November 01, 2018 Washington, DC— In the fifth edition of “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in the Boardroom,” a global study of gender parity on corporate boards, Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, finds that women are making advances across Europe and in some other countries, but overall are still underrepresented in the boardroom. The most positive changes were found in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdo...

Written by: Dr. Terry Neese, Former NWBC Council MemberWASHINGTON, D.C., October 24, 2018 – The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) is celebrating the anniversary of the passage of H.R. 5050, the Women’s Business Ownership Act tomorrow, October 25, 2018. The passage of this legislation, and its resulting impact on women business owners, would not have been possible without some incredible, tenacious women that I am fortunate to have worked w...

Oklahoma City, OK, September 11, 2018 - For the past 13 years, Oklahoma City-based non-profit, the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women's (IEEW) PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program, in partnership with Northwood University, has held ten-week courses for women business owners in Kabul, Afghanistan and in Kigali City, Rwanda. This week, the application to attend the 13th class of entrepreneurs went live online; it will also be distributed by pas...