This young woman made a challenging career change. Now she’s making a fundamental, tangible difference in the lives of less advantaged people in Anglophone Africa. For these achievements, World Woman Hour honors her as one of 60 women leading change in the world. Zanélle Dalglish works for the global energy management company Schneider Electric, where […]
One of our youngest World Woman Hour honorees is leading change in multiple ways despite just being in her early 20s. Angie Redondo Herrera’s story began in the city of Riohacha, where she was born and raised. The city is a regional capital in northeastern Colombia, a part of the country where mining plays a
Early October 2019, I sit down with an Ambassador who, in an earlier life, has been a high school Principal in his home country. At the meeting is a young, female counselor who is responsible for a whole plethora of diplomatic functions on behalf of her embassy. After the business of the day, the Ambassador
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World Woman Hour honors Geralyn Ritter for leading change in a unique combination of ways. She is the author of Bone by Bone: A Memoir of Healing, an upcoming book about her recovery from severe, life-altering trauma, and already has helped many others by speaking on the subject. Meanwhile, Geralyn also leads in the corporate
In my 30-plus years of marketing, I’ve seen an evolutionary shift in how brands are offered, advertised and supplied to consumers driven largely by the rise of the internet and most specifically social media. While some data around how women seek out and consume brands still holds true, there is a seismic behavioral shift that
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In 2018, I was fired from my prestigious job at an advertising agency for becoming a mother. The experience shocked me. I had hoped to become a leader in my industry. I dreamed of one day becoming a CMO. I immediately began to job hunt for a position that would put me back on track.
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I came to Silicon Valley in 2009 as an expat for a global, world-leading communication company – Ericsson. It was an exciting experience arriving from Swedish culture to Silicon Valley culture, from a technology company that has been around for 140 years to Silicon Valley companies that have been extraordinarily successful and “only” ten
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“When you’ve reached the top, send the elevator back down.” It’s a phrase we hear a lot when it comes to achieving career success and helping others. It sounds idealistic, but actions speak louder than words. How are we, as leaders in the technology industry, supporting the career aspirations of the next generation of women?
We are familiar with the concept of a “blue ocean” strategy developed by the famed book of that title written by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. It is the concept that unlike a “red ocean strategy” of beating the competition in an existing market, a blue ocean strategy seeks to define a new ocean
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We are living amidst an unprecedented epidemic that is impacting families regardless of race, economic status, education or address — the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes. According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), over 50 percent of adults in this country suffer from diabetes or prediabetes. Over 50% of
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Young women, whether elementary or high school students in summer programs or health professions students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will find that health care is being slowly redefined as more reflective of our state and nation. More than 70 percent of UAMS’ 10,000-plus employees are women, including in leadership at
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In order for global health programs to achieve equity, they must represent all of society. Women need to be represented in strategic decision-making processes and in program implementation, to ensure programs have the desired impact and are effective for all targeted populations. Public health programs that have broader representation and inclusion of society are more
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The Copperbelt region in the north of Zambia is known for one thing – mining. So, when a group of women from the area declared that they wanted to farm, you can imagine most people’s reaction. Dorothy Musenge Manda, who was part of that group said: “the hardest challenge we had when we started here
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Ask a consumer at the grocery store who they think is responsible for producing the food on the shelves, and the common answer is: a white man in his 50s. While it’s true most North American farmers are Caucasian males averaging 58 years old, reports U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), if you dig more deeply
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When do you think the computer age began? Many would say the 80s and 90s when personal computers and at-home internet took off. Others would point to the birth of Silicon Valley in the 60s or the advent of the first vacuum tube computers during WWII. But, to find the true origin of the digital
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Author: Dr. Joynicole Martinez, Director, Research & Development, World Woman Foundation The long-term growth and economic success of societies is directly linked to the rate of entrepreneurship within its boundaries, with secondary effects influencing social growth and development. Social entrepreneurship and social enterprise are key contributors to the creation and diversification of entrepreneurial activity, economic
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As the world becomes increasingly divided—with the rise of political and economic tribalism, and the proliferation of nationalist, populist governments—there is a troubling gap in progress on critical areas for shared global development and prosperity. In today’s world, no one sector can solve challenges alone. For instance, companies are no longer seen just as businesses
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“I know who I am. I know I am Valentina. I have learned to fight for myself, and I have to find this strength to be who I am. I have faced so many challenges in my life that I had to be strong,” says transgender model Valentina Sampaio. Growing up in Brazil, Valentina Sampaio
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