1 November 2017 | Europe, Gender, Regional
This article was originally published by the United Nations Development Program for Ukraine and republished here with their permission. A close look at new open data highlights where is the glass ceiling for women managers in Ukraine, and how traditional gender...
31 October 2017 | Media & Culture, Motivation
Picture perfect? With our society becoming increasingly social-media based, the idea of perfection is in many ways dictating the actions of Generation Z, my generation. This especially affects teenage girls. We constantly fall into an unhealthy cycle of comparing...
30 October 2017 | Founders
Founder Spotlight: Andrea Loubier of Mailbird Email: A BIG part of our daily life Admit it, emails might be a huge part of your life. Aside from the irritating spam and promotional stuff, they are something we tend to really look forward to—for information,...
26 October 2017 | Founders
A conversation with CNote co-founder and COO Yuliya Tarasava It’s no small feat to put together a savings vehicle that gives you high returns. How’d you piece it together? Where were the opportunities others had missed? The last year has been a real...
25 October 2017 | Interview, Leadership, Menu-Homepage, Sponsored
There’s only so much you can achieve in engineering on your own, and the same goes for your career. Upside’s tech lead talks about how she’s risen so far. We sat down with Chief Technology Officer Emily Dresner at Upside, a travel booking platform...
20 October 2017 | Africa, Career, Interview, Regional
The GirlCode Academy platform is the first program of its kind in Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa. It provides Nigerian women free training in software and web application development. The Academy has just recently graduated its first class. We spoke with...
16 October 2017 | Funding, Menu-Editors-Pick
Crowdfunding has revolutionized the way businesses can fund themselves. With crowdfunding, individuals give amounts ranging from $5 to thousands of dollars or more, but usually in the $10-$1,00 range. If you get enough people interested, it can add up to serious cash....
13 October 2017 | Gender, Media & Culture
Women are making progress despite the system, and they need our help. Women are still very much a minority in Silicon Valley. Fewer than 30% of tech workers are women, fewer than 20% board members, 17% startup founders and 8% investment partners. Many women feel that...
12 October 2017 | Career, Motivation
This article is from our friends over at Fairygodboss, where it was first published. As much as I struggle with networking, I constantly remind myself that it’s one of the most effective ways to build connections, influence and bandwidth in the business world....
