Every year, since the early 1990s, more women decide to get married and have children later in life. This decision increases the risk of infertility and miscarriage. The 2019 CDC data on births in the United States reports that the general fertility rate declined 1% in 2019 to 58.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years from 59.1 in 2018.…
Lauren Hobart’s appointment to helm of Dick’s Sporting Goods brings number of women running Fortune 500 companies to a record By Vanessa Fuhrams In a year especially hard on many working women, the corporate world can hail one major milestone: A record 41 female CEOs are slated to be soon running Fortune 500 companies. The Tuesday appointment of Lauren Hobart as…
The Lebanese singer just unveiled her new song — dedicated to all the strong and resilient women of the Arab world and her hometown: Beirut.
In February 2020, Julia Paige stepped into a new role as the Global Director of Social Impact at Uber. She did not imagine then that she would be leading the company’s response to a global pandemic. But just one month later, when the news of the coronavirus outbreak broke, Paige had her hands full. Thankfully for Paige, she thrives under…
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…
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…
Overseeing the annual sample sale at her Greenpoint, Brooklyn, boutique, Aurora James is in her element. The minimalist space has been transformed into a kind of ad hoc exhibition of the back catalog of Brother Vellies, James’s accessories label, with glitter-flecked boots and glossy pink sandals spread out on concrete floors as a staff composed mostly of animated Gen-Z’ers unboxes more…
Women are undeniably good for business. Numbers consistently show that gender-diverse companies are more likely to experience above-average profitability. Also, from my experience I have observed that women add an important complementary perspective to the business issue at hand, which often results in a wider range of solutions. Thus, it is rational for workplaces to create supportive environments for women…
There is one sector where women are taking over: agriculture. This is an opportunity for women’s economic empowerment that should not be missed.
Ciara Opens Up About Finding True Love & Going Through Pregnancy In Lockdown By the time a woman is pregnant with her third child, she can normally expect to know what she’s in for – the doctors’ appointments, the helter-skelter hormones, the steady stream of visitors immediately before and after the birth. But we are not living in normal times,…