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Three Successful Women Entrepreneurs in India
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WEFTS Three Successful Women Entrepreneurs in India

Once known for its trade and commerce relations all across the globe, India has been gradually clawing its way back to the top. Almost every top multi...

Covid-19 Pandemic Derails Women’s Path to Gender Equality
WEFTS Covid-19 Pandemic Derails Women’s Path to Gender Equality

The Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected many working women and mothers, especially wom...

The History of Women’s Workforce in America
WEFTS The History of Women’s Workforce in America

As we celebrate Women’s History Month every year, we also need to celebrate the major strides made b...

What It Takes to Be a Woman?
WEFTS What It Takes to Be a Woman?

At WomELLE, we come across different women striving to achieve their goals and lead the world. We ce...

Happy Mother’s Day 2022: Celebrating Motherhood
WEFTS Happy Mother’s Day 2022: Celebrating Motherhood

The origin of Mother’s Day dates back to the times of the Ancient Greeks. It is an occasion celebrat...

Unstoppable Mom Entrepreneurs, You Should Follow on LinkedIn
WEFTS Unstoppable Mom Entrepreneurs, You Should Follow on LinkedIn

With Mother’s Day around the corner (May 8), it is a beautiful time to honor unstoppable mom en...

Women's Rights under Attack in America, Warns VP Kamala Harris
WEFTS Women's Rights under Attack in America, Warns VP Kamala Harris

In a fiery speech on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris blamed the Republicans for attackin...

Science Granting Councils are Failing Women in Africa
WEFTS Science Granting Councils are Failing Women in Africa

A new review paper has found that several national bodies expending research funding grants in Afric...

The Unseen Barriers that Prevent Women from Rising
WEFTS The Unseen Barriers that Prevent Women from Rising

Several CEOs who focus on gender diversity are often frustrated. They set ambitious goals for the pe...

LinkedIn to Pay $1.8 Million to Settle Gender Pay Discrimination
WEFTS LinkedIn to Pay $1.8 Million to Settle Gender Pay Discrimination

LinkedIn, the professional networking platform, and the United States Department of Labor have reach...

Experts Warn the US States Might Ban People from Traveling for Abortions
WEFTS Experts Warn the US States Might Ban People from Traveling for Abortions

Even as the abortion ban spreads across the states in the United States, several state legislatures...

Women Who Brought Us the Moon
WEFTS Women Who Brought Us the Moon

A little over 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon....

More US Women of Color Seeking Alternatives to Hospital Births
WEFTS More US Women of Color Seeking Alternatives to Hospital Births

Of late, many women of color in the United States are seeking alternatives to hospitals for labor an...

California Seeks to be an Abortion Haven
WEFTS California Seeks to be an Abortion Haven

Amid the crackdown on abortion in the United States, activists in California want to transform the s...

What America Men Get That Women Don't
WEFTS What America Men Get That Women Don't

In 1977, a large number of women had gathered at the only federally-sponsored women’s rights confere...

Saudi Arabia has More Female Tech Startup Entrepreneurs than in Europe
WEFTS Saudi Arabia has More Female Tech Startup Entrepreneurs than in Europe

It may seem incredible, but Saudi Arabia has more female tech startup entrepreneurs than the whole o...