‘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
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...
New Council Report Encourages Expanded Entrepreneurial Training for Women
Posted July 31, 2009 A new report by the National Women's Business Council (NWBC) analyzes successful practices of entrepreneurship programs serving women students and provides resources for community colleges, entrepreneurship centers, and non-credit programs looking to expand their outreach and service to current and future women [...]
Women and girls have been discriminated against for too long in a twisted interpretation of the word of God.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Losing My Religion for Equality, by Jimmy Carter After several years of trying to bring about change from the inside, Jimmy Carter has announced that he's severing his ties with the Southern Baptist church over its treatment of women. As I post this news, I find myself thinking of what Greenpeace activists had to say [...]
World Pulse Launches Voices of Our Future
Women citizen journalists harness Web 2.0 to broadcast from remote regions across the globe. With great pride, we introduce to you World Pulse's very first Voices of Our Future--a new network of 30 grassroots women correspondents reporting live from 21 nations. Selected from over 500 applicants from 90 countries, these are women speaking out on [...]
Women Are the Energy Decision Makers and Want the U.S. to Move Toward Clean Energy, a New National Survey Shows
But Awareness Gaps Cloud their Understanding of the Connection between Electricity Sources and Clean Air -- Women want clean energy -- Women need more information on electricity and clean energy -- Air pollution’s effect on family health is a major concern -- Women business owners lead the way WASHINGTON D.C., June 18, 2009 [...]
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 States! Just five [...]
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 the Council to hear from a [...]
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. (more...)
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 [...]
