“When women have the tools to succeed, they reinvest in their families and communities, creating a multiplier effect that promotes wellbeing, prosperity and stability.”
—USAID Deputy Administrator, Isobel Coleman — at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit, May 2023
“For every dollar of venture capital funding received, women-led startups generated 78 cents; for businesses launched by men, the return was 31 cents.”
— Boston Consulting Group: Why Women-Owned Startups Are a Better Bet, 2018
Research on 43,000 pages of corporate SEC filings found that: tapping women for leadership roles changes how an organization perceives women. Companies that elevated women to the corner office were more likely to associate women with leadership traits, and that change in organizational language trickles down to more junior levels.
—Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022
Over 64 million MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) players in Indonesia contributed 60% to the country's economy. Of the figure, most of those MSME players are women.
— Minister Teten Masduki, The Minister for Cooperatives and SMES Indonesia
The rise of the Chief Sustainability Officer could be a significant elevator into the Boardroom for more women
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Women and girls prepare most of the world’s meals and grow much of its food, and empowering them to receive the same opportunities and boys and men might be what it takes to prevent famine.
Nature is a feminist issue because, historically, women have been more impacted by environmental issues than men, and ecofeminism works to create alternatives + solutions, from the status quo decision makers.
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Women who participate in sports are more likely to enter leadership positions in their workplaces, making companies more inclusive, diverse and profitable
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Spain’s Congress has outlawed catcalling as part of a raft of legislative changes aimed at boosting women’s sexual rights
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