‘The Power of Yin’
Highlights benefits of holistic approach to SRI, sustainability, networking, the Love Economy, the empowerment of women.
Relates to: Wealth of Networks, SRI, Global Citizenship
Investors Put Gender on the Agenda
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A coalition of global investors, managing over US $73 billion in assets, called on companies across the world today to increase representation of qualified women on boards of directors and in senior management. The call from Pax World, Calvert and Walden Asset Management, comes in response to a survey of 4,200 [...]
Dr. Mary C. Pearl, Internationally Known Scientist, Educator and Not-For-Profit Executive,Educator and Not-For-Profit Executive, is the Garrison Institute’s New CEO
Dr. Mary C. Pearl, Internationally Known Scientist, Educator and Not-For-Profit Executive, is the Garrison Institute's New CEO The Garrison Institute is pleased to announce that Mary C. Pearl, Ph. D. is our new Chief Executive Officer, effective August, 2010. She is an internationally known conservationist who served as the first Dean and [...]
Invitation: Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus
Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus Facing the Climate Crisis, Collaborating for Solutions Working Session on Four Thriving Initiatives Men are also very welcome! Bay Area Gathering September 17th 2010, 7:00 PM New Location: Book Passage Conference Room, Limited Seating the Book Passage has two buildings, go to the one in the back 51 [...]
Lia Diskin – Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Award for promotion of Gandhian values
It is a joy to inform you that our co-founder, Lia Diskin, was offered the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation 2010 International Award for her Contribution to Promotion of Gandhian Values outside India. This international distinction is offered yearly, and previous winners include Bishop Desmond Tutu, Johan Galtung, Sir Joseph Rottblat, Mr. Satish [...]
The Sustainability Sector: Newest Asset Class
Review of The Blue Economy by Gunter Pauli, Report to the Club of Rome, 2010, by Hazel Henderson Author Gunter Pauli has in his latest book, The Blue Economy, laid out the parameters for the great transition of early-stage industrialism to a truly sustainable strategy for human development. Pauli is a brilliant systems scientist as well as a [...]
UN Establishes ‘UN Women” – and CEDAW Ratification Activity in USA
Dear UNA-SF Friends, The creation of the new UN organization "UN WOMEN" (below) is GREAT news for the world! Congratulations to the UN for this initiative. This will also give new impetus to the UNAs efforts to see the Obama Administration ratify CEDAW, the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. You are [...]
Cinderella of Wall Street by Lydia Fisher, Galyda Media, 2009
Cinderella of Wall Street by Lydia Fisher Reviewed by Rosalinda Sanquiche Lydia Fisher offers an honest assessment of her rise on Wall Street and disillusionment with the system. As a strong woman, smart and ambitious, she faced the same questions of femininity, motherhood and professional advancement that so many struggle with. In poignant [...]
Jobeda wins Award for Social Business Leader of the Year
Jobeda Ali is winner of the Social Business Leader Award at the Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Awards 2010. Dear friends, I would like to share some wonderful news: on Tuesday I won the Award for Social Business Leader of the Year at the Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Awards, held every year in London. A press release is attached for [...]
Congratulations to Martha Shaw, CEO of EarthAdvertising, our friend and colleague in advertising
Earth Advertising’s CEO Martha Shaw and 28 others are first graduating class of Clean Tech Exec at NYU Poly. (New York, NY) - May 20, 2010. The inaugural class of NYU Polytechnic Institute’s Clean Tech Exec Program graduated this week after presentations of Applied Projects by each member of this select group of New York State’s clean [...]
Inspiring Women Summit and Leadership Program
We attracted 29,000 registrants from at least 121 countries thanks to the outreach of our participating leaders and our co-sponsoring orgs. The dialogues were rich and touching examples of mutual empowerment. Sometimes the dialogues amongst participants would continue for up to two hours after the end of the live calls. Many beautiful things [...]
