Rana el Kaliouby can read your face like a book–and her insights could rewrite the rules of consumer engagement. El Kaliouby and her MIT Media Lab colleague Rosalind Picard are the minds behind Waltham, Mass.-based startup Affectiva, whose flagship…
One of the most stubborn and pervasive gender-based stereotypes out there is that women are bad at math. I’ve heard versions of this pseudo-scientific crap voiced by technical and non-technical people alike, by stone-cold sexists and friends I respect, too.…
The marketing and tech crowd hit Austin, Texas, once again this week for the annual SXSW Interactive conference, bringing with them more members of the fashion industry than ever before. There were representatives from long-time attendees like Burberry and Bergdorf…
Definitely the autumn/winter and spring/summer division is blurred with longer summers and winters, making the fashion trends wider. Despite the influence of street style and the crazy growing – and less clear – number of trends, they are still…
Here’s an exciting first which hopefully indicates a promising trend: This year women outnumber men in UC Berkeley’s introductory computer science course. learn more in big think Women Outnumber Men in Berkeley’s Intro to Computer Science by big think…
As I mentioned before, the world better be prepared, because there is a new, fearless breed of young female entrepreneurs taking over. These ladies are making their dreams a reality by putting their ideas out there, rallying for support,…
It’s no secret that there are far fewer women technologists working in the industry than men. When it comes to computer-related jobs, men outnumber women at a rate of about 4 to 1. And when it comes to the…
New York Fashion Week kicks off later this week, and as the world gawks over the couture coming down the catwalks, it’s worth considering how we got here Trend-ology, a new exhibit at the Museum of FIT, examines the sources of…
Bottle & Bottega business partners Stephanie King-Myers and Nancy Bigley say that the hardest part about turning a small business into a franchise is finding the right people. “You have to be diligent about saying, ‘no.’ There are people…
When you are a business owner, it doesn’t matter how much funding you have, where your college degrees are from or whom you network with if you are not confident about your ideas. My fellow young female entrepreneurs always…
