--- description: Zalis is a pioneer for online research, movement leader, and champion of gender equality. She is an internationally renowned entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and CEO of The Female Quotient. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Shelley Zalis ## Shelley Zalis Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Zalis is a pioneer for online research, movement leader, and champion of gender equality. She is an internationally renowned entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and CEO of The Female Quotient. ## Shelley Zalis Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Oct 26, 2024 ### [Why Maiden Names Matter in the Age of AI and Identity](https://time.com/7095907/maiden-name-ai-identity-essay/) ‘In the digital age, a name is more than just a label. It’s tied to our professional history and soc... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 29, 2024 ### [The Paralympics Deserve a Bigger Spotlight](https://time.com/7016361/paralympics-spotlight/) The Paralympics are an opportunity to elevate athletes who represent the pinnacle of human determina... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 22, 2024 ### [The Algorithm for Equality](https://time.com/6756770/ai-bias-algorithm-for-equality/) Embracing inclusive AI is our only chance to reshape the technological landscape. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 18, 2023 ### [Modern Gender Equality Must Include Men](https://time.com/6295453/modern-gender-equality-must-include-men/) Gender equality can only happen when women and men are advancing toward that goal together. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 15, 2023 ### [Why the New CEO Is Essential to Twitter's Future](https://time.com/6279828/linda-yaccarino-twitter-ceos/) Linda Yaccarino is the right leader at Twitter for this moment [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 27, 2023 ### [Women Drive Wealth. So Why Is Equity Still Inequitable?](https://time.com/6266154/women-drive-wealth-so-why-is-equity-still-inequitable/) Money is being left on the table when women founders are overlooked. We need to change that. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 23, 2023 ### [Closing the Global Gender Gap Requires CEOs to Adopt a Moonshot Mindset](https://time.com/6249287/closing-the-global-gender-gap/) Research shows that based on our current trajectory, we will not see gender parity until 2154—132 ye... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 19, 2016 ### [Secretary Lew Must Put a Woman on the Front of the $10 Bill](https://time.com/4299236/10-bill-hamilton-women-petition/) And he'd be in good company—Alexander Hamilton was the first to put a woman on our currency *  Feb 23, 2016 ### ['We Need to Change the Way We Think About Feminism'](https://time.com/4228321/gender-parity-leadership/) Redefining what it means to move toward equality Meta: {"meta\_title":"","meta\_description":"","og\_title":"","og\_description":"","og\_imageConnection":{"edges":\[\],"\_\_typename":"SysAssetConnection"},"twitter\_card":null,"\_\_typename":"Seo"} ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/shelley-zalis/","name":"Shelley Zalis"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/shelley-zalis/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/shelley-zalis/"},"name":"Shelley Zalis","jobTitle":"","description":"Zalis is a pioneer for online research, movement leader, and champion of gender equality. She is an internationally renowned entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and CEO of The Female Quotient.","url":"https://time.com/author/shelley-zalis/","sameAs":["https://x.com/ShelleyZalis"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```