“Oprah becomes the first African-American female billionaire. The former television host turned media mogul founded OWN cable network and has a 10% stake in Weight Watchers. She is currently America's highest-paid female celebrity, worth roughly $3 billion.”— Tanya Klich, forbes.com
“You could never be me, played yourself regardless. I was born a bad bitch, made myself a boss bitch. Run my own and my own movement, so you can just get lost, bitch.”— Trina, youtube.com
“I’m a bad bitch, you know nothin’ ‘bout it Louis on my ass, only Gucci in my closet”— Trina, youtube.com
“But this conundrum remains: I want the protection and love of a man while maintaining my own alpha qualities. And I will never again hide or play down my success to appease anyone, especially not my partner.”— Shannon Lell, washingtonpost.com
“Yet men are still expected to be protectors and providers. I’ll admit that I benefit from this dynamic. I love that men want to defend the ones they love with strength and fierce determination. I go weak in the knees when a man I’m seeing comes to rescue me from a broken pipe or possessed electronic…”— Shannon Lell, washingtonpost.com
“I keep running up against this power dynamic in the dating world, and I blame our culture’s preoccupation with wealth. For many decades, men had greater access to high-paying careers. They still have more access than women do, but the gender pay gap is narrowing.”— Shannon Lell, washingtonpost.com
“Our society likes women to be smart and beautiful but also quiet and appeasing. When a woman is opinionated or more traditionally “successful,” it can be threatening to her male partner.”— Shannon Lell, washingtonpost.com
“In 2000, there were 11 female billionaires on the planet, according to Forbes; by 2016, there were 190.”— Robert Frank, nytimes.com
“Women want the triple win — money, meaning and mobility...they want the big dollars. But they also want to do something that adds value. And they want freedom and flexibility.”— Julia Pimsleur, nytimes.com
“Of the nearly 27,000 women in the world worth $30 million or more, a third are self-made.”— Robert Frank, nytimes.com