by Sunny Yang | Feb 13, 2014 | Mobile phones, Technology, Uncategorized, Women
The GSMA has just published a report titled, “Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets,” which provides a very detailed look into how women are using Mobile Financial Services (MFS) and the challenges and learnings...
by Jenny Adlem | Jan 15, 2014 | Technology, Women
The technology industry has a problem. It’s not a new one but one that the importance of which only grows and expands. This problem is that of diversity in the tech industry. The tech world is not diverse. The computer industry in particular is a disappointing...
by Sahiba Minhas | Jul 17, 2013 | Social Enterprise, Technology, Women
Three female entrepreneurs in 2010 got together to develop a mobile solution that would provide market price transparency for Kenyan farmers. Jamilla Abass co-founded M-Farm – an m-Agriculture program – with Susan Oguya and Linda Kwamnoka. Exploitation of...
by Sunny Yang | Jun 5, 2013 | Women
Women Deliver 2013 ended last week in Kuala Lumpur and key takeaways from the conference are beginning to appear on Twitter. For those unfamiliar with Women Deliver, it is a “global advocacy organization bringing together voices from around the world to call for...
by Sunny Yang | Apr 24, 2013 | Women
Last week, I read an interesting blog post from Linda Raftree about an NYC and London Technology Salon session on how mobile phones are improving the reach and impact of women empowerment initiatives. In the Tech Salon, they quote a GSMA estimate that mobile...
