Evelyn Leopold, 01/ 1/12

Journalist reporting from the United Nations

The statistics for maternal mortality have improved by 34 percent. That means a woman is no longer dying every minute, but one woman is still dying every minute and a half.

Lisa Ellis, 01/ 3/12

Entertainment Executive, Investor and Producer

I encourage us all to make the New Year's resolution to spend more time discovering and experimenting with who we are and what drives us.

Margaret Wheeler Johnson, 12/29/11

Women's Editor

I managed to live in New York for two years without it once occurring to me that I had so recently been a believer. Then I was reminded -- at exactly noon on a weekday in the spring of 2007.

Marlo Thomas, 12/31/11

Award-winning actress; Author; Activist

The two most inspiring news stories of 2011 were about a brilliant business mogul and a protest movement that decried big business. How very American.

Barbara Greenberg, 12/30/11

Author, 'Teenage as a Second Language -- A Parents Guide to Becoming Bilingual'

"DO YOU WANT TIGHT ARMS, TIGHT ABS ... ? Yes, I said somewhat meekly through my agony. I certainly do.

Dr. Irene S. Levine, 12/30/11

The Friendship Doctor

It hurts to live in a house with a best friend who doesn't make time to see you, and gives you the vibe that you're a pest they wish wasn't around.

Women 2.0, 12/30/11

Qualified women aren't rising to the top because they are advancing the hard way -- without mentors, the right meeting skills, and, often, without the right mindset.

Soraya Chemaly, 01/ 2/12

Feminist satirist and media critic

It's unpatriotic and irresponsible to ignore sexism.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley, 12/27/11

Coauthors, "Undecided: How To Ditch The Endless Quest For Perfect and Find The Career--and Life--That's Right For You"

Which is worse: coming up against one of life's Epically Awful Moments only to find all of your friends spewing some tired old cliche, or attempting to comfort someone who's just endured an Epically Awful Moment of her own using the only thing you can come up with -- the same cliche?

Daylle Deanna Schwartz, 01/ 3/11

Author, Nice Girls Can Finish First

I've learned that using the energy behind your anger to do something positive for yourself is the best revenge, much more satisfying and emotionally healthy than walking around angry.

Kristen Houghton, 12/28/11

Author of 'And Then I'll Be Happy! Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness'

The name of the problem is weight discrimination no matter how the issue is soft-pedaled or worded.

Maria Rodale, 12/30/11

CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author

Bree Maresca-Kramer, 12/30/11

Relationship Expert & Pop Culture Analyst

Although an older woman chasing younger men has been around since history began, today we are seeing older women being deliberately hunted by younger men. Why? Younger men are enthralled, intrigued, and turned on by being with an older "hot" woman.

Marcia Sirota, 12/29/11

Psychiatrist

No matter how curious you are about what your ex is up to, there's never any good that can come out of scrolling through his/her Facebook page. Let go of this bad habit and let go of the ex so that you can move on to better things.

Sarah Henson, 12/29/11

Businesswoman, Writer, and On-Air Personality

I wonder what my life would have been like had Teen Mom been popular when I had my son at age fourteen. I wonder if the stares would have lasted as long or if the shame would have moved inside of my heart where it lived for years.

Rachel Jacoby, 12/29/11

Magazine editor; Wedding enthusiast

Make sure you want the relationship, not the rock. (Or whatever it is you're after.)

Engy Abdelkader, 12/27/11

Human Rights Attorney

As 2011 draws to a close, we take a moment to recognize the following Muslim men, who were selected by others for their individual contributions to the lives of women and, thus, humanity at large.