Women Leaders: Page 10

Thought Leaders

Last Woman Standing: After 2020, One Women's Coworking Company Remains

Hera Hub has survived the pandemic, and the cultural fallout that afflicted other female coworking businesses. Founder Felena Hanson explains how she pulled it off.

Thought Leaders

7 Entrepreneurial Ways to Celebrate International Women's Day

Plus, powerhouse female leaders from Google, Pepsi, Etsy and Lilly Pulitzer share how they're marking March 8 this year.

Women Entrepreneur®

VC Funding Still a Tall Order for Women Founders

Lack of support through VC funding is a major impediment to progress of women entrepreneurs compared to their male counterparts

Thought Leaders

Brooklyn-Bred Business Owner Starts Student-Entrepreneur Grant in Immigrant Parents' Names

Lorene Cowan founded the annual National Student Entrepreneur Summit as a forum for networking and mentorship. Now, with her father and late mother top of mind, she's raising the stakes.

Leadership

Why Too Many Women's Leadership Initiatives Fail

Here are three actionable tips to keep high-potential women from leaking through the leadership pipeline at your organization.

Leadership

#DriveDefinesHer: In Conversation With Porsche Middle East's Head of Legal and Compliance, Shurooq Zainal

"I am extremely proud to represent a country that embraces gender equality and empowers women to thrive and succeed in their chosen path."

Business News

Founder Institute, WomenTech Network Team up to Bridge Gap Between Europe and Silicon Valley for Female Founders

Early-stage founders are the main focus of the partnership and the program is open to female entrepreneurs anywhere in the world in an effort to make the startup ecosystem more diverse.

Leadership

How Women-Led Startups Can Get Past The Challenges Of Being In A Male-Dominated Technology Ecosystem

"As two entrepreneurs and founders of a social tech platform, we acknowledge that women in the UAE are at the center of a regional hub with endless opportunities to grow an online business. That being said, female-owned businesses are still in the huge minority."

News and Trends

1 in 5 Women Point to Need for Engaged Network of Senior Women to Rise to Leadership Positions: Survey

JobsForHer conducted a survey to gauge what women workers think can help them take on higher roles and responsibilities in the workplace

Women Entrepreneur®

Challenges Of Establishing As Woman Leader In a Traditional Sector

There are still certain fields of work that are just opening to the idea of women leadership and entrepreneurship although they are still at a nascent stage

Leadership

12 Leadership Lessons from Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar

How her executive roles at McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce and Square have shaped her as a leader today.

Growth Strategies

For Women In Finance, It's Time Their Workplaces Stop Adapting, And Start Evolving

Women bring a different perspective and experience to the table. Their approach and understanding of business are fundamental to the creation and success of high-performance workplaces.

Thought Leaders

The Wing Founder Audrey Gelman Says She Made Big Mistakes

The former CEO of the women's coworking space is speaking out to take responsibility for how the company mistreated employees of color and sustained classist structures.

Business News

Lenovo and Ava DuVernay Unveil VR Film Series on Empowering Women

Just in time for the UN's International Day of the Girl.

Leadership

5 Lessons From Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The iconic and pioneering jurist left behind a lifetime of wisdom.