Daniela Pierre-Bravo

After two decades of building her popular fashion brand, Rebecca Minkoff has proven to the world that she is here stay. But the road to success has not been without its obstacles -- particularly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Minkoff knew she had to pivot when 70 percent of her business went away overnight and department stores across the country cancelled their orders. And pivot she did. Minkoff shut down her brick-and-mortar stores and turned her business model to direct-to-consumer. An…

When Samantha Casiano of East Texas found out she was pregnant with her fifth child, she was ecstatic. But at a 20-week ultrasound, she received shocking news. Her baby was diagnosed with anencephaly, a rare and fatal condition that prevents the skull and brain from fully forming. This was in December 2022, after the Texas Heartbeat Act, or Senate Bill 8, was enacted. The law bans abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected, which usually occurs after about six weeks of pregnancy. It was p…

Over half of women in the country are unmarried or separated, and a growing number of women are skipping motherhood entirely. 

Entrepreneurs Nancey Harris and Tracy Green were recently honored on Forbes and Know Your Value’s fourth annual “50 Over 50” U.S. list, which came out Aug. 1. 

Two women who immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico as children share their stories and how Biden’s new immigration plan for families and ‘Dreamers’ will affect them.

“This is a job interview,” said graduate student Lalitha Pamidigantam during a recent Gen Z panel in Philadelphia. “You better come prepared to answer my questions and tell me exactly how you’re going to earn my vote. There is no free ride.” 

According to the new “Women in the Workplace” report from LeanIn and McKinsey, it will take approximately 50 years until we achieve gender parity in the workplace. 

OP/ED: “I’ve heard time and time again from Latinas that they’re reminded by their mothers and abuelitas of the importance of being humble,” says author Daniela Pierre-Bravo. “ Yet the biggest fallacy we’ve assumed about corporate America is that our employers will notice our hard work when the time is right.” 

When co-founder Carly Zakin suffered a health setback in 2022, her challenges navigating the healthcare system led theSkimm to launch a campaign aimed at helping women access critical preventative care.

The 60-year-old comedian, who will star in a Super Bowl commercial encouraging women to look after their breast health, shares her personal journey with cancer.