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These young women disruptors are extraordinary visionaries who are impacting businesses, changing the perception of women the world over and leaving the world a better place.
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Successful entrepreneur Jo Burston (pictured) didn’t always think of herself as an entrepreneur.  Her thoughts were like this:
“When I grew up the script in my head was go to school, get a job, save up,
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According to Mari Kiviniemi, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Deputy Secretary-General, investment in women boosts economic development, competitiveness, job creation and GDP — and that’s why we launched WEGG. Â Read the latest OECD Yearbook 2015 by OECD and catch Mari’s article on gender equality.
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According to Pamela Hamamoto, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the US to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva:
… that the majority of WOBs [women-owned businesses] are in fact small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),
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In Australia’s startup ecosystem, only 4.3% of startups are owned by women. Despite the fact that companies owned by women bring in 12% higher revenue on average, only 3-5% of female owned businesses receive venture capital.
What’s the reason for Aussie women not pursuing high-growth companies at an equal rate as their male counterparts? Â
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Women can compete globally on any level without losing their femininity. Â Yet, according to The Namibia Econonomist, women tend to differ from men on their management style in the following positive ways. Â Note: Â Many of these traits might also apply to men.
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Alicia Robb (pictured), senior fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, attended her first ever Startup Weekend Women’s Edition in South America.  Startup Weekend is a program of Up Global that starts on a Friday night with roughly 100 people in a room,
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As the New York Times article Binders Full of women Foreign Policy Experts states, “brilliant female foreign policy minds exist in spades — it’s just a matter of how we get them on the op-ed page and on television talking about their expertise on a level equal to men.
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According to Aisha Natu, who writes a weekly column in a local Saudi Arabia paper, current regulations and bureaucracy is hampering the development of businesses run by women in Saudi Arabia.  She says, “Women don’t only want to be seen,
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Changes are a coming for women. Â More women are becoming entrepreneurs. Â More women are expanding their businesses globally. Â More women are thinking differently and bigger about their global potential. Â More women are connecting with other women in different parts of the world to build their businesses. Â
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