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Black Women Need Sponsors and Advocates We don’t have the same resources and networks to rely on.

Data published by the U.S. Census Bureau, Dow Jones, the Harvard Business Review, and others from 10 private and public studies conclusively show the following:

1) Women-owned firms generate significantly higher revenue than male-owned firms.
2) Female-owned firms create significantly more jobs than their male-owned peers.
3)Women are more effective in Senior Leadership roles.
4)Women executives significantly improve company performance as compared with men.
5)Women have a much larger appetite for growth and success than their male counterparts.

Statistics Show Women Are Better Entrepreneurs Than Men - European Chamber of Digital Commerce Entrepreneur Magazine (Europe) found that 98% of venture capital funding goes to men although women own about 1/3 of all businesses in both the U.S. and Europe.  However, Boston Consulting Group published in the report, “Why Women-Owned Startups Are a Better Bet”, that businesses founded by wom...

Smart Girl Bianca Reed takes on bias against working Mom's in the ad industry. And how COVID 19 has brought this struggle front and center.

"We often forget that many of our clients are juggling their kids, too, and that you can become kindred spirits in the battle to get it all done. To continue to progress past the bias against working mothers, we need each other. Simply put, empowered women empower women. We need a community of women that can relate to and support each other and will not allow the return to work to limit the progress we have made during this crisis."

The Pandemic Highlights True Talents of Working Moms Multitasking selves to the forefront.

Totally cool new boxing sneakers coming to market from Society Nine's Lynn Le. She is not only a bad ass female founder, but runs a superb design company. Don't box (yet)? No worries, these are super cute and comfy.

Society Nine Women's Boxing Shoe A stylish and high performing women’s boxing sneaker for the gym and the street.

Listen to excellent interview with Rukaiyah Adams, who heads up investments at Meyer Trust. She addresses what is in store for Oregon's economy post COVID 19 and her position on equity capitol and its role in extracting wealth from our economy.

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Christina Koch, is a very cool astronaut, who completed three all-female spacewalks and set a record for time in space, but you should remember her for much more. Her work in research in space, that could someday help mankind survive living in space. Check it out here: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/astronaut-christina-koch-station-science-scrapbook

Christina Koch Lands on Earth, and Crosses a Threshold for Women in Space The astronaut completed three all-female spacewalks and set a record for time in space, but you should remember her for much more.

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For The First Time In History, Harvard Has Four Black Women Faculty Deans All photos via: The Harvard Crimson For the first time in Harvard University’s history, four of its schools are led by Black women, reports The Harvard Crimson. In August 2018, Professor Claudine Gay became the latest string of Black women to be appointed to dean positions at the university. Her r...

“Charmaine's crew is Australia's first all-Indigenous, all-female fire brigade, a highly-skilled bunch of mothers and grandmothers who can pull a strike-team together faster than wildfire.

These trailblazing women are the backbone of the remote Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust, a self-governing Aboriginal community in the State's far east.”

Meet the brave Aussie, all-female Indigenous firefighting crew protecting their community Meet the Aussie all-female Indigenous firefighting crew from Victoria, the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust CFA, who protect both community and sacred land

Congratulations to all of the winners! 🎉 🏆

For The First Time In History, Girls Win All The Top 5 Prizes Of The National STEM Competition This year, something truly amazing happened in the Broadcom MASTERS National STEM Competition. Both the participants and organizers were excited to witness a historic moment. For the first time since the competition was launched in 2010, all top 5 prizes were awarded to girls.

Forbes just named World’s Most Powerful Women: #1 Angela Merkel, #2 Christine Legarde, #3 Nancy Pelosi - in that order. Greta Thunberg made the list at #100 - not bad for a 16 year old!!

Way to go Smart Girls!!

World's Most Powerful Women Forbes' definitive ranking of the most powerful women in the world. Inside this list you’ll meet the extraordinary entrepreneurs and visionary CEOS, celebrity role models and billionaire activists, foremost heads of state and pioneer philanthropists who are transforming the world – all ranked by...