My Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018
Update 1/10/19: It passed!
Thank you to the White House, the Senator Committee on Foreign Relations, and my Virginia senator, Senator Tim Kaine, for passing this important bill.
Source: WhiteHouse.gov
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There is a bill under consideration to “improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment that are carried out by the U.S. Agency for International Development” in developing countries, the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (H.R. 5480).
Why should you and I and our organizations advocate for the passage of this bill?
Three reasons: because we are humanitarians, for increased peace and security, and because if you, like me, are a female and lead a business, it’s important to advocate for other women just as others advocated for us and made our lives and businesses possible. Let’s do this for women globally. Read my letter of thanks and encouragement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to pass this bill.
Must-Read for Executive Women and Men in the Global Marketplace
The Eurasia Group’s Top Risks 2019 report takes a global perspective delivered in an accessible format and style.
…despite increasingly worrisome headlines, 2019 is poised to be a reasonably good year. Even, dare we say it, not a particularly politically risky year. But we’re setting ourselves up for trouble down the road. Big trouble. And that’s our top risk.
Topics include: Bad Seeds, US-China, Cyber Gloves Off, European Populism, The US at Home, Innovation Winter, Coalition of the Unwilling, Mexico. Ukraine. Nigeria. Brexit, and Red Herrings.
Event Organizers’ Checklist for Greater Gender Parity
Clear, practical checklist from Women in Global Health to ensure greater parity for events.
Articles for Executive Women from Beth Hand
Here are select articles offering perspectives, mindsets and proven practices to strengthen your leadership abilities. You can find more articles in the Written by Hand archives or click here to subscribe. Please note after publishing monthly since 2004, we’ve changed the frequency to “spontaneously inspired.”
- “It’s An Unequal World for Women in Business: How You Can Gain a Strategic Advantage” – LinkedIn Pulse
- “How Gender Bias Hides Men Too” – Huffington Post
- “3 Reasons Smart Women Get Workplace Backlash” – Huffington Post
- “How Smart Business Women Get and Stay Inspired” – Huffington Post
- “Care for Your Employees, But Not Too Much“ – Written by Hand
Other Thought-Provoking, Useful Articles for Women
- “The Confidence Gap” This is the well-written The Atlantic article by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman on the differences between men and women’s confidence levels.
- “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” Anne-Marie Slaughter, former Director of Policy Planning under U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, wrote this powerful The Atlantic article challenging the notion women can have it all within the current systems. She addresses half-truths that it’s possible to have it all if you are “just committed enough, marry the right person or sequence it right.” Slaughter acknowledges current reality while noting needed changes for women and for men to have more integrated, successful lives.
- “How These Female High-Tech Company Employees Fought for Gender Equality” In this Forbes article, MeiMei Fox does a fantastic job showing how women can start where they are, wherever they are in their company to influence and shape a more inclusive, gender-friendly culture.
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