Equality as an ingredient for peace: from Gaza to Ramallah to Tel Aviv

It’s hard to know if you can make a difference. Small actions, personal actions, can they in some small way change the path to peace? Who knows, but why not do them anyway just in case? Here’s the story of our efforts; the story of WE2, women for economic equality, and our mentoring mission in January 2018. Early this year I led a delegation of Silicon Valley executive women to Israel, Gaza and the West Bank to mentor women entrepreneurs. As I posted before we left:  “I am more deeply [...]

By |2019-01-04T10:05:05-08:00February 7, 2018|Equality|Comments Off on Equality as an ingredient for peace: from Gaza to Ramallah to Tel Aviv

It’s time for economic equality for women: WE2

Sometimes it’s just time. I am more deeply convinced now in 2018, than ever before, that the long-term path to a more sane, peaceful world is equality for women in society. The research is conclusive. Investing in girls and women transforms economies, and healthy, growing economies are more peaceful. But I am not a politician, I am not a Sociologist, I am a tech executive and so I need to practice what I know in order to do my part. Women, and men, need to invest in women. Invest in [...]

By |2018-01-05T22:51:54-08:00January 4, 2018|Equality, Leadership|Comments Off on It’s time for economic equality for women: WE2
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