The National Women’s Business Council released a new report this month featuring the major outcomes and recommendations from its April town hall meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The seventh in a series of town hall meetings across the country, the discussions at the Atlanta event tackled timely themes like the implications …
Open Letter on WeCareHealth to Hazel Henderson
By Lavinia Weissman, Founder of WorkEcology August 19, 2009 Hazel, in 2007, you called me to tell me you would be joining others in Brussels to launch a new economic thought leadership called Beyond GDP. As you know, I personally took this to heart because it is tied so much …
Why sexism is behind the attacks on the FDIC chief
Loaded for Bair Why sexism is behind the attacks on the FDIC chief. By Maureen Tkacik Posted Sunday, August 2, 2009 – 9:25pm I recently heard that Vogue was desperate to find women prominent in the colossal effort to fix the financial crisis to profile. Um, hello! FDIC Chairwoman Sheila …
WHEN WOMEN COUNT
By Elizabeth Wallace On the other side of the globe, Hazel Henderson was also looking at an economic system blind to billions of women workers. A self-described “housewife” in New York City, Henderson found a new calling after leading a … read more…
Womenable E3 News: 2nd Quarter 2009
It is our goal, in this quarterly newsletter, to provide a concise digest of news, information and links to 1: educate, 2: enlighten and 3: empower your work on behalf of nascent, new, established and growing women-owned enterprises around the world. Click here for the newsletter (PDF).
One-of-a-Kind Opportunity to Impact the Future of Women’s Business Ownership
The Center for Women’s Business Research, the National Women’s Business Council, and Walmart are sponsoring a dynamic new research study and your participation is crucial to its success. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to contribute to dynamic research that will impact the future of women’s business ownership in the United …
NWBC Engage! May 2009 Issue
NWBC Atlanta Town Hall Meeting Connects Women Business Owners The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) held a town hall meeting for women entrepreneurs on April 29 in Atlanta, Georgia. The 7th in a series of meetings across the country, this event attracted nearly 200 participants and provided an opportunity for …
New Feminist Network for 'Glocal' Activism
.!. SEOUL, Apr 20 (IPS) – Feminist activists have adopted ‘glocal’, a relatively new geolexical construct, to bridge activism from across Asia, Latin America and Africa.
CalPERS CEO Anne Stausboll Elected Board Co-Chair of Ceres, the Nation’s Largest Coalition of Investors and Environmentalists
SAN FRANCISCO—Ceres announced today that Anne Stausboll, Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s largest public pension fund, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), was unanimously elected as co-chair of its board. Ceres President Mindy S. Lubber made the announcement before 500 corporate leaders, investors and environmentalists at the Ceres …
Calvert Women’s Principles Provide Starting Point for UN Global Compact, UNIFEM Initiative on Women’s Empowerment
Calvert Women’s Principles Provide Starting Point for UN Global Compact, UNIFEM Initiative on Women’s Empowerment March 11, 2009///Bethesda, MD///The Calvert Women’s Principles® (CWP) are the starting point of a project convened by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), entitled Advancing Women in …