Month: March 2019

Twenty Influential Women Share Their Unique Recipes For Success In Celebration Of International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

There’s no single path to success, as 20 inspirational female leaders will confirm.  In celebration of International Women’s Day and National Women’s History Month, female-owned marketing communications agency Bullfrog + Baum is sharing 20 different recipes for success as part of its second annual #PerSister campaign. Throughout the month of March, the company’s Instagram handle will be the hub for these words of wisdom.  Each week, Bullfrog + Baum will spotlight a different collection of personalities–from publicity to publishing–and their 10(ish) words to live by. Kicking off the program are…

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Financial Women’s Association of New York Celebrates Women’s History Month at the National Museum of Mathematics

Stuart Mitchell

The Financial Women’s Association (FWA) of New York will celebrate Women’s History Month through a series of events recognizing the contributions of women in finance and help educate and mentor the next generation of female leaders in the industry. “This month we are especially delighted to recognize the important contributions made by women in the financial industry and help prepare the next generation of female leaders,” said FWA’s executive director, Ria Davis. “Through our high school and undergraduate mentoring and scholarship programs, the FWA has reached more than 6,000 young…

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The Prince’s Trust launches partnership with Google.org

Stuart Mitchell

The Prince’s Trust, with support from Google.org, has announced a two-year commitment which aims to help young people develop the necessary digital skills to prepare for their future and enter the job market. Google.org has provided £1,600,000 in funding to support over 4,500 16 to 30-year-olds who are unemployed and underemployed across the UK, by providing them with the digital skills they need to help them achieve the confidence to live, learn and earn.  Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands launched the project alongside Ronan Harris, Managing Director for Google UK…

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Diageo sponsors new ‘returners’ scheme to support female creatives to make a #creativecomeback after a career break

Stuart Mitchell

Diageo has been announced as the exclusive sponsor of the briefs for the Creative Equals ‘Returners’ scheme called #CreativeComeback. The scheme is designed to support women in the creative industries in the UK as they return to work after a career break of at least 12 months. The programme, backed by the UK Government Equalities Office, will see 50 women returning to work as art directors, producers, copywriters, data analysts, designers and concept creators take part in a two-week programme that ultimately aims to help place them back into work.…

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Govan Law Centre crowd fund to support women who are homeless

Stuart Mitchell

Govan Law Centre (GLC) have launched a crowdfund to provide legal services for women who are homeless. GLC are aiming to raise £5,000 to get the project started and set themselves an ambitious stretch target of £20k, to provide a more holistic, integrated service. GLC promise to tackle the gender inequality at the heart of the homeless system. The project will go into women’s support organisations and provide legal services, advice and assistance and money and welfare right services. They will defend evictions and repossessions, help women make homelessness applications…

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