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Beauty Is In the Journey — Sara Shah is Disrupting Skincare for Women of Color

If there is one thing Sara Shah understands, it’s that the path to great skin is not a race. It’s a marathon. A journey. The founder and CEO of Journ is disrupting skincare for women of color. The brand’s ethos is rooted in embracing every woman’s unique beauty journey, and breaking down silos between skincare …

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When Women Push for Peace, the World Can Change

Wazhma Frogh is a women’s rights advocate and peace-builder. She co-founded the Women and Peace Studies Organization in Afghanistan — one of the few civil society organizations working for local peace building with community peace-builders. Wazhma is the 2009 recipient of the International Women of Courage Award — presented to her by then Secretary of …

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Writer and activist Hima Batavia

How to Create a Healing Career — A Social Innovator on How Culture, Curiosity, and Creativity Guide Her

We have all heard the words – you’re not what you do and your career doesn’t define you. But what if you could build a career that was you in the best way possible? A career built from your deepest values, created and fueled by your passions and one that ultimately healed you? Development researcher …

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Mariam Wardak of Her Afghanistan

The Changing Face of Women’s Progress in Afghanistan

Mariam Wardak, Founder of Her Afghanistan, speaks to women in our town on trust, culture, and her journey to become an influential advocate for women’s progress. The sculpture is already complete within the marble block before I start my work. It is already there; I just have to chisel away the superfluous material. Michelangelo For …

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What Does Human Trafficking Look Like? — Rhonelle Bruder, on Her Experience as a Survivor of Trafficking and Rising to Resilience

What does human trafficking look like? Have you ever met someone that is being trafficked or is a victim of trafficking? Chances are if you have, you wouldn’t know. They themselves may not know. Rhonelle Bruder is a speaker, human rights advocate, and founder of Project iRISE (formerly the RISE initiative), a non-profit organization committed …

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