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.

History-Making Plumber Campaigns To Fund Her Nonprofit’s First Construction Skills Summer Camp For Girls

wyskJune 20, 2018

Fact: women make up less than 4% of skilled laborers in the U.S. construction industry (9% of the industry, overall). "It’s an unacceptable imbalance that has e...

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New Jane Walker Icon Celebrates Pioneers Of Equality, Supports Organizations Championing Women’s Progress

wyskApril 26, 2018

Johnnie Walker, the legendary Scotch Whisky maker, recently unveiled Jane Walker, the first-ever female iteration of the brand’s iconic Striding Man logo. Her i...

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Her Viewpoint: Electrical Workers Talk Sexual Harassment Over Coffee

Guest ContributorFebruary 1, 2018

By Erin Sullivan - Some days the men I work with amaze me. It was just about time for coffee when the Matt Lauer story broke. So one of the guys says, “Why now?...

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Chronically Unemployed Women Find Life-Changing Hope And Purpose Through Women’s Bean Project

wyskJanuary 8, 2018

In 1989, while volunteering at a day shelter for homeless women in Denver, Colorado, Jossy Eyre found herself grappling with the fact that these women needed mo...

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Technologist Mitra Best On Gender Bias And Striving For Equity In The Workplace

Guest ContributorDecember 14, 2017

By Mitra Best - I am proud to be a female technologist, but the fact I am a woman should be irrelevant. Most of us want to be recognized for our capabilities an...

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Crowdfunding Campaign Aims To Help Train More Aspiring Women Firefighters, Close FDNY Gender Gap

wyskOctober 4, 2017

There are currently only 63 women among a force of 11,000 FDNY firefighters. The United Women Firefighters (UWF), a non-profit run by a small, but dedicated gro...

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Women And Photography: Why You Should Give A Damn

Guest ContributorOctober 3, 2017

By Marie Gardiner - ‘Do you photograph weddings and families?’ they ask, eyes shining with the possibility of babies covered in cake, and happy couples. ‘No,...

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An Open Letter to The Google Memo Writer From Debbie Sterling, Engineer and Founder, GoldieBlox

Guest ContributorAugust 12, 2017

Debbie Sterling, founder and CEO of the innovative toy company GoldieBlox, shares this open letter to the Google engineer who wrote the controversial memo quest...

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From Where I Stand: Saba Ismail On Promoting Gender Equality And Peacebuilding In Pakistan

Guest ContributorAugust 10, 2017

UN WOMEN - Saba Ismail started working on peacebuilding in Pakistan when she was 15 years old. The perceptions about young people is a major barrier to their en...

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