By: Quinn Fish The historic 2020 election means a new era for women, and working moms especially. In VP-Elect Kamala Harris, we’ll have the first-ever woman Vice President, the first Black Vice President, and the first Vice President of South Asian descent. In Dr. Biden, we’ll have the first-ever full-time working First Lady. Plus, they’re both moms. President-Elect Joe Biden…
By: Heather Marcoux The numbers are in, and so is Harris. California Sen. Kamala Harris will be the United States’ next Vice President. This is huge news for little girls who never imagined they could hold such a high office, and it’s huge news for their mothers, too. Harris has been pushing for change on several issues that matter so much…
Join us for “the Stars Have Aligned… It’s A Sparti Party With Francesca Vuillemin, Astrologer” on Wednesday on November 18th at 7 pm est. with Francesca Vuillemin, PR Executive and GC4W Board, Abby Wallach, CEO + Co-Founder, Sparti Scents, and Dr. Lilian Ajayi-Ore, Founder + CEO, Global Connections for Women Foundation. The spotlight is on you with Dance Sparti’s combination of dynamic notes of…
As adults, our social skills are so ingrained in our daily lives that we often don’t think twice about what we’re doing or how we’re doing it. Whether we’re introducing two people, interacting with the cashier at the grocery store or showing empathy toward a friend who’s been sick, our social skills have been fine-tuned enough through the years that…
By: A.Marie Silver Whether your children are learning from home due to the pandemic, or you’re in need of something to keep them entertained during the weekend, nothing is better than combining fun with education. We picked out a selection of fabulous science experiments. The good news is, each of these experiments is easy. The bad news is, adult supervision will…
I’ve got news for you: developing an entrepreneurial mindset doesn’t require an MBA. Some people seem to be born with the entrepreneurial spirit – that drive to start something new, solve the problems they see in the world, and strike out on their own. Others work really hard at developing that mindset and keeping it strong. Whether you’re hoping to start…
Starting on November 1st, we promise to give you lots of fantastic reasons to shop small and support female entrepreneurs on the new GC4W Marketplace.
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…
BY VANESSA VAN EDWARDS Do men and women lead differently? Researchers have found that women tend to have a distinct leadership style that shapes how they run their teams. Specifically, these studies show that women tend to use what’s called the transformational leadership style. Transformational Leadership: Transformational leaders aim to enhance the motivation, morale and job performance of followers by working with teams to…
By Aimee Lewis In a remote village in Pakistan’s Chitral Valley, about 1500 meters above sea level, wi-fi is intermittent. It is among these mountains bordering Afghanistan that Karishma Ali is changing lives — and trying to tell her story despite technological difficulties. It is a world away, says Ali, from the capital Islamabad, where she would have spent most…