Brewers Of Change

Our BREWERS OF CHANGE™ column puts a celebratory spotlight on women leaders who are creating social impact and propelling gender equity through their organizations and businesses in their respective industries. They are Women You Should Know whose missions are greater than their companies and brands.

SMART Decision: International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Helps Fund Pioneering Nonprofit’s Construction Camp For Girls

wyskJuly 29, 2021

Union’s Peer-To-Peer Fundraiser Benefit Tools & Tiaras Inc., A Tradeswoman-Founded Nonprofit On A Mission To Show Girls That "Jobs Don't Have Genders"I...

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Leadership Accelerator For Women Of Color Accelerates To Launch With Groundswell Of $50,000 In Crowdfunded Support

wyskJuly 14, 2021

First Of Its Kind Program To Serve 40 Women Of Color,Aims To Close Leadership Gap Across IndustriesCynthia Pong, JD, is building a future in which women of...

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Studies In Expectation: The Life Of Astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Dale DeBakcsyJune 16, 2021

Sometimes the hardest thing about living in the universe is knowing about it. There is real and true terror to be faced in the indifferent march of the u...

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From Grieving Daughter To Volunteer Activist To CEO: A Search For Answers Inspired Her To Lead Groundbreaking Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

Guest ContributorJune 8, 2021

By Julie Fleshman - Cancer. It’s a word that makes you go numb. In 1999, my father was diagnosed with cancer -- pancreatic cancer. The news was debilitating. P...

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Death And Time: The Pioneering Biostratigraphy Of Julia Anna Gardner

Dale DeBakcsyJune 2, 2021

On a lonely stretch of Florida swamp road, in the year 1920, a model T Ford with no headlights and two hastily replaced tires is trying to make its way through...

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It Takes A Forest To Grow A Tree: The Revolutionary Forest Ecology Of Suzanne Simard

Dale DeBakcsyMay 27, 2021

Four short decades ago, the prevailing wisdom among forestry officials was the "Free To Grow" model by which, when a forest was clear cut for lumber, the earth...

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Women In Science New Book Release Roundup 2021

Dale DeBakcsyMay 5, 2021

There was a time when those of us in the Women In Science (WIS) book-verse considered it a banner year when TWO new major releases featuring a prominent woman ...

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Women Making Bold Moves: Take Your Seat At Our Table For A Night Of Learning, Empowerment, And Fun

wyskMarch 26, 2021

In an empowering close to Women’s History Month 2021, Women You Should Know and Poker Divas are inviting women everywhere to take their seats at our table for ...

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Lexie Phillips Makes History As Jack Daniel’s First Woman Assistant Distiller

wyskMarch 19, 2021

Jack Daniel's, the first registered distillery in the United States (circa 1866), has named Lexie Phillips Assistant Distiller, making her the first woman to s...

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