"Stories can conquer fear," Nigerian novelist Ben Okri once said. "They can make the heart bigger." There's a world of truth to that statement. As someone who comes from a long line of storytellers, I've always said that our lives are just long and rich stories, knit together over the years, that tell us not only about ourselves, but the human condition, as well.
As the decades of my own advocacy on behalf of women pile up, I'm ever more convinced that women lead differently if given the chance to express our genuine styles, passions, and priorities.
There was shock and there was repugnance at what these women had been subjected to, mostly at the hands of men, but sometimes at the hands of other women -- at times their own mothers.
Meryl Streep may have put it best when she said that being at the 3rd annual Women in the World summit in New York City was like being plugged in to a...
The Daily Beast announced its "150 Fearless Women" list ahead of the news organization's annual Women in the World summit. The summit brings together ...
