Today 19 November, 2015 is Women Entrepreneurs Day which day is celebrated globally.
Dubbed; “Women Entrepreneur Day,” it’s the world’s largest celebration of women innovators and job creators launching startups; bringing ideas to life, driving economic growth, and expanding human welfare.
The event, which will happen in New York, will also have a Ghanaian section which will be held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana.
The inaugural event last year was a huge success and the support from around the world has been phenomenal. This is the second year running and the day has been proclaimed an “official day” by both New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, and New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio.
According to CEO and founder of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED,) Wendy Diamond, “I have dedicated my whole life to helping the ‘underdog’ thrive.
“Historically, women worldwide have been underpaid, undervalued, underrepresented, underfunded and underestimated. We are dedicated, determined and driven to change this—the women entrepreneurs involved in WED are inspirational role models to women everywhere,” she said.
This year WED introduced the Student Ambassador Initiative encouraging participation from some of the world’s leading educational institutions such as Stanford, Duke, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Babson and University of Oxford.
WED Ghana Ambassador, Leticia Browne, said she saw this as an opportunity to increase the WED footprint in Ghana and showcase some of the up and coming talent in our Universities.
Assembling a team of experienced female entrepreneurs to provide mentorship, she said, “the WED team will be visiting 5 of our universities to inspire and impart knowledge into the next generation of female business leaders.”
Women leaders and various female company founders, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, creatives, and business leaders will be speaking and championing the event this year.
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