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.

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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3-Minute Film Spotlights Teacher Who Also Drives 14 Ton Truck As Part Of Two-Woman Crew

wyskJuly 21, 2017

In this entertaining and inspiring 3-minute documentary, Nicolas Bori, a filmmaker from Buenos Aires, Argentina, introduces us to Masumi, a woman who worked as ...

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From Where I Stand: Lt. Col. Wafa Sharqawi On Being One Of The First Women To Join Palestinian Civil Police

Guest ContributorJuly 13, 2017

UN WOMEN - Lieutenant Colonel Wafa Sharqawi, 48 years old, was among the first women to join the Palestinian Civil Police in 1997, going against all norms. The ...

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Dear Microsoft: Absolutely Not.

Guest ContributorMay 9, 2017

And it has nothing to do with your software. It has to do with your new ad campaign, which I happened to see while I was at the gym last week. Here’s the gist: ...

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