Women of the Year

How We Chose the 2025 Women of the Year

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Gisèle Pelicot Is Galvanizing a Movement for Survivors

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Amanda Zurawski Won't Give Up the Fight for Reproductive Rights

As the lead plaintiff in the Zurawski v. Texas lawsuit, her story became an example of the dangers abortion bans pose to women’s health.

By Charlotte Alter

Olivia Munn Is Raising Awareness About Breast Cancer

After Munn came forward with her breast cancer diagnosis, the National Cancer Institute saw an uptick in use of a screening test like the one she took.

By Jamie Ducharme

Laufey Is Bringing Jazz Traditions to a New Generation

'I want people to enjoy the music without feeling like they have to be super educated on its history.'

By Andrew R. Chow

The CEO Who Wants to Ensure Parents Have Formula

Bobbie's Laura Modi says her company's advocacy wins over new customers.

By Eliana Dockterman

The Conservationist Saving Endangered Storks

Purnima Devi Barman and members of her community have worked to more than quadruple the population of greater adjutant storks in Assam, India.

By Kyla Mandel

Why Nicole Kidman Never Stops Working

The 'Babygirl' actor opens up about her commitment to partnering with female filmmakers.

By Eliana Dockterman

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot's Mission to End Hunger in the U.S.

The Feeding America CEO says food insecurity is now more pressing than ever.

By Solcyré Burga

A'ja Wilson and Jordan Chiles Know What It Takes to Win

The WNBA MVP and the gymnast reunite after hitting it off at the Paris Olympics.

By Lucy Feldman

Raquel Willis’s Fearless Fight for Bodily Autonomy

Willis shares why restrictions on choices surrounding our bodies pose a danger to all of us, no matter how we identify

By Erin McMullen

Cate Blanchett's Greatest Gift Is Her Humanity

When Cate Blanchett was around 5, she wrote a mini essay—saved for years by her mother and unearthed serendipitously during a recent move—envisioning her possible future as an adult: “When I grow up, I would...

By Stephanie Zacharek

Why TIME Revisited a Century of Women and Influence

Throughout its history, editors of TIME aimed their curiosity at those who broke free of gravity. Week after week, year after year, the magazine featured an individual on the cover, often from Washington but also...

By Nancy Gibbs

Behind the Scenes of TIME's 100 Women of the Year Issue

Judith Heumann knew what it meant to be seen. In 1977, after regulations for the first federal disability-rights law stalled, Heumann, an activist and wheelchair user, organized a sit-in, crowding more than 100 disabled protesters...

By Kelly Conniff

Why Women's History Should Be Everyone's History

Each generation inherits a history, focused through the lens of those who came before it—but time tends to reveal a greater depth of field. In the words of Edith P. Mayo, a curator emeritus at...

By Alma Har'el

What Does It Mean to Be a Woman? It's Complicated

An “adult human female,” according to a seemingly common-sense slogan seen on the T-shirts and laptop stickers of those who oppose the idea that transgender women are women. They argue that gender itself is a...

By Susan Stryker

We Designed 100 New Covers for TIME's Women of the Year Project. Here Are the Stories Behind Them

Each cover is visually emblematic of the period its subject represents

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50 Years Ago, Gloria Steinem Wrote an Essay for TIME About Her Hopes for Women’s Futures. Here’s What She'd Add Today

In the half-century since I wrote the essay below, as part of a cover story on “The Politics of Sex,” there has been some definite progress. “Women’s issues” are no longer in a silo but...

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