What is The Super Models about? In a press release, Apple TV+ said the documentary series, “travels back to the 1980s, when four women from different corners of the world united in New York. Already forces in their own right, the gravitas they achieved by coming together transcended the industry itself. “Their prestige was so…
The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be held from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Here is everything you need to know about the tournament: What is special about this year’s tournament? The 2023 World Cup will be the most attended standalone women’s sporting event in history, with more than one…
Private credit may have become a hot asset class, but it is ice-cold when it comes to inclusion. Women-owned private equity firms* account for only 7.2% of all U.S.-based firms and have a smaller share of assets under management (AUM), just 1.6%, according to the Knight Foundation. A women- and minority-owned private credit firm, Avante Capital Partners, is…
In the aftermath of the pandemic, headlines focused on the consequences of lockdowns and the rise in gender inequality in work and education. So where are we today? The Global Gender Gap report published by the World Economic Forum in June 2023 provides data on gender parity for women. The annual report is an index demonstrating the momentum around…
Some experts are questioning whether a newly approved Alzheimer’s drug was shown in clinical trials to be less effective on women — even though the FDA didn’t flag any such concerns when it was authorized last week. Why it matters: Nearly two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease are female, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. The $26,500 drug, Leqembi,…
2020 was a bad year for everyone, but it was especially tough for working women. The COVID-19 shutdowns led to mass layoffs in female-dominated sectors of the economy, from healthcare to hospitality, while school and daycare closings made it virtually impossible for mothers with young kids to hold on to their jobs. Millions of women…
