CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Music artist and actress Queen Latifah is among the honorees being recognized by Harvard University this year for their contributions to black history and culture. Harvard is set to award the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal to Queen Latifah and six other recipients on Oct. 22, 2019, according to the Cambridge, Massachusetts school’s Hutchins Center for African and African…
The Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W) will be hosting a twitter chat in partnership with Social Good Lagos to honor International Youth Day. Guest speakers include Banky Wellington, Vivian Onano, Lilian Ajayi Ore, and Oluwatobi Aigbogun. Join us on Monday at 1 pm ET. on Twitter as we share more knowledge, discuss and create more opportunities for the Youth…
GC4W will host an Entrepreneurship Office Hour on Facebook Live on Thursday, September 5th.
G7 Summit: Akinwumi Adesina on Funding Gaps for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
When Target decided to test the market on natural hair care products, they added four brands to their shelves. Among them was Mahisha Dellinger’s, Curls. At the time, Dellinger was still a new entrepreneur, with her products in just 100 retail stores. A year-and-half later, she had hit six figures. Now, seventeen years since launching, Curls is a multi-million-dollar brand…
Beijing+25: Celebrating 25 years of championing women’s rights.
Generation Equality means Realizing women’s rights for an equal future.
This VC Fund caters to pre-seed, seed, and Series A startups while servicing an underrepresented segment of women vying for more representation and funding opportunities. Fearless Fund Launches $5 Million Dollar VC Fund Fueling Women Of Color Owned Business. The Fearless Fund invests in women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level, or series A funding. With a mission of…
General Motors becomes the first major Auto company in history to have a Female CEO, and a Female CFO. Only 23 companies in the Fortune 500 have a female CEO. Hershey is the only other company on that list that also has women as both CEO and CFO.
The Global Connections for Women Foundation launch the GC4W Entrepreneurship Certificate Program to develop and train the next generation of entrepreneurs on ways to scale their business ventures and improve their leadership skills. This intensive 5-day training program is scheduled to run soon for the second time with a cohort of 10-15 candidates. The cost is offered by GC4W at…