Lilian Ajayi-Ore, Founder and CEO of the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W) was invited to Speak, by the Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Guinea to the United Nations, the Permanent Observes of the African Union to the United Nations and the Acting Execute Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund to participate in a high-level event…
“The women on our list, “GC4W Top Female CEOs” are challenging the status quo and the role of women in the workplace, while inspiring the next generation to follow their footsteps in creating a world where women leaders are to be expected” ~ Lilian Ajayi-Ore, CEO and Founder, Global Connecions for Women Foundation. With a rather slow growth in the…
The world welcomes a new First Female President of Singapore and the first Malay president in 47 years, Her Excellence, Halimah Yacob. SINGAPORE: Former Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob is set to be Singapore’s first Malay president in more than 47 years, after the Elections Department (ELD) said on Monday (Sept 11) that only one individual qualified for the inaugural reserved…
An economist report on how to protect women against HIV virus. Since women contract HIV more often than men, a newly-developed contraceptive is great news. A newly-developed vaginal ring releases small doses of drugs over a three-month period. There are several reasons why women contract HIV more often than men. Some are biological: women have a higher chance of contracting…
You’re applying for a new job and hoping to get a significant pay bump. We’ve all heard the advice not to lie on your resume. But what about inflating your current salary, especially if you know you’re underpaid? When it’s common knowledge that women only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the criteria, why not just add a bullet…
Did you know Women’s brains are significantly more active in many more regions than men’s? according to new research by the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. A study by scientists from Amen Clinics in California led the biggest brain imaging survey to date. It compared over 46,000 brain scans from nine clinics and analyzed the differences between male and female brains. The…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: We’re happy to announce that for the third consecutive year, the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W) has received the Best of Manhattan Award in the Charity Organizations category, selected by the Manhattan Award Program. On September 7th, 2017 — Global Connections for Women Foundation, one of the leading international non-profits of the millennium in the areas of gender equality, women empowerment, and youth…
“My job is to build an IBM that’s durable.” ~ Virginia “Ginni” Rometty, CEO of IBM Summary: Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is the current chairman, president and CEO of IBM, and the first woman to head the company. Prior to becoming president and CEO in January 2012, she held the positions of senior vice president and group executive for sales, marketing,…
“I have more money than my mother would have ever imagined, and I still don’t judge my success by that.” ~ Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox Summary: Ursula M. Burns is an American business leader who has been Chairwoman of Xerox since 2010, and was Xerox CEO from 2009 to 2016. Burns was the first African-American woman CEO to head a…
“I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.” ~ Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube Summary: Women CEOs are few and…
