Ampersand Women

Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner only gave herself 6 months to write a novel—and it’s already a bestseller.

A partner at one of the world’s most renowned design studios talks creative discipline and what to do when you hear “no.”

The head of Sotheby’s American Art department shares advice for first-time buyers—and what she’s got her eye on.

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.

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.

Declare founders Beth Haggerty and Caryn Effron are tackling gender inequality.

Meagan Hooper babysat and took acting jobs until she became the COO of a hedge fund. Here’s how she committed to the role and finally landed her big break.

Emily Oster, a professor of economics at Brown University, took a closer look at the data behind conventional parenting wisdom — and found some surprising things.

How the founder of Pipeline Angels is shaking up the financial status quo.

The CEO of Modernist Financial on gender performance, emotional investing, and taking charge of your financial story.

Priya Parker turned her fieldwork in conflict resolution into a new manifesto on the power of meaningful gatherings.

National Book Foundation Director Lisa Lucas on why books matter.

Manisha Thakor on money, ambition, and learning that she had bipolar disorder at age 47.

Actor-producer Alysia Reiner wants you to explore your own truth.

The Nashville-based author explores the relationship between work and self.

Google’s Jana Landon manages a program that helps develop tech talent at historically black colleges and universities.

The startup founder and author on practicing the golden rule at work, writing her future bio, and the magic of color-coded calendars.

Naz Vahid narrowly missed being packed off to secretarial school. Today, she’s the head of Citibank’s law firm group. Here’s how she proved her naysayers wrong.

She’s the First co-founders Tammy Tibbetts and Christen Brandt on fundraising, paying themselves, and harnessing the internet to create an award-winning non-profit.

Liberian-born novelist Wayétu Moore has defied expectations her whole life, including what it means to “look like a writer.”

The actress and activist is often the only Native American in the room—which makes her voice all the more important.