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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

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has a record number of women-led Fortune 500 companies, with “74 female CEOs employed at America’s 500 highest-grossing companies, up from 41 in June of 2021 and only 7 in 2002,” according to the World Economic Forum. This article was published in March 2021 and has been updated. As of 2022, the U.S.

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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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Despite any obstacles students face, since its creation in 2002, the school has enjoyed impressive outcomes, boasting a college readiness score 27% higher than the city’s in 2019. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2023 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. Photos courtesy of Marble Hill School for International Studies.

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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Jewel’s mental health organization: Inspiring Children Foundation In 2002, after many years of putting what she learned to action, Jewel co-founded the Inspiring Children Foundation , which provides mental health programming to youth whose financial circumstances are a barrier to access. “I Photography By Nick Onken.

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Life Is Not a Movie

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Diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, Ebert, “the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism,” according to The Pulitzer Prizes , came through with what was considered flying colors. This article was published in September 2011 and has been updated. Grateful, indeed.

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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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The very next year, she took to the pool at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and won not only two events for athletes with physical challenges, but also became the first amputee athlete to qualify for the final of a regular event when she swam the 800-meter freestyle. “Be This article was published in June 2009 and has been updated.

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Celebrating New Talent: Emerging Entrepreneurs Shines a Light on Up-and-Coming Entrepreneurs

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Kendra Scott had a passion for fashion and design as a child, and she ultimately followed this deep love to found two companies: The Hat Box, which closed in 1998, and her later venture in jewelry in 2002, which catapulted her career. This article originally appeared in the March/April 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

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That led to an investigation in 2002 as to whether some environmental factor played a role. This article was published in June 2014 and has been updated. A breakthrough role at 15 Acting was another passion. Fox was 15 when he landed a role on the Canadian sitcom Leo and Me. Celebrity doesn’t belong to me; I don’t own my celebrity.

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