As we enter the month of March, the global spotlight shines brightly on the extraordinary contributions of women. This month, we are reflecting on the ongoing journey towards gender equality in the investment industry and reaffirming our dedication to creating…
Tara Bishop and Eileen Tanghal recognized that bringing together the knowledge, practices, and diverse thinking of healthcare and technology can be transformational. They founded Black Opal Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in companies finding innovative solutions to the healthcare…
Over time, social and environmental issues can grow to become significant market opportunities. Impact investors focusing on the convergence of these issues and the market are able to time their investments appropriately to maximize financial returns. Layering an impact investing…
Women Are The Secret To Higher Returns And Lower Risk When women are a part of financial decisions for their households, corporations, investment funds, or governments, money is managed more effectively and efficiently. Investments managed by women deliver a higher…
Earth 911 Sustainability in Your Ear: Discover How The XX Edge Can Accelerate Sustainability & Equity Women bring the skills, perspectives, and emotional intelligence necessary to achieve the green transition, addressing food shortages, and equitable financing. Women are 49.7% of…
Climate change-related disasters are accelerating. Demand-side mitigation and risk management opportunities are also becoming more exciting with significant potential if women are centralized as solution drivers. The agricultural sector represents 18.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Women play significant roles in agriculture, particularly in Africa where they grow 70% of the continent’s food. Women are well-positioned to build solutions that can increase food security, reduce the impact of climate change, and improve livelihoods for everyone. Pooja Eppanapally, WoWE’s Investment Manager, sits down with Mandy Nyarko, General Partner of Future Impact Ventures, and Lesley Ndlovu, CEO of African Risk Capacity, to discuss African women’s leadership in climate change mitigation.
The XX Edge: Why Women Have the Edge in Business- What Must Change to Invest in Female Founders (December 1, 2022) Women entrepreneurs still only receive 2% of VC capital. The authors of The XX Edge, Patience Marime-Ball and Dr.…
University of Pennsylvania’s SP2’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Highlights the Benefits of Gender Diversity in Financial Decision Making in a Conversation with Patience Marime-Ball and Ruth Shaber, MD. The authors of the XX Edge seek to counter a status…
Barron’s Future Returns: Gender Diversity Offers Investment Strategy for Impact and Gains Michele Lerner of Barron's reports that investing in funds and assets that pair men and women in leadership positions and on teams can be an important way to…
Mountain Money (October 10, 2022) KPCW Mountain Money’s Roger Goldman sits down with Patience Marime-Ball and Dr. Ruth Shaber. Given the current market climate and the current global issues, it is important to bring more voices to the table because…