About Julianna Glasse
Author, Speaker, Founder & CEO
Julianna Glasse is the founder and CEO of This Is What Happens When Women Read, a global foundation advancing women's intellectual autonomy, reaching more than 4 million people across nearly 67 countries. She's currently scaling a global scholarship program with the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School and co-authoring a curriculum for people leaving high-control religions and cults.
An Oxford alumna and member of the Saïd Business School Dean's Circle, Julianna speaks at global convenings including the United Nations and the Skoll World Forum. Earlier in her career, she built a large public platform as a recording artist and author within faith-based communities, an experience that now informs her critique of ideology and authority.
Her fourth book, This Is What Happens When Women Read, is a memoir on reading and liberation, publishing globally in Fall 2026.
Experience
Oxford alumna
Dean's Circle, Oxford Saïd
Speaking
UN
Skoll World Forum
Clinton Global Initiative
Impact
4 million+ people reached
67 countries
TIWHWWR exists to make literature a force for women's liberation. Through education and safe community, the foundation helps women worldwide on their path to self-actualization.
The Foundation
She read her way out, and now she's holding the door open for others. This Is What Happens When Women Read is the memoir Julianna shares for the first time. Publishing worldwide on October 13, 2026.
The Book
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