How Future Businesswomen Can Get Leadership Experience You’re never too young to set goals for yourself. As young women, we spend our high school English classes having lofty daydreams about our future, wondering if we’ll end up hustling in New York City or Los Angeles, starting a small company in our hometown, or if we’ll be traveling the world. There…
By Geri Stengel Restaurants have been one of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. As of July 10, 2020, more than 26,000 restaurants closed; 60% of those have closed permanently, according to Yelp Economic Average. With Covid-19 cases still rising, more full or partial lockdowns are expected, which will result in more restaurant closures in the future. It’s not…
On Tuesday, August 4, a pair of explosions rocked the capital city of Beirut, with the second large enough to be felt 150 miles away, in Cyprus. The cause of the explosions in Lebanon’s capital city is still undetermined at this time, but the impact is already being felt on a mass scale. In addition to killing at least 100 people and…
Chelsea Clinton is extending her celebration of women to chapter books and the world of sports.
Michelle Obama Is Hosting a Brand-New Relationship Podcast Is Michelle Obama stepping into Esther Perel’s shoes? The former first lady’s newly announced Spotify podcast—which will feature weekly conversations with Valerie Jarrett, Michele Norris, Conan O’Brien, and other renowned figures about the relationships that have shaped them—suggests as much. Of course, Obama’s podcast likely won’t get into the nitty-gritty of romantic relationships to…
Known the world over for her campaign for girls’ education, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has now finished her degree at Oxford University and, like all students, is just looking forward to some sleep and some movies.
Dr. Lilian Ajayi-Ore: Doctorate Degree News We are so pleased to announce the success of the Founder and CEO of the Global Connections for Women Foundation. Dr. Lilian Ajayi-Ore has completed her Doctor of Education Degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a Double Distinction. Through years of determination, perseverance and intellectual accomplishments, our Founder has the designated honor of…
How This Hollywood Producer Empowers Women Behind The Camera Hollywood producer, Laverne McKinnon, partner at K&L Productions, encourages creative professionals to use their stories to derive outer accomplishment from inner meaning through leadership coaching. For over two decades in the entertainment industry, she has been an activist in supporting women empowerment and breaking down barriers that exist for women working…
Beyoncé’s Directory of Black-Owned Businesses to Support Beyoncé has many founders, owners and entrepreneurs of color jumping for joy after including them in her directory of Black-owned businesses. In addition to releasing a new song, “Black Parade,” on Juneteenth, her website was also updated to feature an organized list curated by her go-to fashion stylist, Zerina Akers. On Instagram, Akers presented @black.owned.everything and…
20 Amazing Women Who Are Changing the World Even though International Women’s Day is March 8, these 20 women are proving that it doesn’t matter what day it is — it’s always a good time to celebrate the advances made by women in the past few years. From the first openly transgender state representative to the first black female artist to paint an official…
