SF doctor makes history creating first liver transplant system in her home country, Ethiopia
A transplant hepatologist in San Francisco is making international history by starting the first liver transplant program in her native country, Ethiopia.
Barbie releases 'role model' dolls of global stars for 65th anniversary, International Women’s Day
Celebrities included in the lineup are Shania Twain, Viola Davis, Helen Mirren and more.
Women's History Month: A major league soccer milestone
Coach Erin Ridley is the first woman to ever become head coach of a Major League Soccer Academy team. Ridley got into coaching with the San Jose Earthquakes' now-defunct Girls Academy before moving over to lead the Under-13 Boys team in 2020. She is now both the Under-15 Boys' head coach and assistant coach for the Under-17 team; both firsts in MLS history. KTVU's Heather Holmes is joined live in studio for a conversation with Ridley about the professional obstacles she faces that her male colleagues rarely share and the accomplishments she's most proud of.
Women’s History Month 2024 celebrates advocates for ‘equity, diversity and inclusion’
Women's History Month is a time to honor the women who have made important sacrifices and contributions to society in both the past and present.
More young women joining San Ramon Valley Mountain Bike Club
Mountain biking is growing in popularity for young women across the country and one team from the East Bay shared its story of how they’re gaining more female members.
More girls joining San Ramon Valley Mountain Bike Club
Mountain biking is growing in popularity for young women across the country and one team from the East Bay shared its story of how they?re gaining more female members.
How Moms 4 Housing challenged Oakland's housing crisis and won
Moms 4 Housing became a symbol of America's housing crisis. More than three years later, the home on Magnolia Street is back in their hands with a new name and a bigger mission.
Pioneering Wonder Woman illustrator Trina Robbins fought for women in comic book industry
84-year-old Trina Robbins has lived in her San Francisco home for decades, surrounded by a lifetime of collectibles, in a place filled with stories, and of art. She's a pioneer in the world of comic books. Her superpower: drawing Wonder Woman.
Meet Trina Robbins, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman for D.C. Comics
84-year-old Trina Robbins has lived in her San Francisco home for decades, surrounded by a lifetime of collectibles, in a place filled with stories, and of art. She's a pioneer in the world of comic books. Her superpower: drawing Wonder Woman.
Condoleezza Rice reflects on career breaking through glass ceilings
Condoleezza Rice talks about her role in former President George W. Bush's administration when she became the first woman to be national security adviser.
Bay Area big wave surfer aims to end gender disparity in the sport
When California native Bianca Valenti started surfing at 7-years-old, she wanted to surf the biggest waves she could find.
Big wave surfer faces her fears, combats gender inequality
Bianca Valenti has been surfing since she's been 7-years-old, ever since then, the big-wave surfer has been on the hunt for the biggest wave she can find. She's one of the few females to compete in Mavericks at Half Moon Bay and is shining a light on gender disparities within the sport.
Putting a stamp on the 'Herstorical Women of Oakland, California'
A woman celebrates the 'Herstorical Women of Oakland, California' by commemorating them with her own faux stamp series, a unique artform that utilizes some pretty cool retro equipment.
3 Bay Area sisters are Mattel's newest Barbie dolls
Three Bay Area sisters, who are all corporate leaders, have become Mattel's newest Barbie dolls.
The Warriors' secret weapon is a woman you've likely never heard of
If Steph Curry is the heart of the basketball dynasty that is the Golden State Warriors, then Nanea McGuigan is the backbone.
Bay Area sisters honored with their own Barbie
Bay Area sisters, Susan Wojcicki (longtime CEO of YouTube), Anne Wojcicki (CEO of at-home DNA testing company 23andME), and Janet Wojcicki (professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco) honored with their own Barbie for International Women?s Day.
Twitter bot tweets gender wage gap info on companies during Women's History Month
Time to put your money where your mouth is. As Women's History Month begins, a Twitter account is calling out British businesses for pay discrepancies between male and female workers.
In Girls Garage, girls learn blue-collar trades
Tucked away in the city of Berkeley is an after-school nonprofit that is 100% devoted to young girls.
Girls Garage teaches young girls blue-collar trades
It?s a 3,600-square-foot wood shop where 9 to 18-year-old girls are taught for free by women in the building trades. They learn everything from welding to construction and the art of design.
Robots and women can help each other
Robots and women came together in Mountain View to learn how they can help each other.