We got women CEOs together and this is what they told us.
We asked the women leaders two questions: What keeps you up at night? What do you wish you knew before you became a CEO?
A win-win for baby elephants and Samburu women in Kenya
Reteti Elephant Sanctuary is the first community-owned and -run elephant orphanage in Africa. Reteti was established with the local indigenous Samburu community in Northern Kenya to rescue, rehabilitate and rewild orphaned and abandoned elephant calves.
Stories of a Changing Colorado River, Shared from the Sky
Planet Women’s Colorado River Overflight Project coordinates flights over the Colorado River Basin to capture its rich history through the eyes of the Native peoples who have lived there the longest.
The Case of the Missing Trees
Jo Caraballo, Planet Women’s Speak for the Future Fellow, traces how early experiences with environmental racism led her here.
Calling All Changemakers: Deepen the Meaning and Impact of Your Work in 2022
At Planet Women, we are committed to addressing the issues that meet at the intersection of people and planet. One of our solutions? The Regenerative Leadership Project.
Celebrating Our First Year
Co-Founder and CEO Kristine Zeigler looks back at the last year and shares our first-ever annual report.
Leaders, Are You Asking These Questions?
Janet Nguyen, Planet Women’s SVP of 100 Women Pathway, shares ways for leaders to create a culture of belonging and inclusion in the workplace.
Planting Seeds of a Better Future in Rwanda
Meet the amazing women of the Kula Fellowship Program who are planting trees, learning to grow their businesses and creating a brighter future for their children — and yours.
Leaders We Admire: Simone Lightfoot
Simone Lightfoot, Associate Vice President of Environmental Justice and Climate Justice at the National Wildlife Federation, gets to the heart of environmental justice, explains how her team is working to connect Black students to green careers and shares her secret recipe to success as a Black woman and cancer survivor.
We Tried It, We liked It — Compassionate Work Hacks
CEOs and leaders of departments often have trouble letting go and truly taking time off. Here’s a compassionate work hack our CEO tried to avoid burnout that we really liked.
Tips for Decolonizing Your Work Meetings
Here are five tips for decolonizing meetings at work.
Meet Louise, a coffee farmer in Rwanda who is changing her family’s future
Planet Women is partnering with Kula Project and One Tree Planted to support five female entrepreneurs through the Kula Fellowship program. One entrepreneur is Louise—here’s her story.
How to Support Colombians Protesting for Human Rights
Today marks exactly one month of continuous protests in Colombia where the people have taken to the streets to call for an end to human rights violations and corruption in the government. Read this first-hand account from a friend on the ground.
Earth Day: Finding Solutions where People and Planet Intersect
We cannot work to solve pressing environmental issues — like climate warming, the loss of soil fertility, plastics pollution of our oceans, or the contamination of rivers and streams — without addressing the ways that patriarchy, colonialism and capitalism have shaped our relationships to one another and to the earth’s resources.
Planet Women Stands in Solidarity with Asian American Pacific Islander Communities
Planet Women stands in solidarity against all forms of racism and xenophobia. According to a recent report from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, hate crimes targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities increased by a stark 149%.