• Goodbye, Gwen. Gwen Ifill, one of the most prominent political journalists in the country, has died at age 61. She was a role model and trailblazer, becoming the first African-American woman to host a major political talk show when she took the helm of Washington Week in Review. In 2013, she was named co-host of the PBS NewsHour, where she and Judy Woodruff became the show's first female co-anchors. PBS • Madame Secretary? Former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway has been ubiquitous in recent days, speaking for her boss in countless articles and TV news segments (including making a vocal defense of Steve Bannon). Now some D.C. insiders are speculating that she may take that role to its logical conclusion, becoming the next White House press secretary. Fortune • Good question. Yesterday afternoon, the New York Times' Susan Chira and Claire Cain Miller hosted a live chat to field reader questions about gender issues in America—with a special focus on how the treatment of those issues might change under president-elect Trump. You can read the full transcript here: New York Times • Switching to water? After PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi spoke out about the anxiety some of her female and minority employees are feeling post-election, a group of Trump fans are calling for a boycott of her company. Mic • Being Barbra. The latest episode of OnStage, our MPW podcast, features the legendary Barbra Streisand talking about why she's so devoted to raising awareness about women's heart disease and how she keeps going strong at age 74. iTunes MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Mary Jo White, chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced plans to leave the agency at the end of the Obama administration in January. Nasdaq named Adena Friedman as its new president and CEO. She will also join the board. |