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Female entrepreneurship has been recognized as an important source of economic growth. Female entrepreneurs create new jobs for themselves and others and also provide society with different solutions to management, organisation, and business problems. However, they still represent a minority of all entrepreneurs.
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (born 1980) is an Ethiopian businesswoman, founder, and executive director of soleRebels, Africa's "fastest growing footwear company". Bethlehem has received honors and accolades for her business acumen, as well as her efforts to shift the discourse on Africa away from poverty to the continent's entrepreneurial spirit, social capital, and economic potential. [1]
Roger E. Axtell, Tami Briggs, Margaret Corcoran, and Mary Beth Lamb, Do's and Taboos Around the World for Women in Business; Douglas Branson, No Seat at the Table: How Corporate Governance and Law Keep Women Out of the Boardroom; Christ, M. H. 2016. Women in internal audit: Perspectives from around the world.
There are still miles to go for women in the business world, but the strides made in recent years have been nothing less than empowering. As of 2016, women held about 24 percent of all senior ...
Newsweek named Dai one of the "150 Women Who Shake the World." [20] She has been profiled by CNN International for the Leading Women Innovator Series. [21] In 2004, Dai was a recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award. [22] On May 12, 2012, Dai became the first female commencement speaker at the UC Berkeley College of Engineering. [23]
Women in venture capital or VC are investors who provide venture capital funding to startups. Women make up a small (usually less than 10%) fraction of the venture capital private equity workforce. A widely used source for tracking the number of women in venture capital is the Midas List which has been published by Forbes since 2001.
Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne (born August 3, 1969) is a venture capitalist and founder of the Wocstar Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in women of color ("WOC") and diverse inclusive teams in the tech sector. She is best known for her work to empower women of color startups and help build wealth in communities of color and diversity.
2009 Cited and featured in GO NEGOSYO: 55 Inspiring Stories of Women Entrepreneurs. 2008 Cited and featured in “Women Who Take the Lead: Profiles of Women Who Have Shaped Philippine Society” coffee table book; 2007 “100 Most Successful Women in the Philippines” in celebration of Women's Day Centennial; 2006 Distinguished Woman of ...