The Story Exchange

The Story Exchange is a nonprofit media organization focused on sharing the stories of women entrepreneurs, highlighting their personal journeys and professional achievements. We aim to shed light on how entrepreneurship can help women achieve financial independence. Through engaging videos, insightful articles, and a podcast, we feature the often-unrecognized female business owners from around the globe who are making significant contributions to their communities and the global economy. As an independent 501(c)(3) digital platform, our goal is to inspire and empower women who are chasing their entrepreneurial aspirations. Founded in 2011, The Story Exchange is spearheaded by an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a former banking executive. Our team combines extensive backgrounds in both journalism and business, ensuring that we uphold high journalistic standards while maintaining our editorial independence.

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Celebrate Juneteenth with 6 Black Pride Anthems

1 week ago | thestoryexchange.org | Claretta Bellamy

For Black people, Juneteenth is a big deal. The event commemorates when roughly 250,000 Black individuals enslaved in Galveston, Texas, were told life-changing news on June 19, 1865: They were finally free. While former President Abraham Lincoln had officially emancipated slaves two years prior, those in Galveston were kept in the dark — until Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived, at long last, to share the good news.
Rep. Melissa Hortman’s Murder – A Rare Assassination of a Woman Politician in the U.S.

1 week ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Rep. Melissa Hortman was gunned down in her own home. The 55-year-old Democratic official from Minnesota died of her injuries, along with her husband, Mark, who was also shot in the attack. Fellow state-level lawmaker Sen. John A. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot the same day in what police say was a related incident.
An Op-Ed on Bisexual Erasure, Billie Eilish, Pride Month

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Singer Billie Eilish is bisexual – she has said so herself. Sometimes even in, shall we say, “colorful” terms. But now that she’s dating actor Nat Wolff, a familiar and rather groan-worthy trend is once more rearing its ugly head: Perpetuation of the idea that Eilish, like other bisexual women who frequently date men, is not an actual member of the LGBTQ community.
Words on Perseverance and Principles, from Greta Thunberg

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Greta Thunberg will never be silent, or silenced. Since taking her first public stand against world leaders’ inaction around climate change at age 15 – by way of a series of school strikes she implemented and inspired – the Swedish political activist has remained a prominent force for progressive causes.
Read a Study on Coffee Benefits, Health for Older Women

2 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Good news (or, perhaps I should say, good “brews”): Coffee consumption can come with benefits, particularly for aging women. A new study announced just last week, at this year’s meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, found that women who imbibed moderate amounts of coffee were found to have fewer physical and mental health problems as they got older.
On Regression in Body Positivity, Fat Acceptance Under Trump

3 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Singer Halsey’s new song, “Hand That Feeds,” debuted late last week. It features Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee – an exciting collaboration of voices that I was eager to enjoy. But then I watched the video. Halsey herself is the focal point at first – she croons to camera between long shots that are trained on her’s and others’ lean, lithe bodies, all of them dressed as ballet dancers navigating a violent, post-apocalyptic urban landscape.
Read About New Memoir, Documentary on ex-PM Jacinda Ardern

3 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

In this tumultuous time of conservative, oppressive international politics, Jacinda Ardern is suggesting a gentler alternative. Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, has been a celebrated progressive leader during her time in office on issues such as gun reform and climate change, and was an exemplary shepherd for New Zealanders through the era of Covid lockdowns. She stepped down from the role two years ago – but as it turns out, she’s not done leading yet.
New Study Finds Link Between Global Warming and Rising Cancer Rates Among Women

4 weeks ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

A new study reveals another way that climate change could disproportionately harm women. The research effort, published this week in the journal Frontiers, revealed a spike in cancer rates over the past 20 years among women living in several Middle Eastern and North African countries – a region that is particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change. The increase in diagnoses occurred in tandem with rising temperatures.
New VT Law Makes Adoption Easier for State’s LGBTQ Families

1 month ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

As the LGBTQ community continues to struggle amid a troubling national landscape under President Donald Trump, one state-level adoption win serves as a beacon of hope. Rep. Barbara Rachelson of Vermont sponsored a new law that will streamline the process for parents whose children were born through some form of assisted reproduction, such as surrogacy, and are seeking an official adoption decree.
Shame on Women Who Abandon Fellow Women. We Need Each Other

1 month ago | thestoryexchange.org | Candice Helfand-Rogers

Over Memorial Day weekend, swimmer Riley Gaines made headlines by taking on a new adversary: Kermit the Frog. His offense was serving as a commencement speaker at the University of Maryland last week, where Muppets creator Jim Henson earned his degree decades earlier.