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Read MoreJillian Cantor’s acclaimed novel offers a deft and poignant take on the story of two devoted mothers—one fictional, the other, only the second woman to be executed by the federal government.
Read MoreMy university mishandled my case, and the experience turned me into an activist.
Read MoreOn #WomensEqualityDay, we asked Gloria Steinem what she thinks has been the greatest achievement for women in the past decade.
Read MoreIt's hard to believe that just 100 years ago, women didn’t have the right to vote. In honor of Women’s Equality Day, JW Magazine went to Lorton, Va. to learn about the struggle for suffrage.
Read MoreOn Women’s Equality Day, we honor the memory of Grace Day of St. Joseph, Missouri, who blazed a trail for female lawyers in the state of Missouri.
Read MoreWhen you’re a woman who works on the campaign for the first female presidential candidate for a major party, it goes without saying that you’re going to #VoteLikeAGirl. Sara Jacobs, policy advisor for Hillary for America spoke with JW Magazine about why it’s so important to vote.
Read MoreA former high school star athlete sexually assaulted two unconscious classmates, but his punishment amounts to a slap on the wrist.
Read MoreFor our #VoteLikeAGirl series, Heritage Foundation Policy Analyst Ana Quintana tells JW Magazine why average Americans should consider foreign policy when casting their ballots.
Read MoreIn her first novel for adults, bestselling young-adult novelist Gayle Forman cuts to the heart of working moms’ struggles.
Read MoreNicky Goren is president and CEO of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation. Previously she worked for the Washington Area Women’s Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service. She was board chair of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, and a trustee of Trinity University.
Read MoreLaura Rebell Gross is managing director of girls’ education for Student Leadership Network (formerly Young Women’s Leadership Network); co-founder of Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester; board member of Riley’s Way Foundation, Young Women’s College Prep Foundation, Rattlestick Theater (advisory board) and JWI. Previously she served on the boards of Donors Choose (advisory board), Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the JCC of Greater Rochester.
Read MoreDr. Leah Greenspan Hodor is board certified in both pediatrics and neonatal medicine, and has extensive experience working in Global Health with a focus on newborn health in Sub Saharan Africa, India, and Haiti. Dr. Greenspan has developed, trained and implemented programs both in the rural and urban settings teaching medical professionals life-saving skills in Maternal Newborn Child Health. She co-founded Vital Health Africa and and served on the board of Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project, and is also on staff at two community hospitals in the greater Maryland area.
Read MoreRabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, rabbi at Washington, D.C.’s Adas Israel Congregation, co-created YP@AI, MakomDC, and the Jewish Mindfulness Center of Washington, and developed the Return Again Shabbat and High Holy Day experiences. She is a former Hillel Foundation director of campus initiatives, and previously served as associate rabbi at Yale University Hillel.
Read MoreDana Marlowe is a social entrepreneur and internationally-known disability advocate who founded Accessibility Partners, an advocacy IT consulting firm that works to make technology more accessible to people with disabilities, and Support the Girls, a non-profit that donates bras and feminine hygiene products to women in need worldwide.
Read MoreRachel Braun Scherl is a strategist, entrepreneur, and speaker. She is co-founder of consulting firm SPARK Solutions for Growth and previously worked as an executive at Johnson & Johnson, principal at Marketing Corporation of America, and president of Semprae Laboratories, Inc., which develops women’s sexual health products.
Read MoreErin Schrode is an activist, community organizer, and vocal advocate for environmental action, social justice, public health, and responsible consumption. She is co-founder of Turning Green, a non-profit inspiring environmentally sustainable and socially responsible choices.
Read MoreDr. Jennifer Verbesey is assistant professor of surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine, director of living donor kidney transplantation at MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, and surgical director of pediatric kidney transplantation at the Children’s National Medical Center.
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