--- description: These extraordinary leaders are building a better world, working across generations, communities, and borders. title: Women of the Year image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt130a1763f18491ef/69b04874fca7bc73d4bd5069/WOTY_hub-hero_social2.jpg?branch=production ---  # Women of the Year 16 leaders working toward a better, more equitable world * All * 2026 * 2025 ## 2026 *  [Teyana Taylor Knew All This Would Happen](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377905/teyana-taylor-interview/) byLucy Feldman *  [Chloé Zhao Is Open to New Discoveries](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377903/chloe-zhao-interview/) byKaitlyn McNab *  [Mariska Hargitay Is Choosing to Heal](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377898/mariska-hargitay-interview/) byShannon Carlin *  [Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Is More Than an Elite Athlete](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377881/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone/) byAvery Stone *  [Amy Sherald Sees the Beauty in Everyday Americans](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377876/amy-sherald/) byErin McMullen *  [Sister Norma Pimentel Is Undaunted in Her Mission to Serve the Impoverished](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377896/sister-norma-pimentel-2026/) byNadia Suleman *  [How Reshma Saujani’s Viral Moment Led to a Win for Affordable Childcare](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377888/reshma-saujani/) byRebecca Schneid *  [Lucy Liu Has More Stories to Tell](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377883/lucy-liu/) byMahita Gajanan *  [Mahnoor Omer Is Challenging Pakistan’s ‘Period Tax’](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377885/mahnoor-omer/) byKyla Mandel *  [Brandi Carlile Tells Her Truth Through Song](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377901/brandi-carlile/) byAndrew R. Chow *  [Mel Robbins Wants You to Bet on Yourself](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377907/mel-robbins-interview/) byKaitlyn McNab *  [Physician-Scientist Reshma Kewalramani Runs One of Biotech’s Biggest Companies](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377894/reshma-kewalramani-2026/) byTharin Pillay *  [How Midwife Isata Dumbuya Is Working to Make Childbirth Safer in Sierra Leone](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377892/isata-dumbuya/) byVeronique Greenwood *  [Safeena Husain Wants to Lift Up India’s ‘Left-Behind’ Girls](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377878/safeena-husain/) byConnor Greene *  [Sheryl Lee Ralph Is Teaching by Example](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377890/sheryl-lee-ralph/) byAvery Stone *  [Ulta CEO Kecia Steelman Is Broadening the Business of Beauty](/collections/women-of-the-year/7377909/kecia-steelman/) byShannon Carlin ## 2025 *  [At 2025 TIME Women of the Year Gala, Honorees Celebrate Resilience and Hope](/collections/women-of-the-year/7225476/women-of-the-year-gala-2025-kidman-munn-baldeh-wilson-babineaux-fontenot/) byMiranda Jeyaretnam *  [Fourteen-Year-Old Avery Colvert Becomes Youngest Recipient of TIME100 Impact Award](/collections/women-of-the-year/7225480/avery-colvert-altadena-girls-impact-award-women-of-the-year/) byMiranda Jeyaretnam *  [Nicole Kidman on the 'Radical Honesty' of _Babygirl_ and Her Female Director Pledge](/collections/women-of-the-year/7225495/nicole-kidman-women-of-the-year-interview/) byChantelle Lee *  [Women Who Shattered Ceilings Share Lessons They’ve Learned](/collections/women-of-the-year/7225490/women-who-shattered-ceilings/) byChantelle Lee *  [How Powerful Women Tackle Tech in Business](/collections/women-of-the-year/7225487/business-women-technology-ai-panel/) byChantelle Lee *  [Women's Wealth Accumulation Is All About Taking Risks and Starting Early](/collections/women-of-the-year/7225492/women-wealth-leadership-forum/) byRebecca Schneid *  [Women’s Climate Leadership Takes Collaboration and Courage](/collections/women-of-the-year/7225484/womens-climate-leadership/) byRebecca Schneid *  [Why Nicole Kidman Never Stops Working](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216403/nicole-kidman-interview/) byEliana Dockterman *  [A'ja Wilson and Jordan Chiles Know What It Takes to Win](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216381/aja-wilson-jordan-chiles-interview/) byLucy Feldman *  [Laufey Is Bringing Jazz Traditions to a New Generation](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216385/laufey-interview/) byAndrew R. Chow *  [Olivia Munn Is Raising Awareness About Breast Cancer](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216389/olivia-munn-breast-cancer-awareness/) byJamie Ducharme *  [Raquel Willis’s Fearless Fight for Bodily