January 15th, 2020, London (United Kingdom): Economic and political polarization will rise this year, as collaboration between world leaders, businesses and policy-makers is needed more than ever to stop severe threats to our climate, environment, public health and technology systems. This points to a clear need for a multistakeholder approach to mitigating risk at a...
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Creating Livelihoods For Underserved Women in Asia-Pacific
Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)s award-winning Womens Livelihood BondTM Series (WLB Series) Asia-Pacifics first-ever multi-country gender bond series to be listed on a stock exchange – has gained new support the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Rockefeller Foundation. IIX successfully closed...
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P&G 2019 Citizenship Report Highlights Community Impact, Gender Equality
Cincinnati (USA): The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today released its 2019 Citizenship Report, detailing progress in its Citizenship focus areas of Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality and Environmental Sustainability built on the foundation of Ethics and Corporate Responsibility. From reaching its 2020 goal of providing 15 billion liters of clean water through its...
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Futurist Cathy Hackl Named Top Voice in Tech by LinkedIn
New York (USA): Futurist, author, and keynote speaker, Cathy Hackl, has been named one of the Top Voices in Technology in 2019 by LinkedIn. It is the highest honor a content creator can receive on the platform, and only 346 individuals out of more than 260 million users made the list. “Everyday, more than 2 million posts stream...
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Asia-Pacific region committed to intensify actions towards realizing womens rights
Ministers and high-level officials from 45 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have committed to intensify priority actions towards realizing womens rights and fundamental freedoms for an equal future. The Asia-Pacific Declaration on Advancing Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment: Beijing+25 Review was adopted after intense negotiations at a three-day Ministerial Conference, organized by the United Nations Economic and...
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Red Hat Presents Women in Tech Tour Promoting Open Source Careers
Dubai, UAE 21 November 2019: Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, has successfully completed Women in Tech tour of universities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Driven by a four-strong team of female Red Hatters, the tour was predominately tailored towards female university students. It presented discussions focused on open...
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US Institute of Peace Launches Women Building Peace Award
November 21st, 2019, Washington (USA): In recognition of the pivotal role women play in building peace in fragile or conflict-affected countries or regions, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) has launched the Women Building Peace Award. The award honors a woman peacebuilder whose substantial and practical contribution to peace is an inspiration and guiding light for future...
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The HerStory Project Empowers Women
November 14th, 2019, New York (USA): Bharat Bhise, founder and CEO of Bravia Capital, and his wife Swati Bhise, today announced the launch of the “Making Herstory Project” (HerStory), a nonprofit, non-partisan advocacy organization aimed at closing the gender gap and promoting the economic empowerment of women. “I believe that over recent history, 45% of humankind was...
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FinDev Canada Invests in Women-owned SMEs in Africa
FinDev Canada's investment in Alitheia IDF Fund will improve women's access to finance in sub-Saharan Africa. November 13th, 2019, Johannesburg (South Africa): FinDev Canada invests in women-owned SMEs and has announced an investment of $7.5 million to Alitheia IDF, a fund supporting women-owned and led businesses, to boost women’s economic empowerment and access to finance in...
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Girls in Tech Bolsters Board of Advisors with New Appointments
November 13th, 2019, San Francisco (USA): Girls in Tech, a global non-profit that works to put an end to gender inequality in high-tech industries and startups, today announced two new additions to the company’s board of directors. Stephen Snyder, Chief Financial Officer at Addepar, a high-growth, venture-backed, wealth management SaaS platform, and Sastry Durvasula, Chief Digital Officer and...