Groundbreaking Women 2024

By Eva Crouse & Ruthie Kornblatt-Stier

WOMEN HAVE COME TOGETHER
TO ACHIEVE NEW HIGHS

From the “Barbie” blockbuster to a record-breaking year at the Grammy’s and the resurgence of hyperfeminine fashion, 2023 has been called “the year of the girl.” Worth’s Groundbreaking Women roster highlights the cross-industry efforts for further progress in 2024. Julie Uhrman of Angel City soccer, basketballer Caitlin Clark and dancer Misty Copeland are advancing inclusion, equal pay, and recognition in sports. Karen Cahn is closing the funding gap for female entrepreneurs, and fashion designer Norma Kamali proves powerhouse status is ageless. On May 9th we will celebrate these and other pioneers at our Groundbreaking Women Summit in New York City.

Neha Shukla currently chairs the World Economic Forum’s first entirely youth-led artificial intelligence advisory body—at only 19 years old.

The first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater (ABT), Misty Copeland is using her status to USHER IN the next generation of DANCERS OF COLOR.

Angel City Football Club's president and co-founder, Julie Uhrman has worked to build a football club with a higher purpose.

Karen Cahn, CEO of IFundWomen is making funding more accessible for female entrepreneurs by providing instant access to capital through an online fundraising platform.

AND THEY’RE WORKING HARD TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE.

24 WOMEN

CHANGING THE WORLD

After “the year of the girl,” women have risen to new heights. Through this societal transformation, they have risen above tumult to seize opportunities and use their voices to uplift others.

Here is a list of 24 women who have achieved the extraordinary over the last year, demonstrating that living through multiple historical events presents an opportunity to rewrite a more equitable future.