Author: Georgia Garrett

African women are world champions in entrepreneurship. According to the study on the subject published by Rolland Berger for Women in Africa, nearly 24% of African women of working age are involved in business creation. That’s more than anywhere else. By way of comparison, the same rate is expected to be 11% in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, regions that are among the most entrepreneurial. According to the study, female entrepreneurship is estimated to generate between US$250 and 300 billion, or about 12 to 14% of the continent’s GDP. Despite a real dynamic in the figures, the situation on...

Have you ever been harassed on the street? Have you ever received a harsh message on a dating application? Has a colleague ever made an inappropriate remark about your appearance? You are not the only one. With the #MeToo movement that started in Hollywood, followed by #Balancetonporc in France for example, all you have to do is connect to Twitter or Facebook to get an idea of the extent of the phenomenon and the number of women who are victims of sexual harassment. Whether in person or online, women around the world have been victims of it in one...

The sector of new technologies and digital professions are no longer the only domain of men. However, while an increasing number of women are taking an interest in these new professions that are emerging in most companies, it must be noted that there is still room for improvement. More is needed The Ada WEEK, a week of forums held in Paris in October 2015, provided an opportunity to situate the place of women in the field of engineering, science, and technology. Inspired by the name of the English Countess Ada Lovelace, who was nevertheless the first person to code in...