Empowering women

Nina Raver-Shapira, Ph.D., loves a challenge: The Johnson & Johnson scientist persisted for years to develop an innovative surgical patch that helps stop problematic bleeding during surgery—and she’s also a record-breaking elite athlete. For Women’s Equality Day, find out how she got her start, what achievements she’s most proud of and where she finds inspiration.

For National Cancer Prevention Month, we’re spotlighting three leading Johnson & Johnson female hematologists—innovators who are not only saving lives and advancing new treatments but also paving the way for the next generation of women in their field.

One way we can all help improve the trajectory of health for humanity? Bridge the gender gap so more women can shine, innovate and put their mark on the world. Women like these Johnson & Johnson movers and shakers.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we revisit an interview with Luly de Samper, head of Johnson & Johnson’s Women’s Leadership & Inclusion initiative in the region, to hear how she’s working to create a more equal, gender-diverse workforce in countries like Brazil and Colombia.

Just a year after starting her initiative, 90% of the girls who’ve attended Aya Mouallem’s All Girls Code programs—and applied to universities—have chosen to pursue STEM fields. Did we mention Aya, a Johnson & Johnson Youth Fellow, is only 20?

When she was working at a ski resort in Vermont, Sandi Peterson, Group Worldwide Chair of Johnson & Johnson, couldn’t have divined that she’d one day be helping improve the health of over 1 billion people every day. For International Women’s Day, she shares a few things she’s learned along the way.

As Thanksgiving approaches, we’re taking a look at the giving back ethos of the historic Laurel Club—an all-women employee group that helped lay the groundwork for the company’s lasting dedication to helping those in need.

Johnson & Johnson has created life-saving medications, sanity-saving baby products and so much more—and none of it would have been possible without female leaders at its core.