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Woman with Purpose: Suleika Jaouad

Woman with Purpose: Suleika Jaouad

What do you do when your life suddenly turns dark? You turn it into a creative act. New York Times...

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Woman with Purpose: Claudia Steinfels

Woman with Purpose: Claudia Steinfels

Entrepreneur Claudia Steinfels proves art is often more of a passion than a profession. After years auctioning some of the most spectacular...

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Sandy Edgerley Akris Women with Purpose

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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Woman with Purpose: Yukako Yamashita

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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