Sentences with phrase «more women and their partners»

Not exact matches

A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «building an empire for millennial women to invest in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.

Broadly, there tend to be more men in high - paying fields like technology, and more women in lower - paid ones such as education, creating much of the imbalance, said management consultant Steve Tobak, managing partner for Invisor Consulting in California.

Since its inception, Biz Divas has already impacted more than 10000 individuals, mentored more than 5000 women, and partnered with more than 75 corporate houses across India.

Investing in women is smart business, says Kathryn Swintek, general partner and member of the Investment Committee of Golden Seeds Fund 2, part of New York - based angel network Golden Seeds, which comprises more than 275 investors, 80 percent of whom are women.

A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with female CEOs than firms led by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a female CEO.

Lean In is fantastic for reminding women that they have to speak up — and that it's time for partners and families to do more to help a woman's career.

Examine the reasons why so few women choose to enter or stay in venture capital roles and call on the venture capital industry to do more to recruit and promote women investors to partner level roles in order to increase the number of women investment professionals

«Women are good at one - on - one... And you see that unless they find a specific partner there is an intimidation factor... More women are going to angels first than coming to venture capitalists.&rWomen are good at one - on - one... And you see that unless they find a specific partner there is an intimidation factor... More women are going to angels first than coming to venture capitalists.&rwomen are going to angels first than coming to venture capitalists.»

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We fully expect that more women will land in the coveted partner role, both as firms make it a priority to hire and promote women, and as women themselves start more venture firms.

While she and her female partners were fund - raising in March, one investor told them that they should marry for money, that he liked it when women fought back because he would always win, and that they needed more attractive photos of themselves in their presentation.

Of course limited partners can also empower women in leadership roles and now, more than ever before, there is ample opportunity to back firms that feature gender diversity.

The partners intended to create a more efficient, effective channel to identify, develop, and scale high - potential women entrepreneurs who could become strong corporate suppliers.

This commitment to action, lead by WEConnect International and Vital Voices, brings together a variety of partners to integrate more women - owned businesses into corporate supply chains.

But if the Saudis seek a closer ally in China, they may find Beijing as a more convenient global strategic partner, because China is more likely to turn a blind eye to Riyadh's poor human and women's rights record, Mr. Holland argues in his article.

They initially targeted urban millennial women, but the audience has grown to include a broader demographic (20 percent of Skimm readers are male), no doubt a reason why, when they closed their Series A funding at the end of last year, they raised more than $ 6.25 million from investors like RRE, Greycroft Partners, and Homebrew, as well as big names like Irving Azoff, the former chief executive of Ticketmaster, and even Chelsea Handler.

«The real news is there are more and more women qualified to be venture capital partners,» said Cindy Padnos, a venture capitalist at Illuminate Ventures.

And more broadly, it claims that there was a pattern of sexual harassment at the firm, saying that at least one other investment partner and three administrative assistants, all women, complained about Mr. Nazre's behaviAnd more broadly, it claims that there was a pattern of sexual harassment at the firm, saying that at least one other investment partner and three administrative assistants, all women, complained about Mr. Nazre's behaviand three administrative assistants, all women, complained about Mr. Nazre's behavior.

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Business Rockstars goes behind the scenes at Clevver, a largely female - driven media company where strong women work as on - air talent, writers, producers and more.

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«We need to get more women starting funds and investing,» said Brand, founding general partner of True Wealth Ventures, an Austin venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early - stage, women - led startups in the consumer health and sustainable products sectors.

Female Funders is partnered with the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) to increase the ratio of women angel investors globally, by creating more accessible tools and resources for aspiring and experienced angel investors.

Women Investors: While only 4 % of venture capital partners are women, women VC's are 2x as likely to invest in a company with women founders, and 3x more likely to invest in a womanWomen Investors: While only 4 % of venture capital partners are women, women VC's are 2x as likely to invest in a company with women founders, and 3x more likely to invest in a womanwomen, women VC's are 2x as likely to invest in a company with women founders, and 3x more likely to invest in a womanwomen VC's are 2x as likely to invest in a company with women founders, and 3x more likely to invest in a womanwomen founders, and 3x more likely to invest in a woman CEO.

We now have examples from seven or eight African countries where the proportion of men and women reporting more than one sexual partner in the past year has declined significantly, and this is followed by a general decline in HIV prevalence at the national level.

Building on the Catholic emphasis on the importance of free marital consent, Luther and Calvin developed further the covenantal understanding of marital commitment, elevated the status of women, emphasized the freedom of young adults to choose their partners, helped make marriage more compassionate and established marriage as a civic institution regulated by secular law yet also blessed and given meaning by the church.

marriage of which they are a part, also releases women to be both more satisfied and more satisfying to their sex partners.

She refers to the man in his 40s who divorces his wife because her commitment to church and to gardening and her dislike of tennis make him doubt that she will be a sufficiently amusing partner to cheer his retirement years; a young mother who admits that her husband is her best friend, but who divorces him because she no longer feels very romantic toward him; a woman who marries someone she doesn't especially like because she fears she may never find anyone better and then, after having several children, does find someone more to her liking.

