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It takes a lot of guts to launch a magazine about global women's issues. But that's exactly what Jensine Larsen accomplished a few years ago at the tender age of 28.

Today, World Pulse, and its accompanying site PulseWire, are tackling everything from philanthropy in America to politics in Afghanistan.

Why We Love Her: Larsen spent years covering issues like ethnic cleansing in South America and Southeast Asia as a freelance journalist, eventually realizing that popular media left much to be desired in the realm of women's perspectives. And the stifling of the female voice was something she had personal experience with, too. She admits to suffering from "paralyzing shyness" as a child.

World Pulse is now more than just a magazine -- it serves as a powerful network for international women's and youth organizations. And when she's not busy helping to change the world, she's doing her best to make those around her feel better, working as a "healing bodyworker" in her native Oregon.

Quote: "I'd like readers to know that the revolution is already well underway," Larsen says. "The revolution for a world where women aren't merely free, but empowered so greatly as to be unstoppable. A world where [a woman] can transform her life, as well as the lives of those around her simply by raising her voice. My life is a commitment to seeing this revolution realized."