Women In Tech

Francene Mullings, founder of Digitalize promises to help bridge digital skill shortages amongst struggling local organizations in safe and accessible community spaces. The Federation of Small Business “Learning the Rope” report* highlights that a...

Funding your own business can be a scary yet exciting idea. Furthermore, knowing that the business world is often seen as an area reserved for men might discourage some women from even trying. Women receive only 2% of venture investments. Furthermore, .02% of...

Women across the globe have suffered under the yolks of patriarchal customs and taboos for centuries. However, black women, in particular, have had to learn to survive with the hardest part of the hard, the darkest part of the dark, the coldest part of the...

Starting a business is one of those rare things that greatly fulfill you as a person. There is great joy and satisfaction in seeing an idea that once only existed in your head coming into reality before your very eyes. Some say it is like giving birth to a...

Accra, Ghana, January 22, 2020//-More than 8,500 miles lie between Silicon Valley and Eritrea, but day after day Almaz Negash – founder of African Diaspora Network–finds ways to reconcile her Eritrean background with her American life, effortlessly...

Nursing has always offered excellent job security and job satisfaction. Working as a nurse is difficult, of course, but the potential rewards are huge. Not financial rewards, unfortunately, but moral and philosophical rewards. “Keep your face always toward...

Technology in Africa has certainly made extraordinary advances, and Google has been on the forefront of this stride. In a recent conversation with CNN on their Innovate Africa program, Google Director, Juliet Ehimuan, espoused the impressive work the...

Some people’s dream jobs include having a big office high up in the skyscraper where you can have a bird’s eye view of the city down. A cherry on top would be having either a nice view of the sunrise or sunset, if not both. However, most of these dreamers...

In Africa, 70% of women are excluded financially and there is a $42 billion financing gap between men and women Leaders from multilateral development banks, financial institutions and the private sector called on peers to dispel myths about women being too...

We all wear masks in an attempt to keep up with social norms and conformity. Whether we are functioning in our roles as career professionals, parent, child, partner, friend or volunteer, these masks can be pervasive, worn to hide our true self. This wearing...