Gina Harman

When it comes to discussing the American economy, gender is not something that naturally springs to the front of the conversation. The status of job creation and small businesses is less than fantastic, and women are typically not included in the general dialogue. On April 6th, women from all walks...

Taking a look at some of my past articles on this site, I am struck by how much has changed and how much has stayed the same: the importance of entrepreneurship, the impact small businesses can have on nationwide job creation and the slow but steady economic recovery in the...

If I were to have written a piece to commemorate the first International Women's Day in 1911, I imagine that I would have spoken solely of our ongoing campaign for suffrage, political rights, and equality worldwide. Instead, on the 100th anniversary of the celebration, I have...

These are troubling times, as the spotlight on microfinance has recently led to unfortunate mischaracterizations and a rush to judgment.

Emotions have been confused for facts and character assassination is used to negate the very real contributions in the fight against poverty. In the current media cycle, commercialization --...

If you've been keeping up with recent economic news, here's a familiar statistic: small businesses are responsible for 70 percent of job creation in the U.S.

Through financing small businesses, microloans are an important factor here -- something every American should keep in mind as job...

In his most recent New York Times column ("Here's a Woman Fighting Terrorism. With Microloans"), Nicholas Kristof makes the provocative argument that successful microfinance efforts in the developing world help combat fundamental extremism. Kristof profiles Roshaneh Zafar, a banker turned social entrepreneur now working in Pakistan, who says...

While microfinance in the U.S. has been helping to support small businesses and self-employed Americans for decades, there may be no opportunity like the present for domestic microfinance to energize small business on a much larger scale.

The need is apparent: too many people still cannot find jobs, the income...

Our nation was built on a firm belief in the entrepreneurial spirit and the power of economic opportunity. People can overcome tremendous odds to attain financial security if given a little support and a little faith in their ability to succeed.

This has not changed, even as we face a...