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The most powerful women in business.

PoliticsMinnesota capital St. Paul makes history as first large U.S. city with all-female council
BYTrisha Ahmed, Steve Karnowski, and others
FeaturesExclusive: Goldman Sachs quietly shuts down diversity investment program Launch With GS after meeting $1 billion pledge to fund companies led by women and people of color
BYEmma Hinchliffe
CommentaryPerformative allyship has done more harm than good for women in tech. Here’s why
BYAllyson Kapin
FeaturesEvofem, the startup trying to survive the broken birth-control market, finally sells itself
BYMaria Aspan
MPWMacKenzie Scott donated $2 billion to charity this year—or a total of $16.5 billion since starting her quest to give away everything ‘until the safe is empty’
BYJordan Fitzgerald and Bloomberg
PoliticsSandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
BYMark Sherman and The Associated Press
CommentaryWhy Gen X women get the worst of both worlds, according to a work-life balance expert who experienced ‘doing it all’ firsthand
BYWhitney Casares
CommentaryI created tech that limits violence against women in online dating. Silicon Valley used it for PR–then lost interest
BYKathryn Kosmides
CommentaryMelinda French Gates: ‘It’s time to change the face of power in venture capital’
BYMelinda French Gates
LeadershipFortune’s CEO shares conversation highlights from the 2023 Most Powerful Women Summit
BYFortune Editors
CommentaryA company’s pro-choice stance on abortion is the equivalent of a 12% wage increase, new research into job seekers’ interest shows
BYEmily Nix
CommentaryThe 4-day workweek could be the best way to bridge the gender pay gap–and the companies that have tried it are living proof
BYMansoor Soomro
CommentaryBiden’s historic stand with UAW members shows how far labor activism has come in America. True equal pay should be next on his agenda
BYKatica Roy
MPWLeaders need to know how to spot ‘transformation fatigue’ in jaded employees
BYPaige McGlauflin
FeaturesMeet the CEO behind the huge fashion deal uniting the parent companies of Coach and Michael Kors. Wall Street isn’t sold on it—but Tapestry’s Joanne Crevoiserat says she’s ‘weaving together beautiful things’
BYPhil Wahba
MPWBest Buy CEO Corie Barry says we’re in the ‘funflation’ economy with $1,000 Taylor Swift tickets—and it’s why sales are worse than expected
BYPaige Hagy
ConferencesFormer IBM CEO Ginni Rometty doubles down on skills over degrees to get ‘more and more people better jobs’
BYKylie Robison
ConferencesDirector of U.S. Trademark office reveals why it rejected Mariah Carey for ‘Queen of Christmas’ but approved Lizzo’s ‘Truth Hurts’ lyric
BYPaige McGlauflin
CommentaryWe’re on track to miss out on the next Katalin Karikó as women in STEM continue to bear the brunt of the pandemic’s lasting impact
BYRachel K. King
PoliticsDianne Feinstein successor Laphonza Butler shares her vision for California’s future, avoids question on 2024 Senate election
BYFortune Staff
Conferences‘Friday Night Lights’ and ‘White Lotus’ actress Connie Britton says she never thought about being likable
BYAlena Botros
MPWWalmart exec vows to fight inflation: ‘Now is a time where we are more than relevant in consumers’ lives’
BYPaige McGlauflin
ConferencesNetflix exec downplays AI: ‘There is not an algorithm in the world to tell you the next thing that’s going to actually connect and resonate with people’
BYKylie Robison
ConferencesThe ‘Great Wealth Transfer’ is coming. Women are outperforming men in investing, Fidelity study reveals
BYKylie Robison
ConferencesWatch: Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit Livestream
BYFortune Editors
PoliticsNew California Senator Laphonza Butler on what it’s like to succeed Dianne Feinstein overnight: ‘Not on my bingo card, not in the wildest dreams of my ancestors’
BYAlena Botros
LeadershipStubborn Gen Z workers are defying CEOs who want them back in the office. The future depends on changing their minds
BYPaige McGlauflin
SuccessClaudia Goldin becomes the third woman to receive the Nobel Prize in economics for her research into gender pay gaps
BYNiclas Rolander and Bloomberg
MagazineStephanie Linnartz ended a successful run at Marriott to become CEO at struggling Under Armour. ‘I believe in taking calculated risks’
BYMaria Aspan
The 100 Most Powerful Women
BYFortune Editors

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