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News and analysis about women in entrepreneurship, leadership and politics.
‘Half The Sky’ Launches Game to Create Change For Women
Facebook game raises awareness of women’s issues and turns game playing into fund raising.
Joy Behar to Shark: “She’s a Woman, She Can Do It”
Co-host of The View tells Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban that entrepreneur can ‘have it all’
Entrepreneurs: Slow, Unreliable Web Hurting Business
Entrepreneurs confirm research about the gap in Internet access in low and middle-income countries.
Survey Finds American Women Business Owners Optimistic for 2013
A new survey has found that women business owners have a favorable outlook for business this year.
Infographic: Small Business Social Media Trends
Did you know that the best day to post your company’s content if you’re in the fashion industry is Thursday? Read this to find out the best days for your industry.
SBA to Change Gov’t Contracting Program to Help Women-Owned Businesses
The SBA will make changes to help women-owned small businesses get more federal contracts.
Do work goals suffer when women run the home?
Control over domestic affairs seems to dampen women’s interest in professional power, report researchers.
The Harsh Realities for India’s Working Women
Thousands of women in India, who are increasingly working and studying, have repeatedly taken to the streets to express anger over attitudes towards women, calling for major change.
Email Exchange: An Indian Woman on a Culture of Abuse
It is absolutely imperative to educate and generate awareness for young women and encourage them to be aware and BE bold to recognize and avert [sexual abuse].
The First ‘Giving Tuesday’
With images of shoppers fighting over merchandise on Black Friday, the spirit of giving seems lost in the extreme materialism that the holidays have come to represent. Charitable groups are starting a new holiday tradition, called Giving Tuesday.
Finding Upsides in the Economic Downturn
Problems can be opportunities – if you look for them that is. For small business owners, there’s been plenty of soul searching as a result of the great recession.
From Philanthropy to Impact Investing: The Role of Women Investors in Asia
There is a historical gender-bias in investment and finance, with women often considered “too soft” and “not enough returns-focused.” However, the trend is changing.
Lots of Love (and $$$?) for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs in November
November is a busy month for people who own their own companies. Not only are the holidays right around the corner (good news for businesses, holiday sales are projected to increase by 3.7 percent this year)…
This Holiday Season: Give Good, Feel Great
In New York a new holiday market is offering products from women-owned sustainable businesses that are making a difference around the world.