WHAT WILL IT TAKE

What Will It Take is a media, collaboration, learning, and social engagement platform that inspires, connects, educates and engages women everywhere to advance in all levels of leadership and take action.

What Will It Take acts as a connective tissue bringing together existing stakeholders and champions of women’s leadership across industries on a single platform to foster collaboration and coordination.

We believe there is no limit to what people can achieve when mission and outcome are aligned.

Articles

15 Leaders Share Their Calls to Action Leading Up to Election Day

Leading up to this election, I have interviewed a diverse group of leaders who shared their insights and wisdom about the pivotal political moment we're in. One question I asked them was: "For anyone who either is undecided or doesn't know if they're going to vote, what would you say to them? And besides voting, what would your call to action be between now and election day?" Here's what they had to say.

19 Powerful Women On Why Voting Is So Important

High profile public figures—including Gloria Steinem, Anita Hill, Dolores Huerta, Amanda Seales, Nancy Pelosi, and many others—share their thoughts on why we all need to vote, and be civically engaged overall, which is more important today than ever.

2024 Election Series

Inspired by founder Marianne Schnall’s 2013 book What Will It Take to Make a Woman President?, our special 2024 election podcast and platform uplifted valuable stories, crucial resources, and conversations with our time’s most inspiring thought leaders on the theme of electing our first woman president and paving the way for more women and diversity in leadership.

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Women & Money Article Series

What Impact Is Your Money Making?

We need to mobilize our dollars to create transformative systems change and build the economy we want to see. And it begins on an individual basis where we examine our biases, look at our conditioning, and take action.

Moving Money for Impact

Read an excerpt from Moving Money for Impact: A Guide to Gender Lens Investing by Tuti B. Scott with Lex Schroeder.

COVID Gendered

COVID Gendered was a special initiative dedicated to fostering a national conversation about the impact of the pandemic on women and other marginalized voices, amplifying efforts to create change and offering resources, action items, and community.

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What Will It Take features both in-person live events and a digital platform to encourage women across the country to move the dialogue forward about women’s leadership.

What Will It Take acts as a megaphone for the voices and organizations of the women’s leadership movement and spurs an ongoing campaign to educate, inspire and prepare women across the country to become civically engaged and run for elected office, as well as pursue other positions of leadership and use their voices toward change.

We provide a centralized space to connect women and allies to organizations, trainings, events, actions, tools, and other helpful resources.

Events and Updates

Upcoming Events

What Will It Take events facilitate the critical conversations, connections, and actions needed to elevate women in business, politics, media, sports, and finance.

Past Events

Check out highlights from some of our previous events