Women of the Year
These extraordinary leaders are working toward a better, more equal world
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2025
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Why Nicole Kidman Never Stops Working
A'ja Wilson and Jordan Chiles Know What It Takes to Win
Laufey Is Bringing Jazz Traditions to a New Generation
Olivia Munn Is Raising Awareness About Breast Cancer
Raquel Willis’s Fearless Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Gisèle Pelicot Is Galvanizing a Movement for Survivors
Anna Sawai Wants More for Asian Women in Hollywood
The Conservationist Saving Endangered Storks
Amanda Zurawski Won't Give Up the Fight for Reproductive Rights
This Activist Wants to Stop Female Genital Mutilation
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot's Mission to End Hunger in the U.S.
The CEO Who Wants to Ensure Parents Have Formula
2024
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Greta Gerwig on How She Chooses Projects That Excite Her
Intersectional Climate Activist Jacqui Patterson Wins TIME Earth Award
2024 TIME Women of the Year Toast to Women Who Inspired Them
Greta Gerwig’s Next Big Swing
Coco Gauff Is Chasing That Championship High
Taraji P. Henson Knows Her Worth
Chanel CEO Leena Nair Is Testing a World Run by Women
Claudia Goldin Told the Story Other Economists Ignored
The Israeli and Palestinian Women Calling for Peace
The Poet Whose Writing Will Be Launched Into Space
Andra Day Is Evolving Her Sound
Nadia Murad’s Mission to Protect Survivors
A Revolutionary Approach to Climate Justice
Her Doctor Dismissed Her Extreme Morning Sickness. So She Found the Gene Behind It
2023
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TIME Women of the Year Gala 2023: Biggest Moments
Megan Rapinoe Toasts Transgender Community at TIME’s Women of the Year Gala
Cate Blanchett Calls for Hope in Times of Uncertainty at TIME Women of the Year Gala
Cate Blanchett's Greatest Gift Is Her Humanity
Ayisha Siddiqa Is Defending the Planet
Angela Bassett Knows Her Value
Boxing Champion Ramla Ali Is Fighting for Refugees
Phoebe Bridgers Is Singing Her Truth
Anti-Racism Minister Gets to Work in Brazil
Olena Shevchenko Is Fighting for Ukraine's Most Vulnerable People
This Mexican Activist Is Helping Americans Defy Abortion Bans
Masih Alinejad Won't Be Silenced
Megan Rapinoe Won Equal Pay. Now She Wants to Win Her Last World Cup
Makiko Ono Has a Plan to Get More Women Into C-Suites
Quinta Brunson Wants to Shine a Light on Everyday People
2022
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Amal Clooney Won’t Back Down
Allyson Felix Discusses How Motherhood Made Her an Activist
Kerry Washington on Fixing Democracy
Zahra Joya Fled the Taliban. She's Still Telling the Stories of Afghan Women
Kacey Musgraves Is Putting Heartbreak in the Rear View
Kerry Washington Used to Play a Political Power Broker on TV. Now She Is One
Social Media Platforms Failed to Tackle Abuse. So Tracy Chou Stepped In
Olympic Champion Allyson Felix Brings Her Famous Focus to a New Challenge
Why Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman Is Demanding Diversity on Corporate Boards
Amanda Gorman Wants You to Be Your Own Hero
Why Sherrilyn Ifill Fights for Gender Equity in Civil Rights Battles
Jennie Joseph Wants to Fix the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis One Midwife at a Time
Inside Amanda Nguyen’s Fight to Ensure Survivors’ Stories Are Taken Seriously
History-Making Trans Actor Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Wants to Be the Example
2025 Project Credits
Lead Editors: Lucy Feldman and Cate Matthews
Editors: Lori Fradkin and Karl Vick
Photo: Kaya Lee Berne
Art: Chelsea Kardokus
Video: Amy Bucknam, Brian Braganza, Joey Lautrup, and Erica Solano
Audience: Annabel Gutterman, Kitty Ruskin, Kari Sonde, and Meg Zukin
Digital Production: Nadia Suleman
Copy: Mark Hokoda and Jennifer Schiavone
Fact-checking: Leslie Dickstein