So woman's status being more determined by her being a virgin than it would be for a man in that culture and that affecting to a large degree her ability to attract a marriage partner.

Homicide statistics are much more reliable, and consistently across space and time, show that more women are killed by their intimate partner than men — although in total, far more men are homicide victims (that's mostly men killing other men).

We are hearing more voices of women who regard men and women as partners rather than antagonists in the eternal quest for better ways to love and work.

This community is also a safe setting for meeting potential partners in «love marriages» (in contrast to arranged marriages)- a pattern that both gives greater freedom of choice to women and forces men to act in ways that commend them to more independent women.

As someone who believes in God whole heartedly and feels he is the way through alot of the darkness on this earth but also the way to celebrate our greatest joys.I am happy she has found the love of God.But I to find the choice of religion somewhat suspiscious.As others have pointed out the dicotomy makes one wonder if the fact that her boyfriend is a Catholic has alot to do with her choice.Alot of women and men for that matter find conform to what their partners religion is because it is just easier and more comfortable at home for them.Now I am not saying this is what happened in this case.but it is somehting ti ponder.For me loving God and your neighbor as much as yourself are the most important part of believeing in a Supreme Being and all the rest of the Dogma just gets in the way and even is the cause of alot of the strife and wars in this world.So I hope she is happy but UP God for me... but no thatnks on the religion!!

Because of that week, not only was my own life changed profoundly through friendships and awakenings, but I'm proud to say that we — and I mean all of us because you have all walked this road with our family — we have partnered with incredible leaders to build a school for kids in earthquake ground zero Port - au - Prince (staffed and run by Haitians), supported a home - based village for trafficked children near the border, built a preschool for early support for these children, supported schooling and food programs in neglected villages decimated by the cholera outbreak, supported pregnant and nursing women with a fantastic maternity centre, and so much more.

As a single man — yes, ladies, still single:)-RRB--RRB- I feel much more comfortable being friends with a woman who is in a solid relationship, where I am first and foremost friends with the partner, because I know she isn't interested in me other than as just friends.

Is there a place for pro-life women to partner with their pro-choice sisters on areas where they share common convictions: workplace parity, gender - based violence, racial justice, motherhood, and more?

But doing right by women (and all sexual partners) requires more than simply reversing the logic of abusers.

When adjusted for different proportions of persons in each of these categories, the following profile of the CBN partners who have called a CBN counseling center emerges: 80 per cent are women; 91 percent are «700 Club» members; 94 percent have been a «700 Club» member for one year or more; 70 percent are over the age of 35; 84 percent have no college education; and 90 per cent are affiliated with a church.

Bonomi's second study shows that women who have read Fifty Shades are more likely to have an abusive partner and unhealthy eating habits, and regardless of causation, the correlation is troubling.

• Women who enjoy the full support of their partners are more closely bonded to their children, and more responsive and sensitive to their needs (Feiring, 1976).

Before we get too quick to judge Melania, let's think about this: she and Trump at least had a pretty transparent deal — a lot more transparent than the women (and however many men) who walked down the aisle knowing they were making a mistake but whose partners were oblivious.

What if men in general earned less than women, cheated more, and more than half of them divorced their partners because they cheated, and benefited financially?

In fact, she notes that older women are a lot more selective than older men and younger women are when it comes to picking a partner

44 % of women now earn as much, or more than, their partners — a percentage that is climbing sharply (National Equality Panel, 2010) and is likely to continue to increase because...

And while many worried about how the legalization of marriage for same - sex couples would be a «slippery slope» to marriage among more than two partners, my question is — why is that a bad thing if it's among consenting adults, especially if it would benefit women?

Pregnant women eat and live more healthily when their partner supports them, so don't give health messages only to women — make sure the dads «get the message» too.

Many of us see men as being more likely than women to prefer recreational sex, to value sex over relationships, to be «players» wanting no - strings sex and to seek multiple partners — and to a certain extent and in some instances, that may be true.

As with Josh and Mia, Finnish men are now more likely than Finnish women to select partners based on their high level of education.

And if woman are disappointed with their partners skills, try putting out a little more often and allow the skills to develAnd if woman are disappointed with their partners skills, try putting out a little more often and allow the skills to develand allow the skills to develop?

And a new study seems to indicate we're all like that: «men and women care equally about having a partner who is specifically attractive to them» although «(w) ealthier men and people who were more confident in their appearance had stronger preferences for a good - looking partner, and older men and women placed less importance on looks.&raqAnd a new study seems to indicate we're all like that: «men and women care equally about having a partner who is specifically attractive to them» although «(w) ealthier men and people who were more confident in their appearance had stronger preferences for a good - looking partner, and older men and women placed less importance on looks.&raqand women care equally about having a partner who is specifically attractive to them» although «(w) ealthier men and people who were more confident in their appearance had stronger preferences for a good - looking partner, and older men and women placed less importance on looks.&raqand people who were more confident in their appearance had stronger preferences for a good - looking partner, and older men and women placed less importance on looks.&raqand older men and women placed less importance on looks.&raqand women placed less importance on looks.»

And, when she divorced in 2016 it was clear that her reinvention of herself — to partner with her best friend, a woman — may have been something more.