Sustainable fashion startup Coclo secures first $5,000 How Two Live grant
Stylist and entrepreneur Shanya Suppasiritad has become the first recipient of The Two Grant, giving a boost to sustainable fashion startup Coclo.
“Two-and-a-half jobs”: Meet the entrepreneur giving a boost to mums in business
We all know startup life is tough. Add an infant and a toddler into the mix, and suddenly, every challenge is multiplied tenfold somehow.
“Dare to be yourself”: Conference celebrating women of colour entrepreneurs comes to Melbourne
ColourFULL, a new conference run by and for Australian women of colour in leadership and entrepreneurship, is coming to Melbourne next year.
“Hey, we’re here”: How Sistrv8 is helping bring Muslim women into startupland
Success in startupland is hard to achieve for anyone. But for Muslim women, there are barriers even for getting a foot in the door.
The gender qualification gap: Why women ‘over-invest’ in workplace capabilities
While men over-invest by up to 4%, women over-invest by up to 11%, hinting at higher hurdles for women to clear along the career ladder.
“No, I am not going to Web Summit 2018”: intimate.io co-founder Leah Callon-Butler shares her experience
Leah Callon-Butler, an intimate.io co-founder, reveals Web Summit didn't allow adult industry-focused cryptocurrency to exhibit in 2017.
“A rising tide lifts all boats”: Three principles for fostering healthy, powerful business partnerships between women
There’s a place for healthy competition in business, but it’s time for women to build a culture of collaboration over cattiness.
A “shallow pool”: Women still vastly underrepresented at the executive level
Women are doing better in functional executive roles but are finding it hard to advance outside of areas such as legal, compliance and human resources.
An “uphill battle”: Scale Investors’ Ariane Barker on societal expectations and female entrepreneurship
Ariane Barker believes well-educated women are still struck by a pressure to find a balance between being the primary carer and having a career they want.
“Glimmers of hope”: Five incredible global initiatives to benefit female entrepreneurs
Amid the bleak stats, there are glimmers of hope, as initiatives across the world help female entrepreneurs raise capital and realise their dreams.
Why education is needed to make franchising more appealing to women
Many female franchisees remain unaware of key benefits of franchising, such as assistance from governments and franchisors.
A bleak snapshot of the gender funding gap
When it comes to funding, women are still getting crumbs, while men make off with the loaf.