…are still as much an issue today as they were when I was a 12 year old child, donating money to feed a child in a remote village in Africa….
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Role Models: Who They See When They Look Up
…Report from Babson College and the London Business School, women were able to find and connect with other female business owners almost 60 percent of the time in Sub-Saharan Africa,…
Groups Promoting Female Entrepreneurs Get A Boost
Credit: publicdomainpictures.net Wamda is an organization that seeks to encourage female entrepreneurship specifically in northern Africa and the Middle East. And now, it is also one of 40 organizations whose…
Book Excerpt: How Great Women Lead
…go to Africa to do it! Darcy has always been fascinated with countries and cultures outside her own. Since she was a little girl, she would, for her own entertainment,…
News in the World of Women
…access to contraceptives.” Legalizing “Post-Clinic” Abortions in South Africa Could Help Thousands of Women (Source: M. Sophia Newman for Next City) “Some have called the issue a crisis — albeit…
Plan It, Fund It, Launch It: Resources for Starting a Business
…lacked access to credit. The main groups are: • Accion is a private, nonprofit organization that issues micro finance loans to communities throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and the U.S….
Lead Like a Woman: 9 Qualities to Drive Your Success as an Entrepreneur
…help achieve the company’s goals. Communication is one of the most important leadership-success traits, says Rachel O’Neill, founder of the Michigan-based nonprofit Little Dresses for Africa, which includes “knowing when…
Komal Agarwal of GRASSroot Solutions: Fostering Financial Literacy in India
…a cause he believed in. He went on to lead South Africa’s first multiracial political elections. He has created a plethora of foundations to help promote social justice, raise awareness…
For Black Women, a New Resource for Avoiding Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics
…its shea butter from women farmers in western Africa, and Girls With Curls, a maker of “dippity-do” shaping gel with natural aloe. The searchable database features over 700 products —…
Fed Up With White-Washed Runways, This Entrepreneur Aims to Change the Face of Fashion
…out of the shadows by spotlighting them at Faubourg, the online boutique for sustainable fashion she launched in 2017. Debar, a black woman of West African descent, prominently features fellow…
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Win $850,000 Google Impact Grant
…and Girls, 34 organizations around the world received funding to foster more gender equity and improve economic outcomes for women. They include The Q Network in South Africa, which coaches…
These 3 International Orgs Are Collaborating to Boost Women Fighting Climate Change
…will look at work being performed by SEWA in Gujarat, India, and Solar Sister’s efforts in East Africa. But any work studied by the team will have women front-and-center, will…
Dr. Jude Black: Online Therapy for Today’s Busy World
…the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, China, Indonesia and Malaysia. We are also serving the needs of individuals in the U.S., Afghanistan, Iraq, South Africa, Germany, Italy and Spain. We know…
Dina Abdul Majeed: A Parenting Website Connecting Mothers in The Arab World
…easy not getting a salary (until now). Before starting 360Moms, I was heading the creative team at Yahoo Middle East and South Africa, so clearly I had a high salary!…
She Found a Way to Share Her Love of Reading With Her Son
…what I feel these letters provide to kids, a weekly glimpse into the big wide world of geography, animals and adventure. I want kids to dream of going to Africa one day…