The female labour participation in India decreased to 24.8 percent in 2020 from 34 percent in 2016, according to the United Nations Global Compact study. The study also reports that out of the 153 countries that were part of the study, India is the only country where...
October was National Women’s Small Business Month. For me, that meant “shopping small” by supporting women-owned farmer’s market stands and celebrating with curbside pickup cupcakes from my favorite bakery. The month certainly looked different...
A meta-analysis of recent evaluations to support female entrepreneurship Around the globe, women participate less in paid economic activities than men. The gender gap in labor force participation is around 14 percent in the median OECD country, 26 percent in the...
By Hilary Weaver This Labor Day, the U.S. is battling a pandemic that has resulted in the deaths of more than 187,000 U.S. residents and millions of lost jobs. The crisis has necessitated those deemed “essential workers” to continue to risk their lives every day, but...
Theresa Carroll: Award Winning Entrepreneur, Founder/Co-Owner Homestead Inn & Thomas Henkelmann, Principal & Managing Member Homestead Associates LLC ‘Boy, it’s been an interesting time to be a woman because we’re groundbreaking.’ SO HOW DID THIS MOTHER OF...
It is a hard time to be a small business in America. Payroll subsidies for businesses have ended at the same time that unemployment payments are decreasing for workers, leaving business owners hard-pressed to pay employees and consumers less likely to make purchases....
