The 411: Weekly News Update

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Happy International Women’s Day!

As we celebrate the advances we all made as women, and gear up to “make it happen” and achieve gender equality by 2030, we take a look at the news that reminded us of the importance of women’s contributions, gave us tips to do better as women, and made us feel all fuzzy around this week:

As we prepare for Monday morning, Inc. tips us off on what 8 women tech leaders do to prepare for the week;
Forbes came out this week with its listing of the richest women in the world 2015, and women beat another record, with 197 out of 1,826 billionaires being women this year, up from 172 in 2014. The Root also shares with us its list of the richest black women in 2015;
Speaking of records, Fortune writes about Toyota promoting its first woman to top post;
In beautiful news this week, The Drum reveals Cannes Lions debuted a gender stereotype subversion award called the Glass Lion, which Cindy Gallop will judge;
In a sobering wake-up call, NPR alerts us to the fact younger women tend to hesitate to say they’ve having a heart attack;
In other sobering news, Futurity confirms bias adds an extra hurdle for women entrepreneurs
Fast Company introduces us to the entrepreneur who is fighting gender stereotypes in combat sports;
In a poignant Fortune article, Power to Fly co-founder Katharine Zaleski apologizes to all working mothers for treating them pearly before she had a child of her own, and oh do we appreciate her candor;
I loved this HuffPost Black Voices article headlining young girls proving just how phenomenal they are with an awesome tribute to Maya Angelou;
If you’re looking for a job this year, Forbes has a list of 10 great companies for women in 2015;
In interesting news, Elle writes about the “average Barbie’s” latest appeal to embrace our imperfections, stretch marks and all;
In other inspirational news, Levo shares with us 15 career tips from our favorite #girlbosses;
Speaking of Girl Inspiration, this Huffington Post article reiterates women have incredible power to affect change, whether we know it or not, while quoting this study showing how girls and boys are stacking up in school worldwide;
CNN takes a look at how drugs are stifling women’s emotions, and it’s not pretty;
The New York Times celebrates the 5 “Colored Girls” who dared to take a seat among the political elite.