Colleen Leahey McKeegan
Latest articles by Colleen Leahey McKeegan
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Kate Elizabeth Russell, Author of 'My Dark Vanessa,' on Creating the Book
...and the controversy that followed.
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Megan Abbott Wants You to Feel Everything
With the premiere of her TV series “Dare Me” on December 29, the novelist-turned-showrunner is taking her knack for humanizing the dynamics of gender, rage, and power beyond the page.
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20 Products That Helped Me Survive Maternity Leave
Because figuring out how to power through your fourth trimester is almost as hard as labor.
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Sunny Hostin Shares the Shocking Reason She Ended Up On TV
As a child, Sunny Hostin witnessed a violent crime against her uncle. Here, The View cohost shares how the experience steered her to practice law and use her platform to spark social change.
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How to Start a Company, According to Female Founders Who Did Just That
Last year, women launched 1,821 new businesses every day—yet, starting your own company can feel overwhelming. Here, everything you need to know to turn your entrepreneurial hopes into reality.
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Valerie Jarrett on First Meeting the Obamas, Voter Suppression, and Beto O’Rourke
In 'Finding My Voice,' Valerie Jarrett's newest book, out April 2, the Obama Foundation adviser, takes us on her journey to the White House. Here, she answers Marie Claire's questions about her most influential moments.
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MARIE CLAIRE'S 6TH ANNUAL NEW GUARD
Women are challenging paradigms, upending business as usual, and building a new world order. Not just this year, but from now on. For Marie Claire's 6th annual New Guard List, we've selected 50 female disrupters, creators, and innovators leading the charge.
By Megan DiTrolio Published
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Marie Claire's Guide to Having a Baby
...when it's not as easy as you thought.
By Danielle McNally Published
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How to Stay Sane While Struggling to Get Pregnant
We've got you (and the torturous Two Week Wait) covered.
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The Business of Feeling Good
Entrepreneurs who place health and nutrition at the core of their companies are, quite literally, doing well.
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Aileen Lee: You Don't Need a Ph.D. from MIT to Create a Billion-Dollar Company
The venture capitalist shares her thoughts on the current state of fundraising.
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What It's Like to Be the Boss of a $6 Billion Company
Tan Hooi Ling, cofounder of the app Grab, shares her business advice.
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You Better Have Grit If You Want This Venture Capitalist to Invest In Your Company
Backstage Capital's Arlan Hamilton shares what she looks for in prospective investments.
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Want to Build a Business? Learn to Compartmentalize
Nextdoor cofounder Sarah Leary shares how she scaled her company.
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Why Failure Was Never an Option for Canva's CEO
Melanie Perkins, the newest member of the Unicorn Club, shares her tips for making it big in business.
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7 Tech Products That Get Mother Nature's Approval
Clean, green gadgets? Yes, please.
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How to Raise $182 Million
Cloudflare co-founder and COO, Michelle Zatlyn, talks about building a multi-billion-dollar company.
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Kendra Scott, Jewelry Entrepreneur Extraordinaire, on How She Built a Billion-Dollar Business
"Focus on what lights a fire inside of you."
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Meet Airbnb's (Not So) Secret Weapon: Belinda Johnson
The company's highest-ranking woman is the quiet force shaping its path to global domination.
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Meet Gwynne Shotwell, the Woman Who Could Take Us to Mars
The SpaceX president sees no extraterrestrial challenge too big to tackle.
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Ellen Pao Broke the Silence About Sexism and Tech—But Her Fight Is Far from Over
A look at her new book and newfound mission to create broader change.
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Washington Mystics Owner Ted Leonsis and Star Player Elena Delle Donne Are Plotting to Transform the WNBA
It's time for female basketball players to get the visibility they deserve.
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Meet the Woman Who Built Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Media Empire
Dany Garcia is The Rock's ex-wife, current manager, and the woman responsible for his multimillion-dollar paycheck.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar's Second Act? Disrupting the Food Industry
How the star battled venture-capital sexism to make the (big, scary) leap from the screen to the test kitchen.
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Ballet Has a Sexism Problem—but I'm Fighting Back from the Inside
When New York City Ballet principal dancer Ashley Bouder realized that women were rarely tapped to choreograph ballets, she decided to create one herself.
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Broke with a Big Idea? Here's a Trick to Fund Your Dreams
One entrepreneur dishes on the scrappy way she bootstrapped her company.
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A Female Cabinet Member's Warning for the Incoming Administration
Obama's Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, has some advice for Trump's inner circle.
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