Top 10 Women Whistleblowers
These courageous women whistleblowers went up against powerful people and institutions to expose corruption and the abuse of power. We selected them because of the far-reaching and positive impact they …
A Whistleblower’s Story: Tell Them, “I’m Still Standing”
Summoning the steely strength of classic American muscle, then-Lieutenant Commander Kimberly Young-McLear slipped into a leather jacket and pulled her prized 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass from the garage. The ebony-cloaked steel …
Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Advocate for Public Oversight of Social Media
If you’re going to spill the tea on the world’s largest social network, you’d better be damn sure you have the receipts and expertise to back it up. Facebook – …
No Fear: Tanya Ward Jordan Fights Federal Discrimination
With lifted voices, They made selfless choices To uphold the public good. Facing harsh retaliation, For the sake of the nation, Against a soulless power, they stood. Thus begins Tanya …
From Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fan to F.B.I. Whistleblower: The Coleen Rowley Story.
Coleen Rowley’s email signature is a quote by Edward Abbey: “Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.” This couldn’t be more apt once you know …
Whistleblower Heidi Weber Fights for Education and Advocacy
Heidi Weber challenged a for-profit school in a groundbreaking case that’s been described as David vs Goliath. The former dean turned whistleblower has been through a nightmarish experience, but has …
Fighting to fight: the women of the U.S. Forest Service continue a decades old battle against toxic masculinity
On the heels of the deadliest wildfire in California history and a #MeToo movement that continues to blaze through California and the nation, there is another battle that has been …
Karen Silkwood, Nuclear Power Activist
Karen Silkwood significantly changed the lives of workers in the nuclear power industry, but lost her life in the process. As one of the first women whistleblowers, she’s legendary. Born …
Body Cameras Don’t Lie: The Prosecutor Who Caught the Crooked Cop
Christina Pumphrey was just doing her job when others weren’t doing theirs. Because of her, a corrupt cop in Jackson County, Florida, is no longer arresting innocent people and is …
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo: Persistent Resistance in the 21st Century
Green tongues, bleeding from every orifice, impotence, even deaths: These were some of the complaints South African miners working for an American company made in the mid-90s. When Dr. Marsha …