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Dr. Lilian Ajayi-Ore joins the Future of Nigeria and Good Governance Panel

POLITICS & CULTURE: THE JOURNEY FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA Join us on Thursday, November 5th, 2020 for a virtual conversation on Zoom about politics & culture: a journey to good governance in Nigeria. This virtual event will bring together members in the Diaspora and people passionate about the #EndSars movement and good governance in Nigeria. PANEL TOPIC & CONVERSIONS: The…

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Jasmine Jones’s Prosthetics For Breast Cancer Survivors

Jasmine Jones recalls searching the aisles of a medical device shop for a breast prosthetic for her grandmother, who recently had a mastectomy. Hidden behind aisles of walkers, canes and bandages, they found the one and only option: a pink prosthetic that wasn’t even covered by health insurance. Twenty years later, Jones is creating a more positive prosthetic experience for…

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GC4W Marketplace Spotlight – Yina Bae, Fashion Designer

GC4W is so excited to announce that we are carrying Yina Yina on our newly launched GC4W Marketplace. We started a new campaign this month to encourage our community to #shopsmall and support female entrepreneurs when doing your holiday shopping this season.  Founded by Yina Bae, a Korean American designer based in New York City, YINA YINA is an accessories brand inspired by simplicity.…

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GC4W Marketplace Promotes Community & Empowerment

With the impact of COVID-19 on small business owners globally coupled with the difficulties many small businesses are facing in an ever-changing world, the Global Connections for Women Foundation is pleased to announce our launch of the GC4W Marketplace. The GC4W Marketplace is an e-commerce site that will provide guests with the opportunity to support small women-owned businesses while viewing…

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Women Turn To TikTok For Health Information and OBGYNs Are There To Meet Them

By Katie Kindelan When Dr. Danielle Jones, a board-certified OBGYN, wants to talk about a women’s health issue, all she has to do is log onto TikTok and her message is heard. One recent video of Jones talking about period pain on the short-form, video-sharing app garnered more than 480,000 likes and nearly 4,000 comments. In another video with more than 100,000 likes, Jones takes on…

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What Female Entrepreneurs Really Need: a Cheerleader Team

By Maria Prohazka A couple of weeks back, I was  part of a panel discussion at Creative Business Cup — a network for innovative businesses — in Copenhagen, addressing the topic of female entrepreneurship. Some rather prominent and successful female entrepreneurs were on the panel alongside of me, but the discussion quickly devolved into how, today, men in the Western nations are still more likely to…

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