Groundbreakers Why We Created The Groundbreakers I built Her Agenda by asking ambitious women how they did it. I started Her Agenda in 2008, when...
Finance What Happens To Your Paycheck When You’re Diagnosed With A Chronic Illness? Life can throw a crazy curveball at you that you aren’t financially prepared for. One minute you’re planning your...
Career Advice Salary History Questions Are Illegal In Many States: Why Are Women Still Navigating Them? When looking for a new job or a promotion, most women know the unspoken rule to not seem too interested in the paycheck. But... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 7 days ago
Taxes How Data Centers Are Rewriting Homeowners’ Property Tax And Power Bills In 2026 12 months ago, most states were still competing to land the next hyperscale data center. That’s no longer true. In 2026, Ohio and Illinois... By: Her Agenda Staff · 3 weeks ago
Finance Why Are Women Paying More For The Same Loans And Insurance? Women are already familiar with the tendency for products marketed to women to cost more than comparable products marketed to men (also known as... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 1 month ago
Breakthrough Grant The Breakthrough Grant Returns For Volume IV, And Applications Are Open Now Her Agenda‘s Breakthrough Grant is back for its fourth round, and one woman entrepreneur will walk away with $5,000 to put toward budding her... By: Kerbi Lynn · 1 month ago
Personal Finance Rebuild Your Budget After A Summer Of Overspending There should be a summer allowance given by the government as a gift specifically for summer. Although this is wishful thinking, just think about... By: Candis McDow-Jn Baptiste · 1 month ago
The Main Agenda Why Now Is The Time To Audit Your Business Tools And Subscriptions September has a way of feeling like another start to the year. Summer winds down, school routines return, and...
The Main Agenda What Every Woman Should Know About Insurance Open Enrollment Before It Starts The fall is a busy time for many women, what with back-to-school preparations, Halloween and Thanksgiving festivities, and the...
Finance Hidden Costs Of Commuting: The Real Cost Of Returning To The Office Remember those days when going to work meant rolling out of your bed, grabbing a cup of coffee, checking your phone, and then ambling... By: Her Agenda Staff · 2 months ago
The Main Agenda How Black Founders Are Breaking Into Venture Capitalism Currently, in 2026, the strategy is evolving from simply pitching the room to owning the room. Instead of waiting for an invitation, ambitious Black... By: Kehinde Grace Adepetun · 2 months ago
Taxes As 1099 Work Grows, Millions Of Americans Face A Different Tax System More American workers are earning their income through a 1099 form instead of a W-2. In July 2023, the most recent year the Bureau of... By: Her Agenda Staff · 2 months ago
Finance Why Financial Literacy Is Becoming The New Self-Care For much of modern American history, women were legally and institutionally prevented from fully participating in our financial system. Until the Equal Credit Opportunity... By: Caitlin Elizabeth · 3 months ago
Finance No House, No Kids, No Millions? You Still Need An Estate Plan August is National Make-A-Will Month, and many young and middle-aged adults think that they don’t own enough assets, don’t have enough money, or aren’t... By: IMAN M'FAH TRAORE · 3 months ago
Business Meet The New CEO Of Babylist: Jennifer Hyman Co-founder and former CEO of Rent the Runway, Jennifer Hyman, IPO’d her own startup and plans to join as...
The Main Agenda How Spirit Airlines Shutdown Is Affecting Long-Distance Relationships For Millennial Women Spirit Airlines officially shut down on May 2, 2026, at approximately 3 a.m. EST. The company had been in...
The Main Agenda Single Moms Are Doing Everything Right And Still Can’t Afford Food, Rent, Or Childcare 97% are struggling with housing. 85% are facing food insecurity. A new survey proves single moms aren’t the problem — America’s crumbling safety net... By: Thea Taylor-Mogg · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda Celebrating Black Business Month With ‘Brilliance In Motion’ Every entrepreneur knows how tough it is to own a business; when you add Black and then female to the equation, the battle gets... By: Marissa Braswell · 3 months ago
Videos ‘Everything We Do Is Political’ Inside The Barbados Retreat Where Black Women Talked Money And The Midterms Every generation of Black women inherits the same math problem: do more with less, and do it quietly. This year the Support Your Girlfriends... By: Rhonesha Byng · 3 months ago
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