To empower #women at every level of the value chain – from landfills to decision-making @USAID’s global analysis of #wastemanagement and #recycling sector by @Banyan_Global finds that increasing women’s access to capital, market data, equipment, and transport is imperative
Women need to be actively involved throughout the value chain as decision makers in shaping urban services for ex. solid waste management and recycling #LeadershipMatters#gender @USAIDUrban @elinafabre @rutaaidis @delilah_khaledout
TODAY: Banyan Global consultants present at @WUF_10 about our women’s economic #empowerment and equality analysis of the solid waste management and recycling sector. #WUF10 https://t.co/1wWUWfRFoN
Participants from all continents come together to contextualize and unleash the power of designing cities with #girls = #cities4all. @elinafabre @UNHABITAT@USAID#wuf10
It shouldn't be up to women investors alone to fund women-led companies, but there's no doubt that the growing community of women angels has enabled growth for women in entrepreneurship. https://t.co/LuYdqppJqf https://t.co/17hPJYGfni
When it comes to where capital is flowing, however, it's a different story. According to Bloomberg Q1 analysis for the 250 largest venture capital deals, only 12 of them went to female founders and all-women founder teams—barely…https://t.co/DkUQUFpHK3 https://t.co/WKTapQnjpK
The power of role models: 91% of women familiar with Scully’s character,say she is a role model for girls and women. https://t.co/Ke7o2G1Yr8 https://t.co/ZkbcdYUSz4
Maybe this is part of the reason that, since 1997, less cash has been returned to investors than has been poured into venture capital investments. For the past decade, VC returns haven’t beaten public markets. https://t.co/JBiVLPv0B9 https://t.co/ucYuTkMmYr
A key reason for making my next 2 £10k investments in female tech entrepreneurs is simply to right a wrong. However, I also think that it is a smart investment decision too. https://t.co/zrQYAMJh9L
In science, gender variables can mean the difference between life and death. Professor Schiebinger's highlights innovation gaps due to lack of gender insight. https://t.co/I0cOxGDKYR https://t.co/ff7xXi8EKS
Despite gender bias exhibited by investors, women entrepreneurs can combat prevention-focused questions with promotion-focused responses to significantly increase funding. https://t.co/ARZckfGAN8 https://t.co/71CZy3XEM0
According to a new Pitchbook study, on average only 9.1% of VC capital goes to female founders in Europe - but there is a lot of variation. Estonia leads the pack with over 32% of VC investments go to female founders. Do you have…https://t.co/PE9cov1LJJ https://t.co/Di34TT2OVL
The company's 1,500 member blockchain team is led by Bridget van Kralingen, senior vice president of global industries, platforms and blockchain. https://t.co/1AdWIJBPGF https://t.co/bmfqTLNUOi