"Women are beginning to see that they are powerful enough to break into areas that were previously considered beyond their reach or even undesirable for women."

#1 - Show them real support through action. The most important thing is for women to see other women leaders in their workplace. This will help them believe that it is achievable.

By the year 2025, the number of postmenopausal women is expected to rise to 1.1 billion worldwide, according to the North American Menopause Society. Forbes is highlighting the work of 11 female scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs who have made it their mission to ensure a better future for themselves and menopausal women globally, through their advocacy, education, and pushing the boundaries of what life after 50 should look like for women.

UNICEF-supported female vaccination teams go where men cannot in Afghanistan to protect every child against polio.

As working women continue to undertake the majority of domestic and childcare responsibilities, they experience burnout and exhaustion at a higher rate than men. This gender burnout gap exists because most workplaces do not create cultures that support women in managing work-life integration.

Both men and women can have unconscious gender bias. It does not require bad motives, but can happen unintentionally. Here are some strategies to help avoid it.

"...with rising incidents of domestic and gender-based violence, gun violence, men’s depression, and a higher mortality rate in men—among many other issues impacting men and boys and our society today—it seems crucial that we address these issues and instill the right messages in boys when they are young."

Diane Hendricks had a child at age 17, worked as a Playboy Bunny to pay her bills, beat cancer twice and survived the tragic death of her husband before transforming herself into the nation’s most successful businesswoman. She has tripled her net worth in the last five years to more than $12 billion.

As someone who has worked for 20 years as a branding designer, strategist and brand builder, Brechtel has always helped women leaders overcome the biggest block to their own success and fulfillment: themselves.

Julia Koch, the widow of Koch Industries billionaire David Koch (d. 2019) is now the richest woman in America, unseating Walmart heiress Alice Walton, who had held the top spot since 2015.

There aren’t many women billionaires, but the 10 richest are worth $401 billion. The majority of ultra-rich women—226 of 327 as identifed by Forbes— inherited their wealth, including the world’s three richest women: L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, Walmart heiress Alice Walton and Julia Klinea Koch, who inherited a stake in Koch Industries when her husband, David Koch, died in 2019.

Cari Jacobs-Crovetto writes, "I have collected six do’s and don’ts below that have come from my history in the boardroom as well as from the men I coach and learn from about how we can best show up as allies."