Ingrid Vanderveldt plans to empower women and back them with cash
After announcing her global venture to support female entrepreneurs, Ingrid Vanderveldt has rolled out a business foundation. The former Dell Inc. entrepreneur-in-residence said Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 features a so-called “business in a box” platform with back-office software.
My Mother
Toshiko Mohr- A first generation immigrant to the United States who came to California with one hope: the start for a more efficient life. She sits stoic, posed as her hands stand upon the keys in front of her, resting. Then as if to be a petite marionette doll, one can see the tension glide […]
Former teacher turned entrepreneur follows passion
Val Creager stays busy. The Apex mom of two, wife, professional photographer, specialty food creator, small business owner and farmers’ market organizer, is juggling a pretty big daily to-do list. But, despite a packed schedule with all sorts of responsibilities, she wouldn’t change a moment of it, she tells me. She’s living her dream and following […]
Women proving the art of knitting can transcend generations
By: WNYT Staff: If your only recollection of knitting is as an old hobby of your grandmother’s, you may not be aware that many consider knitting an art form and knitters are doing things with knitted wear that you never imagined. Elena Fasullo, 12, is a typical teen. She enjoys hanging out with friends and […]
Running A Few Tests On Theranos: Can Elizabeth Holmes Revolutionize Diagnostics?
FORBES :Elizabeth Holmes, the world’s youngest female billionaire, and her company, Palo Alto-based Theranos, have seized the public imagination with a vision of replacing traditional blood tests with a cheaper, faster, and less painful alternative. But Theranos’ technology remains shrouded in mystery, even controversy, as the company that aims to replace traditional blood tests
Women live longer than men because of lifestyle, not biology
NEWSWEEK: Women live longer than men because they are less prone to heart disease and smoking-related illnesses due to modern lifestyles, rather than any biological difference, a new study has found. Researchers found that heart disease was responsible for as much as 40% of the ratio increase in male to female mortality, while smoking contributed […]
Physician entrepreneur backs women-led startups
Just a few years out of residency, Dr. Mary Jo Gorman was practicing medicine at SSM DePaul Health Center when she started her first company, in 1991. Over the next two decades, the serial entrepreneur founded two more health care companies. Her latest effort aims to help other women follow a similar path by nurturing […]
Are women in science in a better position than women in tech?
Laura Wheeler of Digital Science gives her perspective on the challenges facing women in science and in technology, and tells us why role models like Ada Lovelace can provide inspiration. Over the last few months a few controversial incidents relating to gender inequality in science have brought such issues to the forefront of the media’s […]
Claudia Alexander, Beloved NASA Project Scientist, Dies at 56
Claudia Alexander, a beloved NASA project scientist who spearheaded NASA’s side of the European Rosetta comet mission and the Galileo mission to Jupiter, has died at age 56. Alexander died after a 10-year battle with breast cancer, according to a NASA statement.
Janice Howroyd, first black woman to own billion dollar business
Janice Bryant Howroyd has gone from one of 11 children growing up in segregated North Carolina to the first African-American female to own a billion-dollar business, turning $900 in her pocket when she left her hometown in 1976 into a vast fortune.
