This issue is about featuring women who we saw and said, “Damn, you’re doing the thing.” Like Danielle Boyer, the 23-year-old Indigenous engineer who saved for two years to join her high school robotics club. Now she’s at the forefront of using technology to preserve cultural heritage. Or Meg Ferrigno, the entrepreneur who runs a B Corp that distributes free compostable period products to underserved communities. Or our cover star, Ann Najjar, who took a male-dominated position and made it her own.

The women we feature in this issue didn’t walk a straight line to success. It took hard work, risky decisions, and the determination to overcome social and economic obstacles to get to where they are. This issue is as much about celebrating them as it is about naming the challenges and adversities women continue to face.