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Getting to Know Entrepreneurs in Liberia
I have spent the last week interviewing entrepreneurs in Liberia. What an inspiration. The business environment is tough — with the usual slew of challenges facing many countries: Power comes and goes, so if you need electricity, you have to fuel a generator. Infrastructure is not in great shape, so transport is expensive. Some banks ...
Read MoreTEDxWomen: Changemakers Pushing Ahead
At Tedx Women today some incredible change makers stepped into action. Remarkable to see young girls talk about how they are pushing for change and determined to lead. And to hear from Lebanon’s first female bomb clearing team leader about her work and her family’s view of its importance. And to listen to a talk ...
Read MoreWill Afghan Women Have a Say in Their Country’s Future?
Next month the Bonn Conference will take place — on the 10th anniversary of the first Bonn Conference that marked the end of Taliban rule — and the international community will once more gather to debate and discuss Afghanistan’s future. Human Rights Watch notes in a recent piece that women risk being ‘shut out’ of Bonn. Says ...
Read MoreWomen War & Peace Documentary tonite
Must-Watch TV! War and peace are changing in the 21st century, and women are right in the middle of it. Episode 3 airs TONITE 10/25 on @PBS. Follow #WWPlive during broadcast. http://womenwarandpeace.org
Read MoreShould Germany Use Gender Quotas?
A LOT of discussion now on whether US #women need gender quotas 2 shatter corporate shutout.What’s happening in Germany: http://bit.ly/vRGc8I
Read MoreWomen Fighting For Peace Amid War
This next few weeks PBS will be airing the show “Women, War and Peace.” The series shows just how many women are working for peace despite the war all around them. It’s definitely worth a watch — you can find more here and catch the show on Tuesday evenings. So many people think of war stories ...
Read MoreIs Girls Education the Answer to Population Growth?
An answer to soaring population growth? http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-population-familyplanning-idUSTRE79N3I820111024
Read MoreAre Women Overly Stereotyped?
What are your thoughts on stereotypes? http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2011/10/24/worst-stereotypes-powerful-women-christine-lagarde-hillary-clinton/
Read MoreLeadership Lessons from Women Warriors
Women, war and peace. Fast Co. Leadership lessons from women warriors. bit.ly/qe6VwV
Read MoreIs it time for US manufacturing jobs to return to US?
Some economic researchers say time is ripe for the manufacturing jobs to return to US. http://bit.ly/chinaJobs
Read MoreCan Hillary revive momentum of Taliban peace talks?
Hillary Clinton in Afghanistan aims to revive momentum in moribund Taliban peace talks http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-thanks-oman-for-help-with-hikers-urges-pressure-on-iran/2011/10/19/gIQAoo9RxL_story.html?hpid=z1
Read MoreThe power of new media for women
New media empowers women all over the world get their voices, stories, and causes heard. Will it provide the needed shift? http://mashable.com/2011/10/18/pray-devil-back-hell-pbs/
Read MoreMore Great Press for “Dressmaker”
This week, Dressmaker is featured on Inc.com, and was also honored as one of O Magazine’s 18 Books to Watch for in April. Find the reading guide here. Also, tune in to the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS for a brand new interview with Gayle, set to air tomorrow, Friday April 1st . Check your ...
Read MoreRecent Press for The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
This week, Dressmaker was featured on both HeadButler.com and FastCompany.com, and was praised as a “riveting and important book” and a “book that women can get behind”. Also, Dressmaker was honored as the Book of the Month by ModCloth.com and chosen by the SITSgirl Book Club for April/May. Thanks to everyone! Check out the articles ...
Read MoreGayle’s Media Events: 3/15-3/18
This week, be sure to follow Gayle Lemmon as she discusses “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana,” released today! Tuesday, March 15: “Morning Edition”/NPR “The Leonard Lopate Show”/WNYC Radio Wednesday, March 16: “On the Line”/VOA “Fox and Friends”/Fox News Thursday, March 17th: “The Diane Rehm Show”/WAMU Radio Friday, March 18th: “Andrea Mitchell Reports”/MSNBC “The Hays Advantage”/Bloomberg ...
Read MoreAfghan Businesswomen: Inspiring the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
In Afghanistan a new generation of businesswomen is now inspiring their daughters, friends and even their husbands to start their own ventures. The business challenges are daunting — lack of capital, insufficient markets, and difficult infrastructure where any exists at all — but the opportunities are great. Nothing changes families lives like extra income — ...
Read MoreThe Debate Over Troops in Afghanistan
great many voices in Washington are now calling for troop withdrawal and a scaling down of the US effort in Afghanistan. The challenge is, what happens then?
Read MoreCSM Calls Dressmaker a Book to Watch for 2011
The Christian Science Monitor just called the “Dressmaker of Khair Khana” one of the “15 promising titles for early 2011.
Read MoreSaving Mother’s Lives in Afghanistan
I just spent time in Bamiyan and Kabul visiting with midwives and maternal health leaders. One in eleven women in Afghanistan die in childbirth which makes the country among the deadliest in the world to be an expectant mother.
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