Networking Tips From An Introverted Founder
Whenever I tell people I’m an introvert, they don’t believe me. I regularly speak to large audiences and pitch my startup to investors who don’t exactly look like me, a young Filipina woman. I’ve coached hundreds of other people on how to be confident when pitching their dreams. I’ve perfected the art of connecting deeply with people […]
Mama Samia Suluhu Underscores The Importance Of Educating Girls
Vice President Mama Samia Suluhu has asked girls to utilise the fee free education as the open opportunity to reach their career goals in future. She made the remarks when opening the 14th edition of the gender festival at the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) grounds today. She said some reports shows an increase in […]
Kenya: Women Challenged to Take Up Leadership In Federations
Women in various Kenyan federations have been challenged to go for top seats following a successful inaugural symposium on Women, Sport and Development held in Nairobi on Monday. Speaking during the event that was graced by Football Kenya Federation vice president Doris Petra, her counterpart from Kenya Volleyball Federation Martin Makokha urged men who have […]
Sudan: New Initiative To Defend Women Journalists
Sudanese women journalists started an initiative that strives to defend the rights of women journalists. The journalists held a press conference at the Teiba Information Centre in Khartoum on Thursday to announce the start of the initiative, which still has to be named. The initiative aims to improve the women journalists’ rights to work, equal […]
Rant Of The Day – Just According To My Boyfriend
Welcome to the rant column Excuse me, please?. Can we have some heart to heart talk as sisters? Young sisters most importantly. I hate it, I detest it, it quite irritating when young girls who are supposed to take their lives in their hands are depending on the words of their boyfriends to move! They […]
Empowering Rural Women Through Education
The right to education is fundamental Human Right. Education is crucial for development of women. Rural women’s access to education and training can have a major impact on their potential to access and benefit from income-generating opportunities and improve their overall well-being. Education without any doubt positively impacts the wellbeing of women in rural areas […]
Women Farm Workers Protest Labour Law Violations In South Africa
On the last day of women’s month, more than 200 women farm workers marched from Keizergracht Street in Cape Town to the provincial legislature and then to the Department of Labour. They wore black shirts that read: “Stop labour rights violations!”. They carried posters with “Demand Better Labour Conditions” and “We Demand Toilets in the […]
UN Women Supports Liberia Broadcasting System
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has signed an agreement with the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in Liberia through the ‘Women’s Radio Project.’ Led by the LBS, the 4-month agreement will support, the production of live radio talk-shows on women’s […]
TGNP Festival To Award Female Leaders
Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan will award five women for their contribution to the country’s development during this year’s gender festival to be hosted by Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP). Others, who will be honoured for their notable contribution during the festival dubbed “The Transformation of Oppressive Systems for Gender Equality and Sustainable Development” are […]
These Female Entrepreneurs Created A Fake Male Co-Founder To Work Around Sexism
From the scandals involving gender bias at Uber and Google and the resignations of two prominent investors as a result of accusations of sexual harassment, the last few months have seen an intense focus about how issues of workplace sexism and discrimination are addressed, especially in Silicon Valley. The sexism at play in the tech industry can manifest in a number […]
State Fails To Protect Women In Muslim Marriages
There is a need for “coherent clear legislation” to provide for the protection of women in Muslim marriages, the Women’s Legal Centre told the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Advocate Nazreen Bawa, for the centre, said there was an “unmet constitutional obligation”, GroundUp reported. The centre is asking the court for married Muslim women […]
Majority Of Women Are Smallholder Farmers, Petty Traders
A majority of women entrepreneurs in Africa still engage in small-scale farming and petty businesses, as they continue to battle customs and traditions that prohibit them from owning assets, especially land, and therefore lack collateral to access credit. Many of them lack financial literacy due to low levels or lack of education. Even where they […]
Why Entrepreneurs Should Question Everything And Everyone
So much of the work that goes into building relationships — friends, mentors, business partners — takes place around a dining table. Trying to make a first impression is stressful enough, but for many people with food allergies and sensitivities there is another layer of fear there: waiting to see if something wrong might land […]
Geita Girls’ Monthly Nightmare Force Them Out Of Classes
Girls in Geita District are caught between a rock and a hard surface. Despite grappling with cultural norms and values that reduce them to mere sources of income upon marriage while on the other hand strive to dodge early pregnancies and marriage traps; they are disheartened by lack of sanitary facilities in schools. It is […]
Dynamic Ways To Serve Your Clients
1. Always Available Wins The Game Clients like to know that people are available to them — always be available to respond to their needs, whether tTThey are asking about shipment dates or product features. Answer phone calls, emails and texts as quickly as possible, but certainly within 24 hours. If a client is asking about […]