A new pan-European campaign aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs will launch in March in key European markets – the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain — with plans to expand across the continent in subsequent years.
Quick Takes
News and analysis about women in entrepreneurship, leadership and politics.
Election Politics, Media and Working Women
Both Michelle Obama and Ann Romney’s celebrated convention speeches highlighted their role as mothers rather than using the moment to discuss the issues women face in the workplace, including the pay gap.
Facts on Women-Owned Businesses
Women-owned firms in the United States have grown 1. 5 times faster than the national average over the past 15 years and the greatest share of women-owned firms are in educational services, health care and social assistance, and entertainment and recreation.
Infographic: Girl’s Self-Confidence Erodes in Teens
Studies show girls have higher IQs and earn higher grades in math and science than boys, but they lose confidence in their teens.
Before Games Begin, Women Win Big At Olympics
Tomorrow is the opening ceremony for the London Summer Olympics and for the women participating in the games, there are many impressive firsts.
Infographic: Investing in Women
Startup coach and founder of EZebis: Winning the Venture Game for Women, Pemo Theodore sent us this interesting graphic on investing in women and venture capitalists that she created.
Walmart: Future Feminist Icon?
Women and Walmart have often been in the headlines in recent years as the result of a multitude of discrimination allegations. That’s probably why this headline by The Atlantic caught me way off guard: How Walmart is Making the World More Feminist.
Win-Win: U.S. Helping Female African Entrepreneurs
Forty-six women from 37 African nations travelled to the U.S. in the last few weeks to learn about running an export business as part of a US State Department program aimed at helping African countries rely less on foreign aid that began in 2000.
An Upside to the “War on Women”?
Women’s issues have been all over the media lately, and not for all the right reasons. Birth control, abortion rights, the Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke ‘slut’ comment controversy, Hilary Rosen’s comments on Ann Romney never working a day in her life.
LegalZoom Co-Founder Brian Lee Talks Women Entrepreneurship
While diapers and women‘s shoes might not be the first thing on Brian Lee’s mind, they are at the top of his list when it comes to starting a business.
Highlights from Women in the World 2012
We were very lucky to attend the inspirational Women in the World Summit hosted by Newsweek and The Daily Beast this past weekend.
Number of Women Patent Holders Surging
The number of women in America obtaining patents soared in recent years, according to new research commissioned by the National Women’s Business Council.
Women Entrepreneurs: Example, not Exception
Reporter and New York Times best selling author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon set out to find women entrepreneurs in the most unlikely places.
NAWBO and The Story Exchange Joint Efforts
We’re proud to partner with The National Association of Women’s Business Owners (NAWBO) and to share a mission of empowering women to sart and succeed in their own businesses.
The Rise of the Immigrant Woman Entrepreneur
When we hear the words “Thai restaurant owner,” how many people picture a man? Today, however, more and more immigrant women are taking up such entrepreneurial endeavors.