“Women are the foot soldiers of climate change adaptation.” By educating women in the rural areas on climate change and water management, they foster the program’s continued success. The participation of women is key to protecting the environment in various regions of the world.
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Despite the strides taken by law firms to increase the number of women lawyers in leadership positions, only a dismal 18.8 percent become partners in the nation’s biggest firms.
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Wavemakers is a joint weekly feature by Femme-O-Nomics’ founder Leah Eichler and Mic Berman that profiles female innovators — women who are constantly blazing new trails, inspiring others and revolutionizing the status quo. This week, meet Elle Kaplan – the CEO and founding partner of Lexion Capital Management.
How do you develop clarity on your leadership vision? Lawyer and certified coach Bonnie Flatt offers her suggestions.
Wavemakers is a joint weekly feature by Femme-O-Nomics’ founder Leah Eichler and Mic Berman that profiles female innovators This week, meet Alexandra Brown. She is president of Aprilage Inc., creator of the APRIL® face aging software used globally in health education, science museums, law enforcement and in a number of consumer applications.
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Women who hold demanding jobs have a much higher risk of suffering from heart attacks, stroke, or even dying from heart disease.
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In five to 10 years, I want to look back and cite this week as the turning point in the discussion of women and careers, when pregnancy no longer constituted a liability. This vision of the future comes in light of the news that Yahoo’s board of directors appointed Marissa Mayer — a 37-year old Google veteran who happens to be six-months pregnant — the company’s new CEO.
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We bring you a book review for “How Ella Grew an Electric Guitar: A Girl’s First Adventure in Business” written by Orly Sade and Ellen Neuborne. Parents who want to go beyond telling their children that “money doesn’t grow on trees” will find that this fun story told from the eyes of someone their age will actually do more than educate.
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In the fifth segment of the Broad Experience, a show on women, workplace and success, Ashley Milne-Tyte, a regular contributor to Femme-O-Nomics, tries to find out whether the big fuss around female entrepreneurship actually amounts to anything.
Wavemakers is a joint weekly feature by Femme-O-Nomics’ founder Leah Eichler and Mic Berman that profiles female innovators — women who are constantly blazing new trails, inspiring others and revolutionizing the status quo. This week: Amana Manori.
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