Maxine Williams, Chief Global Diversity Officer at Facebook, discusses what the social network is doing to celebrate International Women's Day in 2018. Last year, International Women's Day was the number one most discussed event on Facebook.
This year, Williams says Facebook is launching the "Credit Her" campaign, shining a light on women of the past and present, and their accomplishments. Facebook is also holding open door events at their offices all over the world.
Alyssa Julya Smith attends the "Power of Women" event at the Sundance Film Festival. Smith spoke with vice president of Autograph Collection Hotels, Amanda Altree, founder of The Black List, Franklin Leonard, and actress Aisha Tyler.
Team USA is sending 109 women to represent the United States at the Winter Olympics. SELF's Amy Eisinger joins Cheddar to discuss some of the most inspiring athletes to watch during the games.
OKCupid is giving new meaning to the phrase "DTF" in its first-ever advertising campaign. Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Hobley joins Cheddar to discuss why she thinks dating deserves better, and what the company is doing about it.
Today we bring you #ChedHER: a day full of live programming celebrating women who are changing the game. In each hour, we'll focus on a different theme and introduce a new guest co-host. In Opening Bell, we focus on women in business and finance and then on women entrepreneurs. Anjali Kumar, Cheddar's Chief People Officer and General Counsel, kicks off the day's coverage with Kristen Scholer. We hear from Dia Simms, president of Combs Enterprises, about how she climbed the ladder and got to where she is today. We also talk to Whitney Casey, founder of the women's tech start-up Finery.
Lea DeLaria, star of "Orange Is the New Black", discusses how integral the hit Netflix show and its creator have been to shedding light on how women are treated in U.S. prisons.
Kathryn Minshew, CEO and founder of The Muse, discusses her own journey to raise funding for her company. The Muse is a job searching service used by over 50 million people.
Minshew is also an operating partner of XFactor Ventures, a venture capital fund investing in the next generation of female founders.
Dia Simms, president of Combs Enterprises, discusses her rise through the business world after starting her career at the Department of Defense. Simms is the first president of Combs Enterprises.
Patrisse Khan-Cullors, founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and author of the new memoir, "When They Call You a Terrorist," discusses the hashtag that spawned a global movement.
On a special episode of #chedHER executives from Ally talk about what qualities every great leader should possess, how they want to see workplace culture change and what their "yes I will" moment was.
Mattie Kahn, news writer at Elle.com, and Carolina Moreno, Latino Voices editor at HuffPost, discuss the record number of women that have expressed interest in running for Congress this year. We also talk about the rise of the #MeToo movement.
