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Giving Joy’s Micro Grants for Female Founders Are Making Macro Impacts

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French social change-maker Charlotte Cotton celebrated International Women’s Day 2023 at the Alliance Française de Pondichéry in India. Empowering women to bring their ideas to life Kolin founded Giving Joy with money from her own pocket in 2018. In 2023, Giving Joy received 4,119 applications from 70 countries.

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WNBA Star Monique Billings on Staying Disciplined and Finding Balance

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Billings , who grew up playing travel basketball, honed her skills on the court during her time at UCLA before being drafted by the WNBA in 2018. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Monique Billings is a forward for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.

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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

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Recent notable achievements by and for women As we embark on Women’s History Month 2023, it’s easy to feel inspired by how far women have come , getting us a little bit closer to gender equality. Headlines celebrating the accomplishments of women’s firsts have filled our newsfeeds more than ever before. As of 2022, the U.S.

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Raise a Glass: The Popularity of Nonalcoholic Drinks Is Marking a Shift in Drinking Culture

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Throughout her roughly 15-year career in investment banking, international development and renewable energy financing, she traveled to over 30 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. And the concept for Mocktail Club was born. “I

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