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When you attempt to participate in a Twitter campaign for African and African American female entrepreneurs and...you are a noob.
Celebrating International Women's Day 2015
Today is International Women’s Day, where the world comes together to celebrate the gains made towards equality for women and to encourage effective actions that will continue to close the gap.
At Bloglovin’, we not only believe in equality for women, we also believe that women can and should empower one another to succeed. We wanted to highlight and celebrate our female executives, who inspire us daily through their work ethic, critical thinking, and leadership. We asked them where their inspiration to become executives at a technology company came from and what it took to make it happen.
Check out their stories below:
Joy Marcus, CEO
When did you know you wanted to be an executive in tech? “I was working for MTV and very very happy. But, I realized that our audience was moving online. I’m a consumer-oriented chick - I wanted to be where the people were. It was an incredibly difficult leaving MTV, I cried as I walked out of the building, but it was the right move. I went from there to B&N.com (we took it public in 1999) and kept on going (AOL etc). Most recently I ran US business for Dailymotion (splitting my time between New York and Paris) and we sold to Orange. I moved into investing for Gotham Ventures before becoming CEO of Bloglovin.”
How did you #MakeItHappen? “You have to want it. There are no shortcuts. You have to work really really hard.”
Kelly Gallozzi, VP Sales & Marketing
When did you know you wanted to be an executive in tech? “I was an ad director at People StyleWatch, which was Magazine of the Year at the time. Despite the accelerated growth, print as a business was fading and I knew my own consumption habits for media were changing rapidly due to social and new online properties. I had always loved being a part of launching new products, for example, TeenVogue and StyleWatch. Jumping into the tech world seemed like a natural fit! I took the leap of faith and caught the startup bug at DailyWorth, then went to InStyle and finally came to Bloglovin.”
How did you #MakeItHappen? “You need to be able to wear many hats and be comfortable with taking risks. I love building a great story and developing a ‘need’ for new products in the marketplace.”
Kamiu Lee, VP Business Development & Finance
When did you know you wanted to be an executive in tech? “I certainly do not have a perfectly orchestrated plan! What I did know -- I wanted to work in an industry that I love, with a company/product I truly believe in, and in a job where I can come to work everyday pumped to make things happen.
Digital content and commerce has always appealed to me as a consumer. I love discovering great content and I do virtually all of my shopping online. From a career perspective, I love all the change that is happening in media and commerce -- there is always something new to learn!”
How did you #MakeItHappen? “It's so important, especially at a start-up, to be assertive, flexible, persistent and ready for anything. Be able to spot an opportunity and grab onto it when you see it. And of course, a lot of hard work. Nothing great is ever easy!”
March is National Women's History Month
For anyone that didn't know, just thought I'd put it out there
100 reasons why women are amazing
In celebration of the 100th centenary of International Women’s Day on March 8th, 2011, we constructed a list of 100 reasons why women are amazing!
1. Women are mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, nieces, friends, lovers, partners, bosses and co-workers. 2.Women are dreamers. 3.Women are courageous. 4.Women are passionate. 5.Women resilient. 6.Women are emotional, in a good way of course. 7.Women believe. 8.Women fight for what is right. 9.Women have voluptuous curves. 10.Women give life. 11.Women have choice. 12.Women can dance beautifully. 13.Women are vibrant. 14.Women are fearless. 15.Women are great communicators. 16.Women are charming. 17.Women are gracious. 18.Women are strong. 19.Women are sensitive. 20.Women have warm hearts. 21.Women can stand on their own or be united to reach their goals. 22.Women know what they want – sometimes. 23.Women cry when they are happy. 24.Women cry when they are sad. 25.Women are great multi-taskers. 26.Women get to wear flowing skirts and beautiful dresses. 27.Women are revolutionaries. 28.Women ARE beautiful. 29.Women are unique. 30.Women do not follow clichés or stereotypes. 31.Women are convincing. 32.Women have girlfriends and we understand the blessing this is. 33.Women are brave. 34.Women are tender. 35.Women are insightful. 36.Women are in touch with their bodies and souls. 37.Women are bold. 38.Women are charismatic. 39.Women are mentors. 40.Women are independent. 41.Women are diverse. 42.Women are kind. 43.Women are giving. 44.Women are influential. 45.Women can conquer the world in mini skirts or sweat pants; combat boots or high heels. 46.Women can initiate and create change. 47.Women are hard workers. 48.Women have a good sense of humour. 49.Women are knowledgeable and intelligent. 50.Women are Sheroes. 51.Women are caregivers and breadwinners. 52.Women have powerful instincts. 53.Women are gentle. 54.Women celebrate 100 years of international sisterhood. 55.Women think outside the box. 56.Women can adapt to ever changing environments. 57.Women have determination. 58.Women have the capacity to hold energy and then transmit it. 59.Women have the ability to heal. 60.Women can support family, friends, co-workers, etc with little need to recharge. 61.Women have beautiful and diverse Herstories. 62.Women are loved and love others. 63.Women are professionals of every kind. 64.Women are activists. 65.Women are teachers and learners. 66.Women create art. 67.Women are an example to men (note: this was submitted by a man) 68.Women show strength and poise when faced with challenges. 69.Women have and share wisdom. 70.Women have and give faith. 71.Women successfully move towards a more equal world. 72.Women give hope. 73.Women write great books. 74.Women are poets. 75.Women smell good. 76.Women have fun and more exciting underwear selections. 77.Women get to accessorize. 78.Women are muses, they inspire others to create. 79.Women are accepting. 80.Women open their hearts to you. 81.Women are healers. 82.Women open doors to unknown possibilities. 83.Women are role models. 84.Women can take any situation and make it better. 85.Women make peace. 86.Women connect with people, nature and the Universe. 87.Women are athletes. 88.Women leave behind large shoes to be filled. 89.Women are glorious spirits. 90.Women run and support successful businesses. 91.Women create and maintain loving homes. 92.Women are brilliant in mind, body and soul. 93.Women are selfless. 94.Women take on any and all roles. 95.Women are essential contributors. 96.Women have strong bonds. 97.Women have a herstory of progressive accomplishments. 98.Women are leaders. 99.Women are warriors. 100.Women are amazing
Read about Canada's newly launched International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Civil Society Partnership Policy. This document sets out DFATD’s approach to enhancing effective development cooperation with international, Canadian and developing country civil society organizations (CSOs). It outlines the guiding principles for and overall objectives of Canada’s development engagement with CSOs. Recognizing that context matters, the guidance contained within this document is not prescriptive in nature, but rather provides an approach, with illustrative examples of actions and best practices, to enhancing effective development cooperation with civil society.
#GlobalHealth
With OCIC's latest issue of iAM launching February 26th at http://ocic.on.ca/iam here are some online (free) courses you can take on Global Health through Coursera at coursera.org
Epidemics, Pandemics and Outbreaks – University of Pittsburgh
March 16 – April 11 2015
Ebola: An Evolving Epidemic – Emory University
March 31 – May 11 2015
An Introduction to Global Health – University of Copenhagen
April 13 – May 23 2015
An Introduction to Population Health – University of Manchester
April 13 – May 28 2015
Global Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights – Lund University
April 27 – June 6 2015