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Super Moms: Balancing Boardrooms and Bedtime Stories

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At 7:30 a.m., Jennifer Locus is on her laptop, leading a video call with colleagues across three continents. By 8:00 a.m., she’s negotiating with her four-year-old about wearing socks to school. At noon, she’s presenting quarterly results to her company’s board. By 8:30 p.m., she’s curled up on the edge of her child’s bed, whispering the last line of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This is not multitasking. This is modern motherhood. And it is nothing short of superhuman. The Quiet Revolution in Leadership The last decade has seen a quiet revolution. Across boardrooms, parliaments, and startups, mothers are no longer stepping back from leadership; they are stepping right into it. The numbers tell a story. As of 2025, women now hold 30.4% of board seats in U.S. public companies, up from 15% just a decade ago. However, only 7.7% are women of color, revealing the significant amount of work that…

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National Aviation Day: The Untold Stories of Female Aircraft Engineers and Innovators

“We needed to be assertive as women in those days—assertive and aggressive—and the degree to which we had to be that way depended on where you were. I had to be in the front row.” — Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician. Every August 19th, the world pauses to celebrate National Aviation Day, a holiday first proclaimed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 to honor the birthday of Orville Wright, one of the pioneers of human flight. Over the decades, the day has grown into a global moment of reflection on aviation’s remarkable progress; from fragile wood-and-cloth planes to jetliners, spacecraft, and futuristic drones. Yet, within this inspiring story, one chapter has often been underwritten: the women whose genius, grit, and innovation in aircraft engineering and design made many of these milestones possible. While we often celebrate daring female pilots like Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman, the engineers, the women…

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 Clara B. Arthur Returns to Lead GhIPSS — Breaking Barriers in Finance and Technology

“I am honoured to step into this role at this pivotal time,” Clara B. Arthur said with the quiet confidence of a woman who knows exactly what it means to walk back into a room she once helped build. “It is more of a return for me, and I look forward to working alongside this talented team to continue the legacy of GhIPSS.” Her words are not just about a new position, they are a reflection of the growing chorus of women who are shattering glass ceilings, rewriting the rules, and reshaping leadership in industries that were once seen as a man’s domain. The world of finance and technology, with its complex algorithms, high-stakes decision-making, and fast-paced innovation, has long been one of those arenas. Yet, leaders like Clara are proving that skill, vision, and grit have no gender. From September 1, 2025, Arthur will take the helm of the…

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Global Power Women Conference (GPWC) 2025 Set to Ignite a Global Shift in Women-Led Leadership and Prosperity in New York

NEW YORK, USA — In a world rapidly redefining power and progress, the Global Power Women Conference (GPWC) 2025 emerges as the flagship platform where vision, leadership, and legacy converge to shape the future. On 25 September 2025, New York City will host the most anticipated global gathering of female leaders under the theme: “The Power Shift: Women Reimagining Leadership, Legacy, and Global Prosperity.” A key highlight of this high-profile gathering will be the Global Induction Ceremony, where a distinguished cohort of women leaders will be formally welcomed into the Global Power Women Network (GPWN) — an esteemed, multi-tiered platform dedicated to mobilizing capital, shaping policy, and forging strategic cross-sector alliances that accelerate women’s leadership on a global scale. GPWN has as its Global Chair, Reta Jo Lewis, the Immediate Past Chair, U.S. Export Import (EXIM) Bank, appointed by President Jo Biden to lead the $135 billion US Government Trade…

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Leading with Vision: Aminata Kane’s Rise to the Top of Africa’s Digital Economy

In a bold and transformative step toward deepening financial inclusion in Africa, Visa has appointed Aminata Kane Ndiaye as Senior Vice President and Head of Western and Central Africa, effective September 4, 2025. This landmark appointment positions her to lead Visa’s newly established sub-regional team overseeing 23 markets from four strategic offices, Abidjan, Accra, Kinshasa, and Lagos. With this role, Aminata enters a new chapter in her career, yet remains firmly rooted in her lifelong mission: leveraging technology to empower people, especially women and youth, across the continent. It is a mission she embodies not just with strategy, but with heart. A Trailblazer with Purpose From the moment she entered the corporate world, Aminata Kane has walked a path defined by courage, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive growth. Her academic journey took her from HEC Paris to the MIT Sloan School of Management, and her leadership acumen has earned…

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Seats of Strength: The Global Rise of Women Legislators, One Bold Action at a Time

In parliaments across the globe, from the marble halls of Europe to the grassroots chambers of Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, something quietly powerful is unfolding. A woman stands. Her voice breaks through centuries of exclusion. She is not a token, not a novelty, but a necessary force. She speaks not just for herself, but for the millions whose stories, struggles, and strength she carries into every vote, every policy, every action. As we mark the International Day of Parliamentarism on June 30, the 2025 theme, “Achieving Gender Equality, Action by Action,” calls us to look beyond numbers and see the deeper truth: when women lead in parliaments, the world moves closer to justice, peace, and progress. A Global Journey from the Margins to the Majority The journey of women into legislative power has been anything but linear. In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to grant women…

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Shazia Azim Honored for Transforming Global Finance and Championing Inclusion at the 2025 GPW Awards in London

London, United Kingdom – [April 2025] – At the prestigious 2025 Global Power Women Awards (GPW Awards) held in London, Shazia Azim, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) UK, was awarded the Global Diaspora Legacy Award for her extraordinary contributions to the financial services industry and her unwavering commitment to fostering inclusive leadership. The GPW Awards celebrates the power of women to effect meaningful change in their professions and communities. Shazia Azim stood out as a global icon, recognized not only for her technical expertise in finance and risk but also for her pioneering leadership in creating a more inclusive financial ecosystem. With over 25 years of industry experience, Shazia has built an impressive career across leading institutions including Goldman Sachs, UBS, and RBS before joining PwC UK, where she currently leads Financial Services Consulting. Her work continues to shape the future of banking, capital management, and risk strategy on a global scale. A Rhodes Scholar originally…

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