Announcing the 2025 Innovator Awards Recipients
The fifth Women Who Empower Innovator Awards honor 31 individuals with one-time grants, welcoming them into a dynamic community of more than 130 lifetime recipients.
Featured Stories
Schools in India don’t teach soft skills. This entrepreneur does
Northeastern student Anjali Laddha won an Innovator Award for helping Indian students boost careers with AI-driven tools.
The ABCs of speech therapy
Sarah Martins, a Northeastern University graduate, is building a speech therapy curriculum startup to help schools provide equal, effective support.
From newcomer to entrepreneur: How this Northeastern grad turned her passion for civics and wellness into a growing juice bar empire
Northeastern graduate Ammy Lowney, who did not speak English when she came to the U.S. at 15, opens her eighth Juicygreens location on the Boston campus.
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Innovator Updates
Schools in India don’t teach soft skills. This entrepreneur does
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
The ABCs of speech therapy
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
From newcomer to entrepreneur: How this Northeastern grad turned her passion for civics and wellness into a growing juice bar empire
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
Northeastern grad wins Innovator Award for developing an AI adviser for real estate investors
Muskaan “Mukki” Gill, E'26, knows how difficult it can be living with seizures. Her younger brother, Zor, has Dravet syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes random, frequent and prolonged seizures. Seeing how this affected her...
Event Recaps
Empowered Voices: Women Shaping the Future of the Queen City
Empowered Voices: Women Shaping the Future of the Queen CityCharlotte Women Who Empower panelists share pivotal moments in their careers including unforeseen roadblocks turning into opportunities Charlotte women leaders spoke at Northeastern University in Charlotte’s...
Drybar Founder Alli Webb Shares ‘The Messy Truth’ About Life and Business During WISE Summit Kickoff Event
On March 22, 2024, members of the Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship (WISE) at Northeastern University celebrated five years of WISE on the eve of the organization's annual Summit.
“We Can Change What This System is Optimized For By Challenging What It Means To Be Beautiful,” Journalist Elise Hu Examines Artificial Beauty Standards During a Powerful Talk
Hu shared observations on emerging digital beauty standards and discussed her book, “Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital” during a Women Who Empower event on the Boston campus, co-hosted with the Mills Institute.
U.S. Ambassador Jane D. Hartley Encourages Northeastern’s Women Who Empower to Speak Their Minds and ‘Not Be Afraid’
Ambassador Hartley spoke at Northeastern University’s London campus as part of “Women Who Empower: Our World,” a global event series celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
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