Sentences with phrase «raised for women»

[43] Another effect of the ruling has been that, while the premiums for men have been lowered, they have been raised for women.

We've succeeded in enabling more than $ 20 million raised for women founders.

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• Billie, a New York - based razor subscription company for women, raised $ 1.5 million in seed funding.

The reason women aren't getting promoted from the bottom ranks isn't that women aren't negotiating — in fact, women negotiate for promotions and raises more often than men do.

As she worked at a startup in 2015, she raised more than $ 9,000 through Indiegogo for an avocado - and - oil deep conditioner for black women with frizzy or unruly curls.

With the flexibility to choose when and how you work, on - demand work can be a godsend, especially for professional women looking to balance a career (or launch one) with raising a family.

• CoEdition, a New York - based brand site for women sizes 10 and above, raised $ 4 million in seed funding.

She says that women always turn to her for advice on how they can have successful careers while also raising a family.

«Women tend to ask for about half as much as they need,» explained Stengel, to which MacPherson elaborated: «Raising money is gut - wrenching and exhausting.

Co-founders Devin Haman and Jeff Bozz (last we saw them, they were firing a pair of hard - partying friends named Holly and Molly) will be back for a new season on E! later this year... AmieStreet.com, a music - downloading start - up that raises the price of a song as it gains popularity, hit the jackpot when users found recordings on the site by Ashley Alexandra Dupré, the woman linked with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

Now it's time for the media to make sure it's using precise, descriptive language to help those women continue to raise their voices.

Eventually, she got the company to consider raising its stakes — and come out with an in - house line for women.

• Torrid, a plus - sized women retailer based out of City of Industry, Calif., filed for an IPO to raise $ 100 million Friday.

My company, Women Rocking Business, has raised over half a million dollars for women around the globe, women in the rainforest and in Indonesia, supporting them to build businesses that serve their communities and protect our ecosystems, this is something I'm deeply prouWomen Rocking Business, has raised over half a million dollars for women around the globe, women in the rainforest and in Indonesia, supporting them to build businesses that serve their communities and protect our ecosystems, this is something I'm deeply prouwomen around the globe, women in the rainforest and in Indonesia, supporting them to build businesses that serve their communities and protect our ecosystems, this is something I'm deeply prouwomen in the rainforest and in Indonesia, supporting them to build businesses that serve their communities and protect our ecosystems, this is something I'm deeply proud of.

She said it's unfortunate, but often women have to learn to «bypass a lot of conditions that set off weird vibes,» in situations like asking for a raise or extra time off.

For example, he said the budget introduces lots of smaller steps towards raising workforce participation among women.

They ranged from raising the minimum wage, passing gun safety laws, paid family leave, equal pay for women, and protecting access to «safe and legal abortions.»

Women's self - doubt can also hurt them in their pocketbooks, White said, by keeping them from asking for raises or charging market value for their services.

Because Cavuto holds the titles of managing editor and senior vice president, his public support for Ailes reportedly raised questions as to whether his letter might be seen as a manager inappropriately attempting to influence employees to support Ailes or discouraging other women from coming forward.

Microsoft's CEO recently told a roomful of women that asking for a raise isn't the best way to get ahead.

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 26: A Muslim woman, Sarah A. Aly, Mentorship Coordinator at Network for Arab American Professionals, poses for a photo during an exclusive interview for «Anadolu Agency (AA)» on raising hate speech and islamophobia ahead of the US presidential elections in New York City, NY, USA on October 26, 2016.

Women's retirement - savings balances generally tend to be lower on average than men's, due to the ongoing gender wage gap and the fact that women are more likely than me to take time off to raise kids or act as caregivers for other friends or relatWomen's retirement - savings balances generally tend to be lower on average than men's, due to the ongoing gender wage gap and the fact that women are more likely than me to take time off to raise kids or act as caregivers for other friends or relatwomen are more likely than me to take time off to raise kids or act as caregivers for other friends or relatives.

Prince Harry spent 4 weeks on an expedition to the North Pole in 2011 to raise awareness for wounded servicemen and women.

