Angelina Jolie spoke out against the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan 1 year after the Taliban enacted it. (Credit: Gage Skidmore, Flickr) “As a woman and mother, it torments…
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This Fintech Entrepreneur Is Banking on Disaster. Literally.
…way they understand, which, to this Snapchat generation, means via text messaging. [Related: Series Part 1: Student Debt, a Burden for Female Entrepreneurs] A Financial Education Via Text Message Peeler…
Women of Congress to Take on America’s Many Challenges
…number of powerful committees: Energy and Natural Resources; Appropriations; Indian Affairs; and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. “The committee assignments I retained have jurisdiction over issues significant to our state…
America: Where Men Do the Shooting, And Women Bear the Brunt of Gun Violence
…threatening messages to women he’d met on social media apps, and even shot his own grandmother before the slaughter. He’s part of a larger trend – the Educational Fund to…
Businesswomen on the Ballot – Joyce Beatty
…and increase STEM education opportunities in Ohio’s public schools. After reaching her term limit, she continued working in education, eventually becoming senior vice president at Ohio State University. But public…
This 6-Horse Startup Helps Kids With Special Needs
…live animals to launch their businesses. That is not the case for Chelsea Harden, who founded The H.E.A.R.T Center in 2014 to provide educational opportunities to children with special needs….
6 Major Money Moves Made by Women in 2018
…than 500,000 users have coordinated their nuptials through Zola. 2. Emerson Collective Goes Shopping Last month, Emerson Collective, a philanthropic education and media organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, acquired…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Designing the Future
…girls’ STEM education to crafting customizable, eco-friendly furniture. Check out these 5 women-led crowdfunding campaigns: 1. Fashioning a New Approach to STEM Education (via Indiegogo) [vimeo 217546452 w=640 h=360] The…
Kathryn Hall of The Business of Introverts: Helping Introverts Embrace Introversion
…a business, but I’ve also found it to be an amazing education. There is always something to learn or try out – life is certainly not boring when you’re the…
Afghan Women Go to Work and Girls Learn in Secret Despite Taliban’s Tightening Rule
…step foot in school again. One of those girls is Razia, who insisted that her gender should not affect her educational rights. “I am a human being, not just a…
Entrepreneur Helps Indigenous Women Stitch Up Their Daughters’ Future
…an education because their families can’t afford the school fees. “Often fathers are choosing, if they can’t send all their kids to school, to send just their sons. You also…
She’s A Real Estate Coach For Women
…your business? I started the Real Estate Queen Academy because I noticed a huge hole in education about real estate for women. Women were totally missing out on the amazing…
She’s Helping Women in Rural Kenya Become Financially Independent
…change. She launched Seeds to Sew, a Fair Trade non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls through education and job skills training. One of their signature…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Women Offering Equity
…programs including summer camps, after-school clubs, educational products and events for girls ages 6-13. Both Johnson and Kenny have theater backgrounds, and that experience is reflected in their programs; they…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Women Helping Women
…right answers alone. “We are giving patients unprecedented access to the education and information they need in a far more manageable — and anonymous — environment than Google searches, public…