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Julie’s article, “What It Really Takes to Build an Equitable Economy for Women — And Why 2026 Must Be Our Turning Point,” is featured in Sheconomy Magazine’s February 2026 issue, Equity in Action.

Julie Castro Abrams shares her key insights on what skills are essential for future leaders.

Entrepreneur spotlights Julie Castro Abrams and other “rebel archetypes” who share 10 bold, actionable ways entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders can help build a new, more equitable ecosystem for women every day

Business.com features How Women Lead CEO Julie Castro Abrams in an article on why so-called “feminine” traits like empathy, authenticity, entrepreneurial spirit, and resilience are powerful strategic advantages for modern leaders.

ValiantCEO Magazine features an in-depth interview with Julie Castro Abrams on how How Women Lead and How Women Invest are building power networks, breaking barriers for women in leadership, and mobilizing capital to reshape the future of business.

NBC Bay Area spotlights Julie Castro Abrams and How Women Lead’s #GetOnBoard Week, highlighting why advancing more women into leadership and corporate board roles is critical for stronger companies and more equitable economies.

She Owns It sits down with Julie Castro Abrams to explore her journey as a founder, investor, and movement-builder, and how How Women Lead and How Women Invest are reshaping power, capital, and opportunity for women entrepreneurs and senior executives.

PR Newswire celebrates How Women Lead’s 5th Annual #GetOnBoard Week Awards, honoring trailblazers like Patricia Lizarraga, e.l.f. Beauty, and Shannon Nash for transforming boardrooms and advancing equity for women in corporate leadership.

Grit Daily’s expert roundup features Julie Castro Abrams alongside other leaders sharing concrete, real-world strategies to build a more inclusive and equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Inc.com gathers insights from leaders including Julie Castro Abrams on concrete, systemic actions companies can take, from transparent pay practices to putting more women on boards, to finally close the gender pay gap.

PR Newswire announces that How Women Lead has received a Nasdaq Foundation grant to expand women’s financial literacy and capital markets participation, building a powerful new resource hub especially for women of color.

Julie Castro Abrams reflects on her journey and the importance of women embracing power to create systemic change. She emphasizes that true transformation happens when women step into their leadership roles with confidence and unite to disrupt traditional structures of power.

Julie Castro Abrams discusses her journey in finance to address gender and racial inequity, her efforts to increase women's representation in finance and on corporate boards, and her commitment to democratizing capital access and financial literacy.

Julie Castro Abrams dives into the benefits of diversity in the boardroom while acknowledging the large gap that still exists in filling the shortage in Fortune 500 companies and offers a solution: women Board Directors.

The "Lazy Girl Job" trend has been buzzing the past few weeks, but what does it really mean?Watch to hear Julie Castro Abrams' take on it.

In today's fast-paced world, juggling a thriving career and personal aspirations can be quite a challenge. Julie Castro Abrams debunks the notion that seeking flexibility equates to laziness.

Amidst the summer buzz of successes like the 'Barbie' movie and concerts by Beyonce and Taylor Swift, the power of women gains momentum. Julie Castro Abrams, CEO of How Women Lead, sheds light on The New Table, a groundbreaking initiative encouraging women to invest in each other's ventures.

Listen to learn how How Women Lead is changing the venture capital landscape to support women-led companies through The New Table campaign.

Now is the time for women to step into their identity of power and opportunity, as described by Julie Castro Abrams.

Julie Castro Abrams highlights the gender inequity and favoring of men in the creation of Barbie and in the venture capital landscape.

How can we bring women into venture capital? Julie Castro Abrams suggests three starting points.

Barbie has had over 200 careers, and Julie Castro Abrams believes now is the time for her to be in the Corporate Boardroom.

In an interview, Julie Castro Abrams shares why now is the time for women to start investing.

Julie Castro Abrams highlights How Women Lead's new campaign, The New Table, and how she plans to disrupt the venture capital landscape. 

Julie Castro Abrams dives into the importance of gender equity in the corporate landscape, women serving on boards, and venture investing. 

The launch of The New Table, a significant campaign by How Women Lead, marks the beginning of our mission to mobilize 10,000 women to engage in venture capital investment.

Through The New Table campaign, How Women Lead aims to revolutionize the venture capital landscape and address inequalities, ensuring support for women investors and founders.

How Women Lead is on a mission through The New Table campaign to reshape the venture capital landscape and balance the inequalities in order to support women investors and founders.

