amy Gallo
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Alison Green
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Meena Harris
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Sally Helgesen
SALLY HELGESEN is considered the gold standard among experts on women’s leadership, and was the first to focus on what women have to contribute to org... Read Full Bio
Tiffany Jana
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Jennifer Kahnweiler
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Marion McGovern
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Ann Miura-Ko
ANN MIURA-KO is a founding partner at Floodgate, a seed-stage VC firm in Palo Alto, CA. Called “the most powerful women in startups” by Forbes, Miu... Read Full Bio
Sheryl O'Loughlin
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Nell Painter
NELL IRVIN PAINTER is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University. Her acclaimed works of history include Standing ... Read Full Bio
Amber Rae
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Alice Rutkowski
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Kim Scott
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Tali Sharot
DR. TALI SHAROT is a leading expert on human decision-making, optimism and emotion. She combines research in psychology, behavioral economics and neuros... Read Full Bio
Brad Smith
DAVID SMITH, PhD, is the co-author of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and associate professor of sociology in the Department ... Read Full Bio
Krista Suh
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Rachel Thomas
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Claire Wasserman
CLAIRE WASSERMAN is a community builder, and an advocate for women in the workplace. She founded Ladies Get Paid, an organization that gives women the t... Read Full Bio
Leah Weiss
DR. LEAH WEISS is the author behind the popular book How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind, which focuses on... Read Full Bio
Kristin Wong
KRISTIN WONG regularly writes about personal finance, career, and human behavior for the New York Times, New York magazine, and Lifehac... Read Full Bio
