Women have always been powerful. We are already powerful. And we don't need to be empowered, but merely connected with opportunity.
Whether you work for a company or are venturing on your own, here are four passionate business tips from Jane Wurwand to you.
Statistics demonstrate that women are more inclined to invest their earnings back into their family, which can include their children's education. Providing a microloan to a woman affects communities and local economies in a large way to create a ripple effect of change.
What did my mother want most for me? Prestige? No. She wanted me to be strong, free, independent, and happy. Being productive was the first and defining priority. Should it not still be?
Our digital world creates distance instead of closeness, but this month can be an exception. "Tag" a friend with "#tagURit," and joinFITE will contribute $1 towards a microloan that will empower a woman entrepreneur.
I encourage you to find a philanthropic cause that provides meaning in your life. For Dermalogica, and for me personally, it has always been about women entrepreneurs.
"Slavery" may seem like a word from another century, but it is still pervasive in many parts of the world. In fact, there are more slaves today than in any other period in history.
Looking at the world picture, professional and corporate success must embrace global activism and advocacy for women.
Americans have always been dreamers. But given the current state of the world economy, we must temper "Dream big!" optimism with pragmatism.
joinFITE.org (Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship) is a new microlending website by Kiva.org to benefit women entrepreneurs in low income areas of the U.S. and 56 other countries.