Same goes for mentorship organizations such as Springboard Enterprises and Astia, which educate women on raising capital and provide access to it.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this month became the latest tech executive to demonstrate, at best, a lack of understanding of the systemic discrimination facing women, suggesting that women not ask for raises in order to have «good karma.»

Cards Against Humanity's intellectual expansion «Science Pack» has raised over $ 578,000 for The Science Ambassador Scholarship, a scholarship fund for U.S. - based women interested in studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM).

While it may seem like raising outside money would actually make it easier to build such a company, even that achievement is often out of reach for women: Less than 3 percent of venture capital goes to female CEOs.

It's a call for women to take space at the table, raise their hands, speak up and step up.

«For example, there's a woman who thought that she needed to raise $ 90,000 for her small busineFor example, there's a woman who thought that she needed to raise $ 90,000 for her small businefor her small business.

This stubborn problem has remained for years despite more women joining the ranks of investors and increased awareness of the blatant sexism and sexual harassment female founders sometimes face when raising money.

Even a famously well - compensated Fortune 500 executive like Bartz admits to long having undervalued herself in salary negotiations, and she sees women who work for her apologizing when they come to her for a raise.

Fortunately, the solution for an open plan environment is almost as simple: 1) check to see if a majority of the women in the workplace feel it's too cold and 2) if so, raise the thermostat a few degrees.

Maverick — which has raised $ 2.7 million from Heroic Ventures, BBG Ventures and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner — may be the newest, but it's not the only company that believes that the current social networking giants don't serve women as well as they should (and that a lucrative opening exists for someone to come along and do it better).

Rent the Runway, a website that lets women rent and return designer dresses for special events, raised $ 60 million in a series D round of financing led by Technology Crossover Ventures in December 2014.

Agrawal — who recently raised $ 500,000 of funding for Tushy, her bidet venture — is slated to speak on March 23 at the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week's Women's Summit, directly following a discussion on «Navigating Sexuality at Work: Finding the Line Between Harmless and Harassment.»

Tavonia Evans, who worked in the tech industry for nearly 20 years before launching her own cryptocurrency, called $ Guap, sees those women too and says they're raising the bar because of how they've been held back in the past.

«We are honored to play a small role to help raise awareness and support for our service men and women.

At the same time, we invested heavily in the Women's Big Bash League, broadcasting matches in prime time for the first time and raising its profile significantly.

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.

It's easier for a 25 - year - old male entrepreneur with average ethics and average execution to raise more funds than a woman entrepreneur.

Policymakers see raising the pension age - currently 55 for women and 60 for men - as a way of spurring faster growth at a time when Western sanctions are a drag on the economy.

«Royal LePagers from across Canada took on the challenge of raising $ 5,000 each to support local women's shelters along with preparing for the physical demands of hiking long days at high altitude.»

In just two hours, they raised $ 3,340 in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and three local women's shelters: The Cridge Centre for the Family, Victoria Women's Transition House and Margaret Laurence Hwomen's shelters: The Cridge Centre for the Family, Victoria Women's Transition House and Margaret Laurence HWomen's Transition House and Margaret Laurence House.

After hosting their third annual Raise the Roof for Shelter, a cocktail party with a silent auction, all proceeds were donated to The Cridge Centre for the Family, Victoria Women's Transition House, Margaret Laurence House and the Sooke Women's Transition Society.

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.

We say a prayer for our country: that all across this land, the Lord will raise up men and women like Billy Graham to spread a message of love and hope to every precious child of God.

All funds raised support a local women's shelter, YWCA Lethbridge & District Harbour House, a 30 - bed crisis unit for women and children who are escaping abusive intimate partner relationships.

Prior to that, Mumbai - based Hippily Technology Pvt. Ltd, which operates shopping personalisation app for women Hippily, raised $ 250,000 in seed funding.

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Whether you are just getting your foot in the door, negotiating your next promotion and raise or trying to get backing for your big entrepreneurial idea, the tech field is a tough place to be a woman.