We have launched our WISE WORDS masterclass series in partnership with @TatlerAsia. First up is @AlizaLicht, the communications expert behind #DKNYPRGirl, as she shares tips for building your personal brand.
Watch the full #masterclass now👉🏼https://t.co/1U1RdBppQk
Answer: Women will only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the qualifications. This statistic proves we are raising our girls to be perfect and our boys to be brave.
This must change. We must give our girls the #confidence to be comfortable with imperfection, just as men are.
An HP report found that men will apply for a job if they meet only 60% of the qualifications. At which percentage do you think women will apply for the job?
An HP report found that men will apply for a job if they meet only 60% of the qualifications. At which percentage do you think women will apply for the job?
Sorry, but I completely admire her for this position (& her eloquence). The kind of feminist that schooled me in the 80s, for which I am forever grateful. Bravo, Nicola:
The fabulous Karen Kirk - #designer and creative director of @kirkandkirk, on the importance of ‘role parameters’, when it comes to being in #business with nearest and dearest.
Her and her husband Jason have been in business together for 30 years!😮🙌🏼
An early, but vibrant start this morning at our ‘When It’s Personal’ #event. A spot of breakfast and #networking before all take their seats to hear from our power-panel.💪🏼 ✨
Canva is now valued at $26 billion - the highest of any female-founded or woman-led startup in the world.
What's the learning? Grit your teeth and never back down!💪
Canva's founder @MelanieCanva got rejected by 100 VCs.
They didn’t want to do an overseas deal with an Australian start-up.
They didn’t want to back co-founders who were a couple. (A thread)
They didn’t want to take a risk on a tech company founded by two people without a lot of tech experience.
But the 101st VC believed in them.
They were won over by founder, Melanie Perkins’ ability to clearly present her vision.
⭐ A new star was born yesterday - 23-year-old athlete Yalemzerf Yehualaw became the youngest woman to win #TheLondonMarathon. Yes girl, YES! 👏
https://t.co/stSHTb6Fcr
Founder of menstrual underwear brand @knixwear Joanna Griffiths has landed the largest exit by a #femalefounder in Canadian history.
https://t.co/TSULhiSWhA
The gender pay gap starts early. A new report from the @WSJ finds that men who have the same degrees as their peers who are women can make as much as 55% more in their first jobs after leaving college. Read the full report here👇
https://t.co/gxa4vP1EhB
Most of us have been in a situation where it feels like there's no way out. Here we're talking money of course, also known as- power, independence, freedom and most importantly- the ability to walk away. 👋🏽
Research has found that women get interrupted 50% of the time in meetings; and 38% have experienced others taking credit for their ideas. Has this ever happened to you?👇
"Normalise women who don’t want kids. Normalise women who want kids AND a career ( & not out of necessity). Normalise women who want to be stay at home moms and women who don’t know what they want yet and women who are changing their identities halfway through life." @emmycoletti