Autonomy](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216395/raquel-willis-gender-rights/) byErin McMullen *  [Gisèle Pelicot Is Galvanizing a Movement for Survivors of Sexual Violence](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216401/gisele-pelicot-rape-case/) byVivienne Walt *  [Anna Sawai Wants More for Asian Women in Hollywood](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216393/anna-sawai-interview/) byCate Matthews *  [This Conservationist Is Saving One of the World's Most Endangered Storks](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216405/purnima-devi-barman-hargila-storks/) byKyla Mandel *  [Amanda Zurawski Won't Give Up the Fight for Reproductive Rights](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216391/amanda-zurawski-texas-reproductive-rights/) byCharlotte Alter *  [This Activist Wants to Stop Female Genital Mutilation Once and for All](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216397/female-genital-multilation-gambia-fatou-baldeh/) byChantelle Lee *  [Claire Babineaux-Fontenot Is on a Mission to End Hunger in the U.S.](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216387/feeding-america-ceo-claire-babineaux-fontenot/) bySolcyré Burga *  [The CEO Who Wants to Ensure Parents Never Face Another Formula Shortage](/collections/women-of-the-year/7216399/bobbie-ceo-laura-modi/) byEliana Dockterman ## 2024 * [Greta Gerwig on How She Chooses Projects That Excite Her](/collections/women-of-the-year/6802100/greta-gerwig-projects-undertow-interview/) bySolcyré Burga * [Jacqui Patterson Accepts Earth Award at 2024 TIME Women of the Year Gala](/collections/women-of-the-year/6802102/jacqui-patterson-earth-award/) bySolcyré Burga *  [2024 TIME Women of the Year Toast to the Women Who Came Before Them](/collections/women-of-the-year/6760090/women-of-the-year-2024-toasts-inspirations/) bySolcyré Burga * [Greta Gerwig’s Next Big Swing](/collections/women-of-the-year/6692799/greta-gerwig-interview/) bySam Lansky/London *  [Coco Gauff Is Chasing That Championship High](/collections/women-of-the-year/6691520/coco-gauff-interview/) bySean Gregory *  [Taraji P. Henson Knows Her Worth](/collections/women-of-the-year/6694010/taraji-p-henson-2/) byAndrew R. Chow *  [Chanel CEO Leena Nair Is Testing a World Run by Women](/collections/women-of-the-year/6691525/leena-nair-2/) byAlana Semuels *  [Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin Told the ‘Big and Bold’ Story Other Economists Ignored](/collections/women-of-the-year/6691521/claudia-goldin-2/) byCharlotte Alter * [The Israeli and Palestinian Women Calling for Peace](/collections/women-of-the-year/6691522/yael-admi-reem-hajajreh/) byYasmeen Serhan * [The Poet Whose Writing Will Be Launched Into Space](/collections/women-of-the-year/6694507/ada-limon-2/) byLucy Feldman *  [Andra Day Is Evolving Her Sound](/collections/women-of-the-year/6692798/andra-day-2/) byMoises Mendez * [Nadia Murad’s Mission to Protect Survivors](/collections/women-of-the-year/6691527/nadia-murad-2/) byAstha Rajvanshi *  [Jacqui Patterson’s Revolutionary Approach to Climate Justice](/collections/women-of-the-year/6691526/jacqui-patterson-2/) byJustin Worland *  [Her Doctor Dismissed Her Extreme Morning Sickness. So She Found the Gene Behind It](/collections/women-of-the-year/6691524/marlena-fejzo-3/) byJamie Ducharme ## 2023 * [Here Are the Biggest Moments from TIME's Women of the Year Gala](/collections/women-of-the-year/6261141/women-of-the-year-gala-2023-biggest-moments/) byMahita Gajanan ## Project Credits * Lead Editors:Lucy Feldman and Cate Matthews * Editors:Eliza Berman, Kelly Conniff, Merrill Fabry, Lori Fradkin, Lily Rothman, Avery Stone, and Karl Vick * Photo:Ava Selbach * Art:Skye Quinn and Victor Williams * Video:Brian Braganza and Alexandra Robson * Audience:Diana Elbasha, Megan McCluskey, Helen Ray, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Alyona Uvarova * Digital Production:Nadia Suleman * Copy Editors:Mark Hokoda and Jennifer Schiavone * Research:Leslie Dickstein 16 Women Working Toward a More Equal World ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/women-of-the-year/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/women-of-the-year/"},"headline":"Women of the Year","description":"These extraordinary leaders are building a better world, working across generations, communities, and borders.","url":"https://time.com/collections/women-of-the-year/","datePublished":"2026-03-26T17:55:18.822Z","dateModified":"2026-03-26T17:54:39.335Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":78,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt130a1763f18491ef/69b04874fca7bc73d4bd5069/WOTY_hub-hero_social2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/women-of-the-year/","name":"Women of the Year"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/women-of-the-year/","name":"Women of the Year"}}]}] ```