Posted on 01 July 2010. Tags: Supporting women worldwide
I’m a big fan of the MamaMia blog, and was struck by this video she posted, about women and menstruating. It starts with the obvious but often forgotten fact that every 28 days, almost 50% of the world’s population menstruate. Which is not a whole lot of fun here, but goes on to explore what it’s like in Asia, […]
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Posted on 30 June 2010. Tags: Supporting women worldwide
I received an email from a friend of mine, Caroline Poyner from PDC Creative who is part of the team that works to support Vatsalya, especially an orphanage called Udayan which is home to 98 children from the streets of Jaipur in Northern India. This organisation also does significant work empowering local women also. Giving to good causes is a guaranteed […]
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Posted on 29 June 2010. Tags: Supporting women worldwide
This is a special story for those of you who have had children, because you’ll probably still remember the name and face of your midwife. Imagine the following story happened to you or to her. Debbie is a midwife in Darwin. She has been delivering babies for the women of her community for many years, […]
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Posted on 26 June 2010. Tags: Management and Leadership, Supporting women worldwide, Women in Leadership, working women
A while ago I blogged about some McKinsey findings that found girls in developing nations were a better investment then boys. But I was just sent an article by McKinsey that claims that companies who have social investments that focus on women in developing countries also earn themselves “sizeable economic benefits”.83% of executives in a […]
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Posted on 26 June 2010. Tags: Supporting women worldwide, Women in Leadership, women leaders, working women, worklifebalance
The Business and Professional Women’s Network is running a dinner on the 15th of June, with the intriguing topic “Transforming society through social business”. I’m going to this one, and I’m looking forward to exploring the topic with other business women. Given the rise in conversations around creating social value, fostering social creativity and harnessing community connectivity, […]
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Posted on 22 June 2010. Tags: Health Happiness and Wellbeing, Supporting women worldwide
If you’re in Melbourne, and want to be involved in a wonderful fundraiser and advocacy activity for women in the developing regions around us then this is the event for you.From the 30th of October to the 1st of November you can trek amongst beautiful scenery, crisp wintery sunlight and groups of friends to raise money for […]
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