Sentences with phrase «networks among women»

Talking to each other and building up networks among women lawyers was the first step.

«The Leadership Academy for Women: July 19 - 21 2007 Main Ms. JD: An Online Forum for Dialogue and Networking Among Women Lawyers and Aspiring Lawyers»

Concerned by the rates at which women opt out of the legal profession, the lack of representation of women in the highest courts and echelons of the legal community, and the role of gender in the progression of many women's legal careers, in March 2006, a group of female law students from Boalt Hall (UC Berkeley), Cornell, Georgetown, Harvard, NYU, Stanford, UCLA, UT Austin, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and Yale came together and created Ms. JD - an online forum for dialogue and networking among women lawyers.

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Not exact matches

The daughter of Cuban immigrants whose relentless career trajectory has included, among other things, running the network Telemundo, building her own television empire and appearing as a contender on The Celebrity Apprentice, she is a devout advocate for women taking control of their own destinies («I built my career on being loud and brave,» she said).

Early last week, I spent three days among some of the most powerful people in business, media, and innovation at Dell's 5th annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, or DWEN, conference in Austin.

Among nonmilllennial women who responded to the survey, 55 percent said women - specific corporate - mentorship programs could better help female employees succeed in business and 52 percent said that women - specific networking could help female workers thrive.

Among them: Network Solutions, which streamed its recent GrowSmartBizConference on the network; Women's Enterprise Network, an Ohio - based organization that runs a channel devoted to promoting women in business; and a retailer that streamed a fashion show to market its wedding dNetwork Solutions, which streamed its recent GrowSmartBizConference on the network; Women's Enterprise Network, an Ohio - based organization that runs a channel devoted to promoting women in business; and a retailer that streamed a fashion show to market its wedding dnetwork; Women's Enterprise Network, an Ohio - based organization that runs a channel devoted to promoting women in business; and a retailer that streamed a fashion show to market its wedding dreWomen's Enterprise Network, an Ohio - based organization that runs a channel devoted to promoting women in business; and a retailer that streamed a fashion show to market its wedding dNetwork, an Ohio - based organization that runs a channel devoted to promoting women in business; and a retailer that streamed a fashion show to market its wedding drewomen in business; and a retailer that streamed a fashion show to market its wedding dresses.

• The Symantec Women's Action Network builds connections among women at all levels of the company, with the intention of fostering leaderWomen's Action Network builds connections among women at all levels of the company, with the intention of fostering leaderwomen at all levels of the company, with the intention of fostering leadership.

Take the underrepresentation of women among tech entrepreneurs together with an overwhelmingly male VC population (with their presumably dude - heavy networks and natural affinity for the types of companies that speak to men) and the result has been dismal amounts of investor dollars going to female founders — less than five percent just a decade ago.

She won investments from Women's Capital Connection, in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Women Founders Network in Los Angeles, among others.

A new network is forming among these women, all of whom talk of the others in glowing, supportive terms.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

More success stories come from The Hub in Singapore, part of the global Impact Hub network, which raised an impressive $ 1.1 million (S$ 1.5 million) in a «series A» funding round; Landmark Plc's record client satisfaction levels; and Metro Offices, which has been named among the Top 25 Women - Owned Businesses in the Washington, D.C. area for the third year in a row.

As president of Professional Diversity Network (PDN), Star is among the youngest of a small group of African - American women to lead a public company in the US.

Working with IJM, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship before that, Toyama - Szeto has intentionally built support networks among her colleagues, friends, and fellow women of color — people to advise her, pray for her, and hold her accountable.

Consciousness of sexism in the peace movement caused women to form networks and caucuses among themselves; many woman split with these peace organizations and joined the feminist movement.

Instead, local networks, existing organisations and women themselves need to be given the skills and knowledge to spread the word among their peers and to challenge the old wives» tales I spoke about.

She set up The Positive Birth Movement (PBM), a global network of antenatal discussion groups, with the aim of improving childbirth and giving women better access to support and information, not anticipating the huge appetite among women for more positive messages about birth.

