November 29, 2021
Our Friends:
We want to report some good news as well as a challenge requiring attention, yours and ours.
First, the good news.
According to the GEM 2020/21 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report, released last week,
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On Tuesday, November 16th GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) will be releasing their 2020-2021 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report. This report will provide an overview of the current issues that women face in the global business arena, as well as detailing, “areas where there are still gaps,
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October 15th, 2021 was International Day of Rural Women. This day of recognition is acknowledged annually by the United Nations, and each year it has a theme. In 2021 the theme was “Rural women cultivating good food for all.”
“Improving the lives of rural women is key to fighting poverty and hunger,”
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“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go.”
-T.S. Eliot
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a grueling and wearisome time for everyone. When so much about a potential future post the global pandemic was uncertain for so long,
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“When women support each other, incredible things happen.”
-Anonymous
Among the global women entrepreneur community, a mentorship is an invaluable tool. Learning from a mentor that has gone where you want to go is frontline knowledge, unlike any other resource.
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“It is important for women to take on leadership roles. Our experience of running community kitchens during the pandemic has shown that women are not only beneficiaries but frontline workers in crises.”
-Anjana Vaidya, a Programme Associate at UN Women Nepal.
With the support of UN Women and the Government of Finland,
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Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman to hold the office of Vice President.
A Syrian woman in Beirut started her own business amidst multiple crises in Lebanon.
Women in STEM are ensuring that girls in rural Zimbabwe are still getting an education amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
The women and girls of Lebanon have been severely impacted by the Beirut blasts, COVID-19, and an economic crisis.
