Relative to global entrepreneurship, the proverbial glass ceiling has seemingly been shattered. This amid reports revealing statistics that nearly half of entrepreneurs worldwide—252 million—are women. As impressive as that metric is, it’s curious that Census Bureau Annual Business Survey reporting cites that a mere 20.9% (1.2 million) of U.S. businesses are women-owned. On a worldwide scale, just 4.7% of American business owners are women. Whether considering statistics at the global or U.S. national level, the disparity begs the most fundamental question: “Why?”
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World Refugee Day and the US’ Commitment to Refugees Settlement: Is The US Living Up To Its Pledge?
Monday [June 20] was World Refugee Day (WRD) – an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. Each year it celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee dangerous homelands and try to rebuild their lives in new countries.
DHS and DOS Announce Exemptions Allowing Eligible Afghans to Qualify for Protection and Immigration Benefits
The Department of Homeland Security and Department of State took steps on June 14 to ensure that vulnerable Afghans who have supported and worked with the United States in Afghanistan, and who have undergone rigorous screening and vetting, can qualify for protection and other immigration benefits in the United States.
8 Conversations That Can Deepen the Relationship With Your Partner
Throngs of studies reveal the extent to which Americans are shockingly dissatisfied with their relationships and, in a dreadful number of cases, are completely disengaged—abstaining entirely from intimate relations, monogamy, marriage and other “healthy relationship” benchmarks.
DACA’s 10th anniversary: Recipients call for congressional action as immigration reform remains stalled
In 2012, the Obama administration introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, protecting all eligible immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation.
DHS Announces Registration Process for Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas previously announced the 18-month designation of Cameroon for TPS.
The registration process begins on June 7, 2022. All individuals who want to request TPS under the designation of Cameroon must file an application.
To be eligible for TPS under the Cameroon designation, individuals must demonstrate their continuous residence in the United States since April 14, 2022, and continuous physical presence in the United States since June 7, 2022.
Immigrant Voices: Immigrant Histories: Context, and Complications | Nō Studios Social Justice Summit
Nō Studios Presents Social Justice Summit 2022 Presents Immigrant Histories, Context, and Complications. Moderator: Barbara Miner, Author, and Editor, Milwaukee Magazine
3 Ways a Mental ‘Road Map’ Can Manifest Your Success
For entrepreneur, professional speaker and success coach Sheryl Grant, transformational leadership through personal development and community building is the name of the game. A Ms. Olympia at over the age of 50, Grant clearly knows what it takes to realize over-and-above achievement both in life and in business.
Coffined at 15 To Have World Premiere at Dances With Films | Short Drama Gives Afghan Refugees A Medium To Rise Against Child Marriage
“You don’t have to leave Earth to find hell. It exists in a country called Afghanistan where girls as young as two-months-old are sold off into marriage. Coffined At 15 is my experiment in preparing a global audience to empathize with a plight they’ve never experienced,” comments Kumar.
How Jewish Immigrants Left An Imprint On American Culture
Among these immigrants were Jews who faced resistance, oppression, and discrimination soon after they reached the US. But nothing could stop the 23 Jewish refugees – who had reached the port of present-day New York City on a small ship in 1654 – in their quest for settling on American soil.