Women with Purpose
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Woman with Purpose: Sandy Edgerley
Sandy Edgerley’s impressive career first as a consultant for Bain & Co., next as the founder of the real estate...
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Women with Purpose
Akris has always been about women. Women who create, lead, inspire and dare. Women who wear confidence, make their own...
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The Story
Akris was founded by my grandmother in 1922 as an apron atelier because raising two boys was not enough for...
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Woman with Purpose: Yukako Yamashita
Yukako Yamashita has steadily built up her career for 12 years since she began working in the art industry. After...
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Woman with Purpose: Jeong Sun Ah
Jeong Sun Ah is one of the most loved female musical actors in Korea right now. Making her debut on...
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A Woman With Purpose: Karola Kraus
Growing up with the artist Martin Kippenberger at the dinner table, it seems inevitable that you end up in the...
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A Woman with Purpose: Alice Dearing
Alice Dearing is one of the world's top swimmers and a true game-changer in the sport. Alice is also co-founder of the Black...
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A Woman with Purpose: Casey Fremont
An advocate of the power of art, Casey Fremont’s mission is to make art free and easily accessible across the...
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A Woman with Purpose: Tania León
A presence in the American music scene for over 50 years, Tania León has always done things her own way....
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A Woman with Purpose: Diandra Donecker
While museums exhibit more and more artworks by women, they are still underrepresented and underpaid in the art industry. In...
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A Woman with Purpose: Paula Polito
Women are more educated, more successful and more outspoken than ever. Yet many, in fact forty-eight percent, are still leaving...
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A Woman with Purpose: Naho Okamoto
An elegant fusion of modern jewelry, unique materials and Japanese craftsmanship, that is what Naho Okamotoˈs passion is all about....
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A Woman with Purpose: Dame Stephanie Shirley CH
“Who would have thought that programming the black box for the supersonic Concorde was done by a bunch of women...
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A Woman with Purpose: Indra Nooyi
Akris Woman with Purpose, Indra Nooyi, has proven that with talent, hard work, and determination, you can make it to...
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A Woman with Purpose: Julie Kent
How do you follow up a career as one of the most celebrated ballet dancers in the world? Become the...
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A Woman with Purpose: Darlene Boytell-Pérez
Women in the arts are still not seen and heard, and Darlene Boytell-Pérez is on a mission to change it....
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International Women’s Day 2022
This International Women's Day, we celebrate with you and Akris Women with Purpose, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Amri Kibbler, Brita Fernandez...
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A Woman with Purpose: Vanessa Kingori
Vanessa Kingori knows all about the challenge women face in those hallowed spaces of boardrooms and power. Being a true...
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A Woman with Purpose: Carolina Müller-Möhl
"Strong women lead to a strong society," says Carolina Müller-Möhl about the urgency of gender equality. The investor, philanthropist, and...
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A Woman with Purpose: Stephanie Nass
Since being a child, Stephanie Nass has had one passion - cooking. Now she is on a mission to share...
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