These 41 Women Trailblazers Are Breaking Down Barriers and Opening Up Opportunities for Others

Adweek salutes status-quo-defying leaders in advertising, tech and entertainment who are truly making a difference

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Read the news, and it’s easy to feel like the cultural divide not just in this country but around the world is deepening beyond repair—as if every step that’s made toward progress is followed by a push toward the old retrograde ways. But there are those among us who see reason for hope. They’re not waiting for things to change around them; they’re toppling the pillars of injustice, owning their power and paving the way for others in the process.

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Ali Hanan, founder and CEO
Bozoma Saint John, CMO
Brie Larson, actor, director
Charlotte Cho, co-founder
Christelle Delarue, founder, CEO
Eva Longoria, actor, director, producer; co-founder, Timeu2019s Up
Fiona Carter, chief brand officer
Gail Tifford, global chief brand officer
Jameela Jamil, actor, writer, u2018feminist-in-progressu2019
Jennifer Breithaupt, global consumer chief marketing officer
Jennifer Hyman, co-founder and CEO
Joy Buolamwini, founder
Kristen Cavallo, CEO; Karen Costello, CCO
Kelly Bush Novak, founder and CEO
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Kim Perell, CEO
Laura Jordan Bambach, founder and CCO
Laura Visco, deputy ecd; Maddy Kramer, acd, art director
Liz Gray, head of strategic cultural and consumer insights
Lynne Biggar, chief marketing and communications officer
Maribel Vidal Gimu00e9nez, president, Women Leadership Council
Michelle Wilson, co-president
Roxanna Sherwood, executive producer; Libby Leist, executive producer; Diana Miller, executive producer
Pip Jamieson, founder and CEO
Christena Pyle, executive director
Sabrina Caluori, evp, digital and social media
Sallie Lee Krawcheck, co-founder and CEO
Sarah Barnett, president, entertainment networks
Sharon Napier, founder and CEO
Claire Stapleton, social marketer and curator; Meredith Whittaker, Open Research lead
Suzanne Scott, CEO
Tanya Lopez, evp, original movie acquisitions
Tawana Murphy Burnett, global marketing leader
Val DiFebo, CEO; Kim Getty, president
Diana Frost, head of portfolio transformation