On a recent Spring weekend 126 high school students from around the country gathered at the first National STEM Festival in Washington, D.C. They are winners of a science challenge organized by EXPLR, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a serial entrepreneur building an inclusive future of work. Across all industries, women of color are leaving traditional ...

Four years ago I wrote about why women of color are extraordinarily tired. The essay — one of the first of many to focus on the pervasive exhaustion facing women like me — attracted considerable buzz.

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum; In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda; National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice Campaigns will raise and spend ...

Once viewed as a side hustle, the creator economy has evolved into a $250 billion global industry, projected to reach $480 billion by 2027 according to Goldman Sachs. Yet, as the sector matures, a ...

For many women of color in higher education, leadership is both a calling and a constant climb. We lead committees, guide students, and mentor colleagues—often while navigating systems not designed ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Two recently released reports show that women and people of color continue to face workforce inequality. McKinsey and Company has released its Women in the Workplace 2024: The ...

There’s a famous James Baldwin quote I have always appreciated: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” I thought a lot about that quote when I ...

From organizing at the Democratic National Committee during one of the most consequential elections in history to co-founding the Women’s Democracy Lab, Mũthoni Wambu Kraal has dedicated her career to ...

Women and people of color remain underrepresented in the superintendent role, according to an annual salary and benefits survey released in April by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. The ...

Symptoms can be more severe than they are for white women and last longer. Doctors don’t always realize this. Dannette Fogle started experiencing menopause symptoms when she was 34. Her concerns were ...

In 2023, the American Library Association documented hundreds of attempts to remove more than 4,000 books from schools and libraries across nearly all states in the U.S. In one of the first ...