News by subject: WOM

The V Foundation, a top cancer research charity, today announced the establishment of a new grant program specifically aimed at increasing female representation and female-led innovation in cancer research.  A Grant of Her Own: The Women...

A recent survey commissioned by Donations for Dignity ? a Colorado community initiative to fight hygiene poverty ? shows that 53% of Colorado women struggle to afford essential basic hygiene products. Of those who struggle, 74% are Native American,...

Leading supply chain-based technology and service provider JD.com is included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which was announced on January 31. It is the first time the company has been listed in the index. Pang Zhang, Chief Human...

Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation's largest non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved communities, today announced that Joann Massey will be joining its Senior Leadership team as Senior Vice President of the 1 Million Black...

Today, Girls Who Code, a nonprofit working to close the gender gap in tech, announced CodeFair, a three-day event from Friday, March 24th ? Sunday, March 26th at The Altman Building in New York City. The immersive tech experience invites the public...

The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation is delighted to congratulate Elena Rybakina on earning herself a top-10 world ranking debut as of today. After a tough match, Elena Rybakina yielded the championship to the fifth seeded, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in...

Gaps in awareness, research, diagnosis and care threaten women's heart and brain health according to a new Heart & Stroke report: System failure: Healthcare inequities continue to leave women's heart and brain health behind. Many women are at further...

Frontera Energy Corporation ("Frontera"' or the "Company") today announces that it joins 483 other companies as a member of the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index ("GEI"), a...

For the fifth consecutive year, global talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half , including its subsidiary Protiviti, has been named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). The index tracks the performance of companies around...

Who has scored the most goals in international football? The internet will generally tell you it's Cristiano Ronaldo, when it's actually women's footballer, Christine Sinclair. The inconsistency of searchable facts that disadvantages sportswomen is...

The Podcast Academy nominated Population Media Center's podcasts, Crossing the Line and The State of: Women, for the best politics or opinion podcast. The nominations illustrate the appetite for stories and content that bring to life the current...

Child care is not just a social policy?it is an economic policy, too. Access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive child care will grow the economy, allow more women to enter the workforce and help give every child in Canada the best...

Genpact , a global professional services firm focused on delivering outcomes that transform businesses, today announced that it has been included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which tracks the performance of public companies...

Today, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and her organization, the California Partners Project, unveiled a Board Diversity Playbook to help increase the number of women on corporate boards of directors. The playbook was co-created with the...

Virginia Business Magazine recognized Aisha Bowe, Founder & CEO, STEMBoard and LINGO Solutions Inc., as an honoree for their Inaugural Black Business Leaders Awards. Ms. Bowe is a former NASA aerospace engineer, motivational speaker, and...

Icalia Labs has promoted Senyi Bojorquez to Chief Technology Officer, reporting directly to the CEO. Bojorquez has close to 15 years of experience in the software industry, and has been with Icalia Labs since 2020. She was previously a Business Unit...

North County African American Women's Association (NCAAWA) and North Island Credit Union have extended their partnership for a third year, offering scholarships and financial literacy programming to college-bound female students of African American...

The Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports -- today announced the honorees and panelists for the 4th Annual Sports Power Brunch. Sponsored by Paramount Content for Change, Meta, Head & Shoulders®, and National Football...

McKissack & McKissack, one of the nation's leading Black- and woman-owned architecture, engineering and construction companies, announced today that Alana Alsop will head the firm's business development for the District of Columbia, Maryland and...

As the trusted referral source for women, the Women's Choice Award has recognized Allied Van Lines for their exceptional customer recommendation rating, earning it the coveted 2023 Women's Choice Award®. In a national survey conducted by the Women's...

Today, Teal Health announces its seed round, raised to build a women's health platform focused on solving some of the most pressing issues in women's health - starting with cervical cancer....

CIBC has been included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the eighth consecutive year. The Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) tracks the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting....

Trial lawyers with the Nachawati Law Group praised a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejecting Johnson & Johnson's use of a controversial bankruptcy ploy to shed more than 38,000 lawsuits filed by women who developed...

A new Ipsos poll commissioned by the Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention (AWHP) reveals that nearly half of American women (45%) are forgoing preventive care services like check-ups, screenings, and vaccines, and the inability to afford...

