PORTRAITS BY ERIKA LARSEN QUESTIONS BY SUSAN GOLDBERG
LOOK FOR THE WORDS and portraits of impressive, insightful
women in six colorful sections like this throughout the issue.
You’ll see that we’ve posed the same questions to women
from all walks of life. Some are notables from our new book
WOMEN: The National Geographic Image Collection. Others
are National Geographic Society scientists and explorers. Still
others belong to Women of Impact, a 56,000-strong online
community that National Geographic convened as a place
to share women’s stories. Ponder the questions if you like, or
make use of the answers. Welcome to the discussion.
There’s more at on.natgeo.com/womenofimpact.
Speaking Up
WE ASKED A DIVERSE ARRAY OF WOMEN
TO TALK ABOUT THEIR TRIALS,
THEIR VICTORIES, AND WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE.
The
QUESTIONS
PAGE30
WHAT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT
CHALLENGE THAT
WOMEN FACE
TODAY?PAGE94
WHAT WAS YOUR
BREAKTHROUGH
MOMENT?PAGE128
WHAT IS YOUR
GREATEST
STRENGTH?PAGE46
WHAT IS THE
GREATEST HURDLE
YOU’ VE
OVERCOME?PAGE106
WHAT NEEDS
TO CHANGE IN THE
NEXT 10 YEARS?PAGE154
WHAT ADVICE
WOULD YOU GIVE
YOUNG WOMEN
TODAY?ILLUSTRATION BY BETHANY NG