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Debra Louise Searle MVO MBE (born 8 July 1975), née Newbury, later Veal, is a British adventurer, businesswoman, author and keynote speaker.Searle is famous for having rowed across the Atlantic alone after her then husband and rowing partner, Andrew Veal, was rescued from their plywood rowing boat.
Ghanaian women who have shown leadership, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially in promoting women's rights in Ghana United States: Glamour Awards: Glamour (magazine) Extraordinary and inspirational women from a variety of fields United States: Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Since 2004, Forbes, an American business magazine, has published an annual list of its ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Edited by prominent Forbes journalists, including Moira Forbes , the list is compiled using various criteria such as visibility and economic impact.
Environmentalist Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an impressive feat in and of itself.What's even more admirable was her work in science, a field in which women faced many obstacles, as well as the time she spent getting her Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT– well, almost.
This Women’s History Month, the United Nations is celebrating International Women’s Day with a theme of “Investing in Women.”. When we reflect on that idea, investing can mean many things ...
In a recent study, The National Association for Female Executives ranked the top companies in the U.S. for women to excel and advance as professionals.
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100 Women is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. The annual series examines the role of women in the 21st century and has included events in London [1] and Mexico. [2] [3] Announcement of the list is the start of an international "BBC's women season", lasting three weeks including broadcast, online reports, debates and journalism on the topic of women. [4]