BorgWarner today announced that it joins 484 other companies as a member of the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a modified market capitalization-weighted index developed to gauge the...

Skip the shower! That's the goal of 1SAVES20, a new collection of rinse-free, resource-conscious beauty products dedicated to raising awareness about water conservation while empowering people to be part of the solution. As Californians familiar...

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) , a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has been named to the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), marking the fourth consecutive year the company has been recognized on the...

Wunderlich Kaplan Communications has announced a new game-changer in the world of public relations, PR FOR ALL, the first ever, female founded, AI assisted digital platform created to democratize the PR industry. PR FOR ALL is the newest offering...

SVB, the financial partner of the innovation economy, today announced that it has been named a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for a fifth year running. The Bloomberg GEI is a modified market capitalization-weighted index...

Aura, the leader in intelligent safety for consumers, today announced a partnership with nonprofit Cyversity, in an effort to increase representation and opportunity for underrepresented talent in the cybersecurity workforce. Aura's sponsorship of...

The "Tampon Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global tampon market size reached US$ 4.7 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the...

With family so often associated with home, national homebuilder and land developer Taylor Morrison is enhancing its suite of employee perks to include additional family-forming benefits....

BMO today announced it has been included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the eighth year in a row. The global index recognizes companies committed to gender equality and inclusivity within the workplace and the community, and...

As the trusted referral source for women, the Women's Choice Award® has once again recognized Eggland's Best for being the brand that women would most recommend to their family and friends, earning it the coveted 2023 Women's Choice Award®. In a...

Unitek Learning is thrilled to announce that Karilyn Van Oosten, Vice President of Strategic Business Development, has been appointed president of The International Women's Forum (IWF) Arizona. The primary mission of IWF is to advance women's...

Black women entrepreneurs are finding surprising and encouraging ways to leap across the funding gap that can hold back Black-owned businesses, according to a new survey by The BOW Collective. Most business owners in the survey reported gross...

Beacon Gallery is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition Nayana LaFond:...

Cox Automotive presented its annual Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award to Beth Beans Gilbert, vice president at Fred Beans...

(Family Features) Whether you're a lone wolf at heart or looking to broaden your sense of independence, traveling solo can be a richly empowering and satisfying experience....

WCM is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 WCM Executive Leaders Award. The prestigious award aims to accelerate the career trajectories of women who are accomplished in their careers and who are breaking the glass ceiling. This year there...

Interior architecture and design veterans Sarah McGarry and Rene Stremel today announced the launch of Clic Design Studio, a new full-service commercial interior architecture and design studio elevating spaces in Colorado and enhancing the human...

The U.S. workforce has weathered major challenges in recent years, as the pandemic amplified the demand for skilled labor. Despite skilled labor shortages across myriad industries, women's share of the ever-expanding construction workforce reached an...

On Monday, January 30, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) filed a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on behalf of Mylissa Farmer, a Missouri resident who was denied emergency abortion care by...

Barbara Wagner, the President of Barbara Wagner Communications (BWC), announces with pride that BWC has entered its third year of business, after completing two years of expansion and growth. The company has been successful, with a diverse group of...

Proov, a diagnostics company offering medical grade at-home tests and a support platform, is announcing today that it has received patent issue notification for its fourth utility patent. The patent covers progesterone (or PdG) testing via urine...

House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. (HORP) ? global leaders in female executive leadership development, today announced the 2023 Break the ceiling touch the sky® list of the Americas Most Inspirational Women in Leadership. The list included over 150...

Today, Meghan Trainor surprised fans with big news during a pop-in appearance on the Today Show. While dropping by to exclusively announce the news of her first book, Dear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and New Motherhood from Your...

Reflex Tuning, a woman-owned Audi and Volkswagen service center located in Hooksett, New Hampshire has announced a series of new services available to their customers. Reflex Tuning is now offering Audi and Volkswagen remote starter installation, a...

Shoe Gummi, the world's first and only outer-sole technology designed to prevent foot discomfort caused by high heels has rounded out a milestone year-over-year (YoY) growth for 2022, the company achieved an impressive 247% increase in sales compared...

To help increase the accessibility of training for women and people of color in financial professions, global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.  is launching an initiative to extend its Fi360 Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®)...