Charlotte Cowles is a New York-based writer and editor. Her work has been published in New York Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and Art in America. She'd always rather be at book club.
February 28, 2020
We spoke to five women working with She Should Run, a nonprofit that helps women who are curious about running for office.
January 10, 2020
Activist and author Blair Imani shares her wisdom on activism, how she styles her hijab, and the upside of coming out as bisexual on live TV.
December 19, 2019
Writer and environmental policy expert Bina Venkataraman shares advice for thinking about the long game—even when the present seems hard enough.
December 19, 2019
How author and journalist Liz Plank learned to stop censoring herself.
December 06, 2019
TV host Alicia Menendez wanted to stop caring if she was “likeable.” She soon realized that was a trap.
November 27, 2019
The physician behind Netflix’s popular show, ‘Diagnosis,’ on how she manages to teach, see patients, and write a world-famous New York Times column—and still find (a little) time for knitting.
November 15, 2019
In her new book, Modern Manhood, Woman of the Week and journalist, Cleo Stiller, explores the feelings, reactions, and next steps men need to take in the post #MeToo era.
October 19, 2019
The co-founders of Motherly, a website for millennial moms, talk about their style and identities as parents in the digital age.
October 11, 2019
Webby founder, Tiffany Shlain, makes a case for the “tech Shabbat”—one day a week when you don’t use screens and really connect with the humans in your life.
October 04, 2019
The executive director of non-profit Girl Be Heard is passing the torch. Here’s how she and her successor are building an even better future for their organization.
September 27, 2019
“You have to love the possibility that your idea is going to get blown up.”
September 13, 2019
The author, podcaster, and host of PROFILE by Buzzfeed News spent years following the rules. It wasn’t until she finally learned to break them that her career took off.
August 30, 2019
She’s saving lives in the emergency room — by advocating for diversity in medicine.
August 09, 2019
The founder of Lil Mixins, which helps prevent food allergies in children, on finding her niche between business and science.
August 02, 2019
The founder of animation studio Mighty Oak on building around your strengths.
July 26, 2019
The founder of Tech Ladies on making the leap from a cushy Google job to starting her own company.
July 05, 2019
She’s a global expert on mental health, and even she has had her struggles.
June 21, 2019
A partner at one of the world’s most renowned design studios talks creative discipline and what to do when you hear “no.”
June 14, 2019
The head of Sotheby’s American Art department shares advice for first-time buyers—and what she’s got her eye on.
June 07, 2019
Lawyer Lisa Rubin had a perfect life on paper—and a nagging sense that her career wasn’t what she truly wanted. So she quit to figure out her next steps.
May 31, 2019
Attorney-turned-writer Cristina Alger Wang had it all—a successful law career, a hit novel, a newborn baby, and a second book deal. Then postpartum depression derailed her plans.