Welcome to The Rise

The Rise is a weekly newsletter all about women in current events. We cover everything from business and technology to culture and sports, spotlighting things women are doing and the issues that affect us.

What is The Rise?

I started The Rise after searching for a central source for women’s news and realizing I couldn’t find one. I wanted to understand:

• What are women doing that I (and the world) should know about? Women do remarkable things every day — starting companies, breaking sports records, patenting inventions, directing movies, writing policy, and on and on — but I couldn’t find those stories on the front pages of major news outlets. Spotlighting women’s triumphs and challenges helps normalize the idea of women in change-making positions, and we need more of that.

• How do current events and issues relate to me and other women? The world is happening fast all around us. Technology, climate change, elections, global conflicts, social media, economics — it’s all unfolding at a pace that feels faster than ever, and it all has the potential to impact women in unique ways (both good and bad).

So, this newsletter was born to answer these questions for myself, other women, and anyone interested in women’s issues.

Each week, subscribers can expect two issues of The Rise in your inbox (both free):

• A weekly news wrap that gives a quick, digestible summary of current events and stories that featured or related to women in the previous week.

• A deep dive exploring a relevant topic or issue as it touches women — everything from why inflation is worse for women to whether women make better CEOs.

Thanks so much for being here! The more people reading women’s stories, the better.