Advice on History-Making Success From 10 Women World Leaders Today
With International Women’s Day celebrated this month, 115 years after its founding, it is the perfect time to acknowledge that the women at the very top of world leadership today are living role models for how each one of us can make history daily.
We can also acknowledge that women have been making history for longer than a century. And that you make history with your lives every moment.
Learning and knowing how to make your efforts matter in the bigger picture is worth your time, particularly during Women’s History Month, when the country and the world salute women whose efforts have produced changes. Even if the end goal of full gender and racial equity is not fully achieved. Yet.
3 Lessons From Olympic Medalists Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu
for Women’s History Month
Issue 2877— March 3, 2026
Women won eight of Team USA’s 12 gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
Two thirds of the gold!
That’s historic.
It’s even more remarkable when you realize that the first time women were allowed to compete in the Olympics was 1900, when there were 22 women and 241 men. The women were limited to five sports.
This year at the Winter Olympics, women made up 47% of the athletes.
February was Rare Disease Month, a time when rare conditions briefly come into focus, but for families living with them, the reality never fades.
My daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, AP-4-HSP. After that, things began to feel surreal. I was thrust into a world of isolation and uncertainty. The widespread understanding of rare conditions is that most are yet to be discovered. I became the mom reading research late at night, comparing notes with other parents, and trying to connect dots that no system seemed designed for us. Like many parents in rare disease communities, I became a parent-driven researcher out of my love for my daughter and urgent necessity.
Make Your History: Lessons from Our Olympic Champions - Open House Wednesday, March 4th | 4:00–5:00 PM ET
Did you watch the joy, the grit, the moments where athletes stepped onto the Olympic stage and made history? What got them there that can help you?
Join Gloria Feldt for our next live Open House conversation, where she breaks down what Olympic champions like Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu can teach us about leading with clarity, confidence, and authenticity, and how you can apply those lessons.
You'll leave with a practical exercise to help you clarify your values, your confidence, and the history you're making today.
The only question is — what history do you want to make? Register here.
Free to attend. All are welcome.
Join Us For Leading Out Loud on LinkedIn Live
Thursday, March 12, 12 p.m. AZ time, 2 p.m. ET
Join Hyacinth Tucker, Founder and CEO of The Laundry Basket LLC, and Take The Lead Power Tool Champion of Power Tool #1: Know Your History (The Visionary),in conversation with Felicia Davis, founder of Haus of Vocal Empowerment and Take The Lead Leadership Ambassador.
TIME's Women Of The Year Push For Equity
TIME's annual Women of the Year list, recognizies 16 women leaders working toward a better, more equitable world, including actor and singer-songwriter Teyana Taylor; actor Lucy Liu; singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile; actor Sheryl Lee Ralph; filmmaker Chloé Zhao; Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone; author and podcast host Mel Robbins; actor Mariska Hargitay and more. Read more here.
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