We posted about this fabulous article on our sister site, The Global Small Business Blog. Women continue to embrace entrepreneurship and forge relationships across borders. Forming global partnerships is a way to expand internationally.
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According to a new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, which tracks entrepreneurial activity in 67 countries, women lead in entrepreneurship in seven countries.
Women entrepreneurship varies widely around the world, however. In Zambia, for example, 40 percent of women are engaged in entrepreneurial activity.
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At the recent Forbes Women’s Summit 2013 in New York entitled “Power Redefined; Generations Unite to Change the World,” Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises, a UAE-based conglomerate operating across multiple core sectors of the global economy was the only man invited to speak at the event with over 200 participants of women global CEO’s and public officials.
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The promotion of international women’s issues as a key component of U.S. diplomatic and development efforts cannot begin and end with former Secretary Clinton’s personal interest and hard work. Newly appointed Secretary of State John Kerry must ensure that the initiatives and funding for women’s and girls’ issues championed by former Secretary Clinton continue over the next four years.
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For the first time in 13 years, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study of 59 economies shows that women are creating businesses at a greater rate than men in three economies and in four others, the rates are nearly equal.
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In sadness to the recent rape of a 23-year old female student in New Delhi by six men on a public bus, we feature this piece by Ranjani Iyer Mohanty, a writer and editor based in India. Her articles have appeared in the International Herald Tribune,
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Leila Janah (pictured) is Founder and CEO of Samasource. Prior to Samasource:
Janah was a a Visiting Scholar with the Stanford Program on Global Justice and Australian National University’s Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.
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According to “India is Great For Women Entrepreneurs, Bad For Women. How Is This Possible?,” Amit Midha, Dell’s Chairman For Global Emerging Markets says:
“We have found the ideal country for a woman starting a business in 2012 could well be India.”
How can this be?
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To do well as a woman professionally, it might be prudent to situate yourself in a country that treats you well and supports your ambitions.
Earlier in the year, Forbes released its list of the ten best countries for women (not necessarily for women starting a business).
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According to “South Sudan: The biggest threat to a woman’s life,” the South Sudan has the worst reported maternal mortality rate in the world. Why? Childbirth and pregnancy, rather than conflict, are the nation’s biggest killers of girls and women.
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