Forbes has unveiled its 2025 list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, highlighting leaders who continue to break barriers despite global challenges for women in the workplace. In the United States ...

There’s a powerful truth in seeing Black women thrive in business: when we rise, the whole world shifts. Black women now own an estimated 2 million businesses—that’s 14% of all women-owned firms and ...

Black women in corporate America possess at least the same, and often greater ambition, equal qualifications, and, in some cases, outperform their peers. Yet, they remain underrepresented in top ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about creating environments that empower everyone. Mercedes Swan, a career coach, reflected on what a difficult ...