The visibility of social entrepreneurship has been on the rise in recent years. What’s behind this? The efforts of some extraordinary female founders, as well as business schools. By Srikanth Naidu (MBA student, Wharton San Francisco) One in every eleven adult women is an entrepreneur. These female founders provide jobs to an estimated 18 million [...]
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10 Tips For Leveraging Technology To Improve Women’s Lives In The Developing World (Day 2, Grace Hopper Celebration)
October 4, 2012 – 8:17 am
Considerations for designing technology for developing countries. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Speaking at Grace Hopper Celebration, Ann Mei Chang talked about developing mobile apps for women in developing countries. She is a Senior Advisor for Women and Technology in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues at the US Department of [...]
Google Provides Grants To Code For America And Samasource
December 14, 2011 – 4:21 pm
By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) In a blog post today, Google announces $40M worth of grants given to non-profits and academic institutions during the holiday season. Congratulations to entrepreneurs Jennifer Pahlka (Founder & Executive Director, Code for America) and Leila Chirayath Janah (Founder & CEO, Samasource) for being among the recipients of [...]
