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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. A range of foundations and community-based organizations help meet the school’s ambitious goal of ensuring both high school graduation and college matriculation.

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

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For Rudolph, the goal was everything. Never one to let a perceived disability stand in the way of his goals, he pursued athletics with his heart and soul. This article was published in June 2009 and has been updated. And this from a woman who wasn’t able to walk normally until she was nearly 12. Photo by Dennis Ku/Shutterstock.

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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. Because, unless my behavior changed, it didn’t matter.

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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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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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In 2002, Kendra Scott designed her first jewelry collection with just $500 in the spare bedroom of her home. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2023 issue of SUCCESS Magazine. Guy Fieri was featured in the June 2016 issue of SUCCESS. Chip and Joanna Gaines were featured in the January 2018 issue of SUCCESS.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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If the goal is to sell the business at a profit , for example, you cannot afford to be mired in anger with your co-founder. The goal is to let go and move on as fast as possible,” Emerson says. My best friend and neighbor opened a boutique with me in 2002, and for most of the nine years we owned it, it was fabulous.

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