THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER hosted their 2026 WOMEN’S MEDIA AWARDS on March 5th at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. The WMC AWARDS were presented to outstanding leaders and champions for women in media. This year’s WMC 2025 Women’s Media Awards honorees were: Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Dr. Chandra Childers, Julie F. Kay, Margot Wallström, Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, Paola Ramos and Barbara Kopple.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: (L-R) Julie F Kay, Barbara Kopple, Maribel Perez Wadsworth, Chandra Childers, Margot Wallström, Christine Neumann-Ortiz and Paola Ramos are the honorees at The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: (L-R) Janet Dewart Bell, Soraya Chemaly, Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, Julie Burton, Erica González Martínez and Lauren Embrey attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Julie Burton toasts the upcoming 92nd birthday of WMC co-founder Gloria Steinem during The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Jane Fonda speaks onstage at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Christine Neumann-Ortiz accepts the WMC Progressive Women's Voices IMPACT Award at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Award winner Christine Neumann-Ortiz and Jane Fonda attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Soraya Chemaly speaks at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Dr. Chandra Childers accepts the WMC Progressive Women's Voices IMPACT Award at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Soraya Chemaly and award winner Dr. Chandra Childers attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Erica González Martínez speaks at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Christine Neumann-Ortiz accepts the WMC Progressive Women's Voices IMPACT Award at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Erica González Martínez and award winner Julie F. Kay at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Robin Morgan speaks at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Margot Wallström accepts the WMC Robin Morgan Sisterhood Is Powerful Award at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Robin Morgan and award winner Margot Wallström at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Pat Mitchell speaks onstage during The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Maribel Pérez Wadsworth accepts the WMC Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Pat Mitchell and award winner Maribel Pérez Wadsworth attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Janet Dewart Bell speaks at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Paola Ramos accepts the WMC Carol Jenkins Award at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: (L-R) Janet Dewart Bell and award winner Paola Ramos attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Donna Deitch speaks at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Barbara Kopple accepts the WMC Ahead of Her Time Award at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Donna Deitch and award winner Barbara Kopple attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Sterling silver award bracelets by the late Lois Sasson featuring a feminist symbol and linked letters reading “VISIBLE AND POWERFUL WMC,” at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Guests attend the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: (L-R) Blake Morgan, Robin Morgan and Janita attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: (L-R) Jane Fonda and Susan Pritzker attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Carlene C. Laughlin (L) and guests attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Maria Hinojosa (2nd R) and guests attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Cynthia McFadden (2nd R) and guests attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Arianna Huffington (L), Sheryl Sandberg (R), and guests attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Joy Bauer (L) and guest attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: (L-R) Julie F. Kay and Sarah Sophie Flicker attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Toni Hudson, Cynthia McFadden, Jane Fonda and guests attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Guests attend the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Guests attend the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Guests attend the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Guests attend the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Guests attend the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Guests attend the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: (L-R) Maribel Pérez Wadsworth and Jane Fonda attend The WMC 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: "THANK YOU!" projected at the 2026 Women's Media Awards at Tribeca Rooftop on March 05, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Women's Media Center)
