The number of women at work across the Muslim world is swelling. Across the 30 largest emerging-market Muslim countries, 100 million women were working in 2002. Today, that number is 155 million. Economic necessity, more education, new technologies and changing…
Fashion brand Paisley has launched FEM, a female-only currency that counteracts the 21% wage gap between men and women in Germany. To give women as much spending power as men, the currency is worth 21% more than the Euro. Read…
As innovation in mobile changes how society operates, women are using their phones to assist them in practically every aspect of their lives, from consuming news to budgeting to waking up in the morning. Almost half of women ages 18…
There have been times in 2017 when it has felt like women were under attack. But this list proves that women always fight back. Read more in Fast Company The Top 11 Innovations That Made Women’s Lives Better In 2017…
The World Economic Forum recently ranked Bangladesh first in gender equality among South Asia nations for the second consecutive year. Under South Asia’s only female prime minister, the country is investing heavily in its women and girls. Read more in…
Why does this under-representation of women matter? Research shows that diverse teams perform better. Individuals from different genders, races, backgrounds and experiences bring different perspectives that can lead to innovative solutions. Read more in weforum Why we need more women…
The independent style title — whose covers are more likely to feature authors than fashion models — is growing its club, which meets for sponsored events ranging from architectural tours to cards nights. Read more in BOF The Gentlewoman, a…
Laura Walker, president and CEO of WNYC, is a cofounder of the all-women podcasting festival aiming to get women to full representation in the medium. Read more in Fast Company Meet The Woman Working To Make Podcasting More Diverse BY…
The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index 2016, maps the best – and worst – countries in the world to be a woman. This is based on economic, political, educational and health criteria. Read more in raconteur Where is the…
Penelope Gazin and Kate Dwyer faced a lot of sexism and condescension when they launched their e-commerce marketplace for weird art–that is until they introduced an imaginary cofounder named Keith. Read more in Fast Company These Women Entrepreneurs Created A…
