On a recent trip to Washington, DC, to – what else – advocate for women’s economic empowerment in my new role as Chair of the Association of Women’s Business Centers, I was catching up on my business magazine reading. I ran across an article about “do it yourself” animated movie-making, and I thought it sounded [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Julie Weeks’
Musings on Women’s History Month
Posted in business, women's business ownership, women's enterprise development, tagged Julie Weeks, women's business development, women's empowerment, women's enterprise, women's entrepreneurship, Women's History Month, Womenable on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Madam C.J. Walker
Posted in business, women business owners, women's business ownership, tagged Black History Month, Julie Weeks, Madam C.J. Walker, women's empowerment, women's enterprise, women's entrepreneurship, women-owned business, Womenable on February 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
February is Black History Month in the United States. Started way back in 1925 as Negro History Week, and set during the month containing the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, it was expanded to the entire month of February in 1976 and renamed Black History Month. I just ran across this blogpost [...]
Two Womenabling Initiatives of Note in Europe
Posted in business, gender equality, International development issues, women's enterprise development, tagged Europe, gender equality, GENDERA, Julie Weeks, WINNET8, women's enterprise, Womenable on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Womenable has come across two very interesting and womenabling initiatives in Europe to share with you: An initiative labeled “WINNET8“, subtitled “Women Resource Centers, an Innovation System for Gender Equal Growth in Europe.” This eight-country effort is focused on improving women’s labor market participation by focusing on entrepreneurship development, innovation, and occupational segregation. They’ve been [...]
The Most Womenabling News of 2010
Posted in business, gender equality, International development issues, international gender rankings, women's business development, women's enterprise development, tagged business growth, Davos World Economic Forum, economic impact, Economica, gender equality, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, ICSB, IJGE, International Museum of Women, Julie Weeks, market access, Millennium Development Goals, NWBC, procurement, top ten list, UN Women, United Kingdom, US Census Bureau, women's business development, women's empowerment, women's enterprise, women's entrepreneurship, Womenable on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In our year-end e-newsletter, rather than summarizing the latest womenabling news and providing womenablers everywhere with insights to educate, enlighten and empower your efforts, we’re ending the year by compiling what we feel are the most interesting and relevant activities that have taken place in the field of women’s enterprise development in 2010. Repeated here, [...]
2010 WEF Global Gender Gap Report published
Posted in gender equality, international gender rankings, women's business development, women's enterprise development, tagged Davos World Economic Forum, empowering women, gender equality, international gender rankings, Julie Weeks, women's business development, women's empowerment, Womenable on October 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s out: the fifth annual ranking, from the World Economic Forum, of how 134 world economies are faring in providing gender equality to their citizens in four key areas: economic participation, education, political empowerment and health. As in past years, Nordic countries come out on top. The top five-ranked countries in 2010 are the same [...]
