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5 Views on Forging Change

This week for 5 Views, we’re talking about forging change. 

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5 Views on Coming Out

Coming out as gay is an inherently public act, but the events and emotions that lead to being open about your sexual orientation, are often kept very private.

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5 Views on Title IX

Title IX celebrates its 40th anniversary this Saturday, and we have been taking this opportunity to examine the lasting impact of this groundbreaking legislation.

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Happy Birthday, Billie Jean King!

It's not only Thanksgiving, it's MAKER Billie Jean King's birthday!  For Billie Jean King, tennis started out as a passion. Eventually, it became her life. But it wasn’t until her way of life was...

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MAKING HISTORY: Billie Beats Bobby

 In honor of Women's History Month, we are celebrating with 31 days of women's history! Every day in March, we will highlight an historic moment, as told through the personal stories of our MAKERS....

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Game, Set, Match! Talking Tennis with Martina Navratilova

With the U.S. Open in full swing, we sat down with upcoming MAKER and tennis legend Martina Navratilova to talk a little tennis. Navratilova is the most successful female tennis player of the Open era,...

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HBO Is Developing ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Film Starring Elizabeth Banks as...

After announcing a miniseries about the creation of Ms. Magazine with Marisa Tomei starring as Gloria Steinem, Variety reveals HBO will be telling another feminist story. Currently in development, the...

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MAKERS Moments at Wimbledon

Wimbledon gets underway this weekend at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.To celebrate, we've compiled some images from the archives capturing iconic MAKERS moments at...

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How Tennis Led The Way for Equal Pay

Despite achieving a record-breaking victory at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the U.S. women's national team received much less money than their male counterparts who didn't even come out on top...

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Billie Jean King Talks About the U.S. Open, Women's Empowerment, and More

Legendary tennis champion and MAKER Billie Jean King appeared on AOL's Build series on Wednesday at AOL headquarters in New York.The interview was moderated by MAKERS' founder and executive producer,...

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#MakeHerAMAKER: MAKERS Celebrates Halloween

We tell our daughters they can be anything they want to be ... except on Halloween.Women today have more roles available to them than ever before — doctors, lawyers, astronauts, CEOs, even Presidents —...

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Chelsea Handler Opens Up About How Roe v. Wade Affected Her Choice

In a recent blog post, comedian Chelsea Handler bravely tells readers about the choice she made during "a very bad stage" in her life. A choice, she reveals, to have two abortions when she was 16.After...

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