Startup Lisboa is taking practical steps toward promoting entrepreneurship among women through various initiatives, particularly in the field of sustainability, which is the centerpiece of Lisbon’s green agenda for 2020, says the CEO of the leading incubator in the Portuguese capital. In an exclusive interview with Via News, Miguel Fontes said female entrepreneurship is a…
Research findings have, over the years, shown that an increase of women in leadership roles might be good for business. Even with findings, very few women make up the top echelons of power in most businesses as well as public companies. According to the UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders study, carried out…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Only 33.6 percent of women in Turkey are in the labour pool. A recent report, conducted by Bahcesehir University Center for Economic and Social Research (BETAM), shows that women, once they have children, quit their jobs and become housewives. But in most cases, Turkish women are not in search of a…
Moskow, Russia (ViaNews) – Russian women are being accused of disregarding Russian men and “sell themselves” to foreigners. Online haters have been launching bullying campaigns in the social media. They search for photos of Russian women with men from other countries, post them on social media pages, and then write demeaning comments and messages to…
MANILA, Philippines (ViaNews) – Despite his official spokesperson’s repeated pronouncement that the Philippine president is serious about upholding women’s rights, Rodrigo Roa Duterte continues to be under fire for his notoriety over misogynistic remarks that span from rape jokes, threats to have women guerrilla fighters shot in their vaginas, to unfounded and biased claim that…
BELGRADE, Serbia (Vianews) – Almost a week ago, Irish women won their fight against abortion ban. The Eighth Amendment, which grants an equal right to life to the mother and unborn, will be replaced. At the same time, in Serbia, there are obvious attempts made by highest ranking officials to limit the current level of…
WASHINGTON (ViaNews) – In the wake of campaigns such as the #NoMakeup movement and the social media shattering #MeToo, women’s voices on beauty, harassment, discrimination and double standards are becoming more powerful in the political and social arenas. But what role does a women’s femininity (or lack thereof) play in her experience in the business…
NEW DELHI, India (ViaNews) – The brutal rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in the state of Kashmir has, once again, not only put the spotlight back on the safety issues for Indian women but has served to heighten communal tensions in a part of the country that is already largely divided and perennially on…
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (ViaNews) – Over the last few months, Pakistani’s women have been protesting in the streets to fight for their rights. Women in Pakistan are demanding more freedom and gender equality in what relates to household responsibilities, and equal testimony right in court. In Pakistan, and according to Islam, the testimony of two women…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (ViaNews) – On the “International Women’s Day” last Thursday, March 8, a massive gathering took place all over Argentina. From the Jujuy’s Province in the north to the southernmost province Tierra del Fuego, women who attended protests and were represented by the colour purple, started claiming basic human rights, equality between the…
