Girl Power

She Loves Tech's Annual Global Startup Competition is the world's largest startup competition for women and technology. The competition, together with its conference, has continuously expanded its reach over the last 5 years. Alumni startups from previous years have gone on to raise over US$100 million in aggregate funding from some of the world's top investors, including Sequoia Capital, Vertex Ventures, Wavemaker, Microsoft and Amazon. This year marks the competition's […]

WisePause, a pro-aging wellness and education platform, has recently released two new research reports: FemAging 2020 and FemAging in the COVID-19 Era. This research sheds important light on the most critical current and future health, wellness, technology and innovation needs of women ages 40 to 65. In FemAging 2020, WisePause introduces a new industry sector: FemAging Tech. This sector includes health innovations (software, diagnostics, devices, nutraceuticals, wearables, pharmaceuticals, clothing and […]

Simenona Martinez recently released her eighth and ninth art compilation books, Anonemis VII and About Face, Volume 2. The Anonemis collection of books is a series of works that include the artist's digital and traditional works of paintings, drawings, pastel and charcoal pieces, with the first book, The Anonemis being published in 2018. The Anonemis, Too, III, IV, V, and VI were also released in the past 2 years. Simenona […]

Janine Pettit, founder of GirlCamper.com, the largest multi-media site for female campers in the country, announces the launch of both a print and digital version of Girl Camper Magazine for delivery in July. "The Girl Camper motto is, "Going places, doing things!" That is exactly what we're doing with Girl Camper Magazine! We're taking our readers on an adventure through every aspect of the camping lifestyle: our favorite gear, road […]

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister For Foreign Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, delivered a speech on "Diplomacy in a Post-COVID-19 World", the full script is as follows: Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to our MFA Town Hall. It is vital for the MFA family to engage in collective reflection at critical inflection points and we are certainly facing such a moment. I believe COVID-19 has not fundamentally altered the […]

Ahead of World Refugee Day, Plan International Canada has released a report on the layered crises and heightened risks refugee and displaced women and girls face in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, titled Close to Contagion: The Impacts of COVID-19 on displaced and refugee girls and young women, shows that refugee and displaced girls around the world face considerably larger challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This further […]

"There's no denying that women at every level on the corporate ladder are bearing the brunt of the pandemic, striving to maintain productivity while also managing the needs of children and other family members, and preparing for the inevitable changes," says Kryon Chief Marketing Officer Julie Shafiki. "Ironically, for women specializing in RPA, a technology which solves productivity and efficiency challenges, this new reality can be extremely challenging, both personally […]