On June 13, 2019, the University of Ottawa Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, in collaboration with Ryerson University Diversity Institute, launched the report Strengthening Ecosystem Supports for Women Entrepreneurs and related i2 video. The Canadian gender-based diversity assessment of small business and innovation organizations offers new insights and strategies to support diverse women entrepreneurs.The
SheLeadsIT, led by Nicole Pitter Patterson (WEI Trade) and Bridget Lewis, a member of the WEI network executed Caribbean Girls Hack 2019 Hackathon, an innovative initiative to bridge the digital skills gender divide; delivering on our commitments at WEI Forward 2017 Forum at Wilton Park UK. Caribbean Girls Hack is supported by
More than 100 women from within the continent of Africa and across the diaspora participated in the second Pan African Women in Health (PAWH) Conference, held this March in Johannesburg, South Africa. Following its successful inaugural conference in 2018, the second PAWH’s Conference, themed “Balance for Better,” aimed to
“The Women’s Economic Imperative is a 21st century granddaughter of those early Women in Development programs…. you can’t talk about helping poor people if you don’t help them earn more …, they’re not going to be able to escape poverty. It has to be an economic imperative ….” William Reese,
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among the many notable speakers at the 2019 Global Solutions Summit in Berlin. Following her thought-provoking speech emphasizing the need for multilateralism and international cooperation in the years to come, was a Q&A period with questions from both a moderator and individuals from the audience.
How did you get introduced to the idea of becoming a pilot? Before I pursued a diploma in flight operations and management, I didn’t even know we had pilot training in Uganda. Choosing a career as a pilot is not very common, so despite having dreamed of flying in
The Global Solutions Summit is an offshoot of the Global Solutions Initiative, with the intention that the Summit will be a place for “thought leaders and decision-makers” to meet, discuss, and provide insight into policy reformations on issues raised by the G20. In preparation for the 2019 T20 and G20
Can you tell me a little about the work that you do? I have been an entrepreneur for 9 years now, and 5 years ago I founded my company Kasole Secrets. We have developed Glory pads made from bamboo, in addition to running menstrual hygiene campaigns where we train the
Can you tell us a little about your work? I am a business strategist who has worked in management consulting in the SEE region for over a dozen years. I am currently a strategy consultant with the World Bank in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice, and also serving as an adviser to
Over an illustrious 30-year career, consultant, author and acclaimed speaker Dinah Bennett has worked with people and organisations all over the world to gain insights into enterprise and entrepreneurship. Her business, International Consultants for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship (ICE), aims to support global financial, academic, commercial and government institutions develop effective