Where women's stories are not whispered but declared — loud, proud, and permanent.
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"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."
— Coco Chanel
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Our Four Pillars
01 / Voice
Speak Truth
Amplifying authentic stories from women across every culture, age, and background — unfiltered and unflinching.
02 / Knowledge
Learn Bold
Education, mentorship, and information access as tools of radical personal and collective transformation.
03 / Action
Move Mountains
From boardrooms to grassroots organizing — real, tangible change driven by women who refuse the status quo.
04 / Unity
Rise Together
No woman left behind. Intersectional, radical solidarity across every difference that could divide us.
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Featured Voices
✦ Editor's Pick · This Week
The Silent Revolution: How Rural Women Are Rebuilding Economies Without Anyone Noticing
In villages from Gujarat to Guatemala, women are running informal economies that sustain millions — yet remain invisible in national statistics, policy, and praise.
ABOUT our manifesto
SheRises is not a magazine. It's not a blog. It's a declaration — that women's stories are not secondary, their struggles are not niche, and their power is not optional. We exist to document, celebrate, and accelerate the rise of women worldwide.
How We Started
SheRises was born in a small apartment in Nairobi in 2018, from a conversation between three women journalists who were exhausted by the way women's stories were covered — when they were covered at all. Too often, women appeared in the news as victims, as accessories to men's narratives, or as inspirational exceptions who "made it" despite all odds.
We wanted something different. A platform where women were the protagonists of their own stories. Where complexity was welcomed. Where a woman farmer in Bangladesh and a CEO in Berlin could both find themselves reflected in our pages.
Seven years later, SheRises reaches 3.4 million readers monthly across 190 countries. We publish in six languages. We have broken stories that changed policy. We have introduced the world to women who deserved global platforms. And we are just getting started.
What We Believe
We believe that journalism can be feminist without losing its rigor. We believe that storytelling is one of the most powerful tools for social change. We believe that the most marginalized women — those at the intersection of multiple forms of discrimination — deserve the most amplification, not the least.
We believe that women's empowerment is not a "women's issue" — it is the central issue of our time, connected to everything from climate change to economic stability to democratic governance to global health. When women rise, humanity rises.
And we believe that the truth, told beautifully and without flinching, can change the world. That's why we write.
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Radical Honesty
We tell the truth about power, about injustice, and about what real change requires — even when it's uncomfortable.
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Deep Intersectionality
We center the most marginalized, not the most convenient. Race, class, disability, and sexuality are not footnotes here.
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Global Reach
Women's struggles and triumphs are not confined by geography. Neither are we. We report from every continent.
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Action Over Awareness
We are not satisfied with creating consciousness. We push for policy, practice, and permanent structural change.
The Editorial Team
Maria Kanwal
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Digital content strategist and women's rights advocate with a decade of experience building global media platforms.
Maria Kanwal
Senior Content Editor
Researcher and narrative journalist dedicated to amplifying underrepresented women's voices across South Asia and beyond.
Maria Kanwal
Head of Community
Social media strategist and community builder connecting women entrepreneurs, activists, and educators worldwide.
Maria Kanwal
Partnerships & Outreach
Brand partnerships specialist growing SheRises's global network of contributors and organizational allies.
