With November being National Diabetes Awareness Month, DiabetesSisters, a national nonprofit whose mission is to improve the health and quality of life of women with and those at risk of developing diabetes, is pleased to announce the launch of orange:will. Orange:will is a national campaign to establish a greater awareness of the unique challenges faced [...]
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Woman owned businesses are better in retaining their employees and providing benefits
Women presidents have shown they can adjust to the changing economic climate. Results from the surveyed membership indicate 74% of women presidents and CEOs of multi-million dollar companies have maintained or grown their employee base, according to the annual economic survey by the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), the premier peer advisory organization for women entrepreneurs. [...]
Nikki Haley creates history as the first Indian American woman to win the US Governors’ race
Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley aka Nikki Haley has won a closer-than-expected governor’s race will be the first woman chief executive of the State of Carolina. She would also be America’s second Indian-American governor after Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, also a Republican, who became the first with his election three years ago.
Brickfish’s Nichole Goodyear wins Women who Mean Business Award
Brickfish , the award-winning social media solution which is based on a Cost Per Engagement (CPE) model, today announced that its co-founder and CEO Nichole Goodyear was honored with a San Diego Business Journal “Women Who Mean Business” Award.
US women willing to take the risk of opening home-based businesses, to be their own boss
National Entrepreneur Month brings good news to a country hungry for economic relief. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women-owned businesses grew by more than 20% from 2002 to 2007. A new national survey surprisingly reveals that the majority of women home-based business owners were motivated to open their business not as a result of [...]
Dilma Rousseff, ex-guerrilla elected Brazil’s first female President heading Latin America’s biggest nation
A former Marxist guerrilla who was tortured and imprisoned during Brazil’s long dictatorship was elected as president of Latin America’s biggest nation, a country in the midst of an economic and political rise. A statement from the Supreme Electoral Court, which oversees elections, said governing party candidate Dilma Rousseff won the election. When she takes [...]
Sgt. Sherri Gallagher is the US Soldier of the Year
For the first time since its inception nine years ago, a female Soldier has claimed the title of Soldier of the Year for 2010′s Best Warrior Competition.Events in this year’s competition included hand-to-hand combat, urban orienteering, detainee operations, casualty evaluation, weapons familiarization and night firing.
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The Civic Accelerator is now accepting applications from social enterprises that inspire positive change.
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Women Entrepreneurs in the UAE meetup over Connect Breakfast, courtesy Virtuzone
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The Cartier Women’s Initiative Award 2013 edition for committed female entrepreneurs is now open
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The Season’s Greetings from wowElle
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Marianne Lake is the new CFO of JPMorgan Chase
- Tara Peisley: I am so grateful for Heidi Thompson. This business...
- Luke: The SOPA Saga continues to this day. I am a typica...
- wowElle: Thank you Christine, its wonderful to hear from yo...
- christine tour: thanks guys you all inspire me....
- Glenda Johnson: I would like to know about the different programs ...
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The Civic Accelerator is now accepting applications from social enterprises that inspire positive change.
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Heidi Thompson’s wickless-candles get her US $ 178.4 Million in 3 years and becomes US’ fastest growing consumer products company
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48 hours on, Laura Dekker’s online trackers still down, Manager says she is fine and well
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Annalise Grobler’s Aqua Salveo drops disinfect water in an hour for an year
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Christine Seyboe Tour is helping reshape Liberia with her salon, one girl at a time
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Julia Gillard raises the standards, convictions and reaffirms faith in the most crucial battle in Australian democracy