We’ve heard the “where are the women” phrase lately, as a recent US congressional hearing on women’s health featured a witness panel that was 100% male. And, as today is President’s Day in the US, it is a good time to point out that increasing the diversity of voices at the table (Congressional witness tables [...]
Archive for February, 2012
On This President’s Day We Ask, “Where are the Women?”
Posted in gender equality, political advocacy, women's leadership, women's political leadership, tagged Davos World Economic Forum, gender equality, Globsal Gender Gap report, political empowerment, women heads of state, women's empowerment on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Google Joins the Women’s Enterprise Development Bandwagon … Cautiously
Posted in International development issues, women's business development, women's enterprise development, tagged empowering women, Goldman Sachs, Google, India, The Coca-Cola Company, Walmart, women's business development, women's entrepreneurship on February 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Large corporations are starting to trip over each other in the race to assist women entrepreneurs in developing economies (not that you’ll hear us complaining – far from it)! There’s Coke’s 5 x 20 program, Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women initiative, and Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative. Now jumping into the fray, with a pilot [...]
