Girl Scouts will soon have new, up-to-date badges for their vests and sashes, aimed at promoting financial literacy, public policy and website design. Learn more.
Girls Scouts Get New, Updated Badges; Reflect Science & Technology
In Camp, Conferences, Education, Girls, Leadership, Media & Technology on October 16, 2011 at 3:44 pmWomen & Mobile: An Empowering Partnership
In Education, Health & Wellness, Leadership, Media & Technology on October 16, 2011 at 3:39 pmAccording to a report published by the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the GSMA, Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity, cell phones improve women’s lives: 93 percent of female mobile phone users feel safer with a phone, 85 percent feel more independent, and 41 percent use their phones to increase their income and professional opportunities. Moreover, closing the gender gap is not only good for women and development, it’s good for business. Adding 300 million women subscribers could generate $13 billion in immediate incremental revenue for mobile phone operators. Such statistics indicate that there is much to be gained by empowering women through mobile technology. Learn more.
NSF, White House Support Career-Life Balance Initiative for Women in the Sciences
In Education, Government, Leadership on October 16, 2011 at 3:33 pmA National Science Foundation initiative to help retain more women in science careers received the backing of the White House. The Career-Life Balance Initiative is a ten-year plan designed to give scientists more flexibility with having a family and still maintaining their careers. One part of the plan will allow scientists to delay research grant awards for up to a year when they go on parental leave for a newborn or adopted child. Learn more.
