Amazons Watch Magazine
Author

Amazons Watch Magazine

Browsing
Innovations 4 HER

37Angels: Closing Gender Gaps by Investing

 

Many innovations today are gradually working towards closing the gender gap in different sectors. In this series of innovations for her, we bring you 37Angels; a women-focused network, seeking to close the gender gap in through profitable investments.

37Angels is a network of 50-plus women investors with a twofold goal which includes: helping startups succeed and helping more women learn how to become investors in startup businesses. The network was founded by Angela Lee, an assistant dean at Columbia Business School and a serial entrepreneur, who is passionate about helping women.

Keep Reading
By
Amazons on Boards

Middle East Women Doing It Big on Boards- Maha Al Ghunaim

Maha Al Ghunaim is the Chairperson & Group Chief Executive Officer of Global Investment House, a Kuwait-based regional investment company which she founded with four others in 1998, offering integrated investment solutions. When she headed the organization’s debut on the London Stock Exchange in 2008, it became the first Kuwaiti company to list on the exchange. With over 30 years in the financial services sector, Al Ghunaim also sits on the boards of Kuwait University, National Industries Group, the Qatar Endowment Fund at the Qatar Foundation, and Kuwait University.

Keep Reading
By
7 Things

7 Things You Did Not Know About Michelle Obama

 

Her favorite food is French fries

You might not expect it given her penchant for working out and asking everyone to stay in shape, but the First Lady’s favorite snack is French fries. Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the White House and close family friend told CBS about the First Lady’s cravings, saying, “Whenever we’re on the road and we’ve had a long day, we’re looking for a way to have French fries and, if we’ve been really good, then we get to have a cheeseburger to go along with our French fries!”

Keep Reading
By
Women & SDG

Ugandan Chess Standout Inspires Girls Battling Poverty

The true story of a teenager from a Ugandan slum who transformed her life from corn seller to international chess player is to make its European premiere at the London Film Festival in October.

The Disney movie, “Queen of Katwe,” is based on the life of Phiona Mutesi, who around 2005 at about age 9 turned up at a sports outreach program in Katwe, a part of Kampala, for a cup of porridge and was drawn into a world of knights and checkmates.

Keep Reading
By
Governance in Heels

Where Do African Women Have More Power? Surprise— In Countries Emerging From War

By Aili Mari Tripp

When I went to Uganda in 1992, I was interested in understanding why the country had so many women in top government positions and why it had the highest rates of representation of women in parliament in Africa at the time. During my research, I realized that a key reason was war. Uganda had just emerged from years of major conflict. Relations between women and men had begun to change, and as a result, women started to mobilize for their rights.

Keep Reading
By