How Women Lead, CEO Julie Castro Abrams, and 60+ women leaders ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of the official launch of The New Table.

How Women Lead's historical campaign, The New Table, has officially launched our initiative to mobilize 10,000 women to invest in venture capital. 

How Women Lead's Washington, D.C. Executive Board has expanded, announcing our new board members. 

With our expansion into the Chicago region, this new chapter of executive women will elevate women's leadership in the area.

Our new Illinois-based chapter will help propel women to higher positions of power and influence in the region, with a focus on programming around corporate boards, investing, and philanthropy.

How Women Lead is expanding our mission to redefine women's leadership and support senior executive women by adding a Chicago Region chapter with a powerhouse executive board.

Yasi Baiani, former Women Leaders for the World Global Advisor, gives insight into Cleo as the SVP of Product & Marketing and her personal journey regarding adequately supporting families and caregivers through benefits packages.

Having a diverse board of directors can benefit a company in many ways, and there are steps they can take to fulfill this outcome. 

It’s been shown that having a diverse board of directors has many benefits. One big step companies can take to achieve more diversity is to reshape their board recruitment, onboarding and retention processes to be inclusive of minority groups. Executives and experienced board directors including Julie Castro Abrams, CEO of How Women Lead, weigh in on the issue of recruiting and corporate board diversity.

The article discusses the falling “trust in women leaders”, and Julie Castro Abrams believes there's another factor that is playing a role in the loss of trust in women leaders. 

According to a recent survey, there is a decline in “trust in women leaders”. Julie Castro Abrams, CEO and chair of How Women Lead, believes another factor is how society responds to women leaders.

Violet Clark speaks with How Women Lead Founder and CEO, Julie Castro Abrams, about repositioning yourself after retirement and extending your impact beyond your professional career.

Julie Castro Abrams featured in new podcast "The State of: Women", which informs and inspires listeners to take actionable steps towards gender equity in our country.

Executive Director of LatinaVIDA, Tammy Ramos, and member of our How Women Lead community shares the ways she is disrupting status quo and her industry as a woman leader. 

The article, written by Manuel Herrera, shares information about #GetOnBoard Week, our honorees receiving awards for their work in creating a more equitable landscape for women, and the How Women Lead Advocacy and Action Summit.

How Women Lead is honoring Mary Stutts, Salesforce, and Nia Impact Capital at our annual #GetOnBoard Week Summit for their impactful work creating more equity for women in the workplace.

Making banking easier for every customer is the mission of Mary Mack, who leads 67,000 employees in Wells Fargo's consumer and small-business banking (CSBB) division. Last year, Mack led the app's relaunch, making it easier to use and more secure for customers. As part of the bank's effort to support women-owned businesses, Mack's  team also introduced "Connect to More," a partnership between Wells Fargo and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center that supports women-owned businesses.

Our new Latinas in Sight initiative is focused on increasing Latina representation on corporate boards, make training resources available, and generate social impact to support organizations focused and led by Latinas.

Julie Castro Abrams shares our mission to drive Latina representation in the boardroom, support Latinas in senior leadership roles, and break barriers through our new Latinas in Sight initiative. 

Julie Castro Abrams sits down with podcast host, Lynda Grindstaff, to share more about How Women Lead and the continuous mission to drive the needle towards gender equity in the world.

How Women Lead is proud to announce our newest appointments to our Executive Board, Lorraine Akiba, President and CEO of LHA Ventures and Lori Castillo Martinez, Executive Vice President and Chief Equality, Sales Force, as well as Shawnte Mitchell, General Counsel at Genomics to our Silicon Valley Board.

Lorraine Akiba, President and CEO of LHA Ventures and Lori Castillo Martinez, Executive Vice President and Chief Equality, Sales Force join our Executive Board and Shawnte Mitchell, General Counsel at Genomics joins our Silicon Valley Board.

In this conversation with Dr. Nancy, Julie Castro Abrams shares her story about how she got involved and created an organization focused on social justice work, and gives advice to women on how they can advocate for gender equity. 

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We are proud to have four new executive women leaders join our Executive Board of Directors, each with diverse and accomplished backgrounds to support our mission towards gender equity in the boardroom. 

Attendees of the Latina Empow(h)er Summit gained advice from Julie Castro Abrams on how to overcome insecurity and lack of confidence when climbing in their career.

It is important to have organizations that drive the needle towards diverse representation in key business decision-makers and founders, and How Women Lead is an organization committed to this.