A randomised controlled single - blind parallel - arm clinical trial to investigate whether a complex intervention targeting new mothers» breastfeeding knowledge, skills and social support within a Social Network and Social Support theory framework will increase exclusive breastfeeding duration among women in Lebanon.

The series aims to provide insight into both the commercialization process and each woman's individual leadership and management style, and to help build networks, including among fellow REACH alumnae.

According to the conditions of the settlement, Spark Networks who own Christian Mingle among other dating sites, will change their homepages to allow users to specify if they are a man or a woman, and also if they are looking for men or women.

Among the highlights include the world premiere of Chris Evans» directorial debut «Before We Go» (formerly «1:30 Train»), dueling Anna Kendrick films in dark drama «Cake» and musical adaptation «The Last Five Years,» ensemble comedy «This is Where I Leave You» starring Corey Stoll, Adam Driver and more, Jason Reitman's «Men, Women and Children» with Ansel Elgort, Kaitin Dever and others, and «99 Homes,» Ramin Bahrani's financial world set drama which also serves as the first film outside of «The Amazing Spider - Man» franchise for Andrew Garfield since «The Social Network.»

EL SALVADOR DEAR SISTERS AND BROTHERS — THIS IS A SPECIAL REQUEST — IN THIS MONTH OF FEBRUARY — LE T US DO AN ACT OF LOVE FOR MOTHER EARTH AND HUMANITY — LET US PROMOTE INTENTIONALLY AND INTENSIVELY THE SIGNING OF THE Women's Earth and Climate Action Network A DECLARATION Among the most severely vulnerable to -LSB-...]

The program affords an opportunity to network, learn, and self - reflect among extraordinary women who have made transformational contributions to education and society.

A graduate of the University of Virginia, Sara is a 2016 Stevie Award Winner for «Female Innovator of the Year;» a Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum; an American Express Ashoka Emerging Innovator; a Cordes Fellow with the Opportunity Collaboration; a Peace X Peace 2012 Women, Power, & Peace Award Winner (Generation Peace Award); the only U.S. recipient of the Youth Leader Award in the Americas by the Inter-American Development Bank Annual Board of Governors Meeting; an Ashoka Activating Empathy Award Winner; a three - time Beyond Sport Award Finalist; named a «Woman Entrepreneur» by World Resources Institute New Ventures Mexico; a Creative Community Fellow with National Arts Strategies; a StartingBloc Fellow; a Finalist Nominee Social Entrepreneur / Innovator for the Women's Information Network 18th Annual Young Women of Achievement Award; 1 of 3 Artists Transforming the World by the Arts and Healing Network; Global Good Fund Fellow; honored among The Jewish Week NY's «36 Under 36»; and a Susan Schiffer Stautberg Leadership Fellow.

It is about our personal book publicist relationships and contacts with the decision makers at the top media outlets such as the Today show, The View, USA Today, The New York Times, bookpleasures.com, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Variety, Publishers Weekly, The Doctors, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, Cable Radio Network, Family Circle, Parade, Woman's World, Book Mark on PBS, ET, The Insider, Show Biz Tonight on CNN, PBS's Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick, The Hollywood Reporter, Salon.com, The Huffington Post, ABC Radio Network, CBS Radio Network, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Fortune, People, amazon.com, Access Hollywood, Self magazine and CSpan TV Book Weekend, among numerous other media outlets in the USA and Europe.

At a time when women in the hotel sector comprise just 5 % of CEOs and 9 % of presidents, Marriott and Hilton are among the hotel companies aggressively working to reverse gender bias through mentoring and networking.

With hundreds of millions of users, there is critical mass to create social networks that cover most locations and interests — for instance, a large and active user group among women in the United Arab Emirates.

But to truly succeed — as both the roundtable participants and those interviewed for «A step in the right direction,» about law firm marketing, note — women lawyers need not only to network among themselves but, in order to really reach the towers of power and wealth, be able to build networks that include men.

The SCC has been active in different gender equality initiatives, among others the SCC support the Swedish Women in Arbitration Network (SWAN) and the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge.

Network Approaches to Substance Use and HIV / Hepatitis C Risk among Homeless Youth and Adult Women in the United States: A Review