Inspiration
Madeleine Albright
American politician and diplomat who served as the first-ever female United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 and was former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.
Christine Lagarde
French lawyer and politician who was the first woman to serve as France’s finance minister (2007–11), as the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF; 2011–19), and as president of the European Central Bank (2019– ).
I have a theory that women are generally given space and appointed to jobs when the situation is tough. I've observed that in many instances. In times of crisis, women eventually are called upon to sort out the mess, face the difficult issues and be completely focused on restoring the situation.
Marie Salomea Skłodowska Curie
Physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. First woman to become a professor at the University of Paris.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
Széki gróf Teleki Blanka
Trailblazer of women education in Hungary, writer, painter, sculptor. Founded her own school for girls in Budapest in 1846. As a first women to launch a petition demanding equal rights for men and women in Hungary, demanding women suffrage and the right for women to attend university.
Magyarország felemelkedĂ©se nem kĂ©pzelhetĹ‘ el a művelt, Ă©s a közĂ©letben is aktĂv nĹ‘k nĂ©lkĂĽl. / Well educated and politically active women are the key to the rise of Hungary.
Inspiration doesn’t come from sitting around!
It is a beautiful process of synthesising, observing and feeling.
Check out the sessions from the
Empower Equity II event held in Luxembourg (2023) and get an in depth understanding of the frameworks and the technicalities of working with EIF.
They have the gender lens on!
Go #girlbosses
Session recordings here
In-depth reporting, news and analysis on European startups and their founders, investors and partners. Backed by the Financial Times.
Siftedeu - writes about the European startup and tech scene, has the best collection of #womeninbusiness and #womeninfinance
Their direct list of 280+ female VC Partners in Europe
Find the full list here
Inspiring startups with female founders - imagiLabs
imagiLabs is building tools to inspire, educate, and funnel the next generation of technologists. imagiLabs is a female-founded EdTech startup based in Stockholm, with a growing international team.
Inspiring book to read / listen to as audiobook
One of the world's most influential economists sets out the basis for a new social contract fit for the 21st century.
What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract by Minouche Shafik
The ECB Podcast - A conversation about female empowerment, an inclusive recovery and cooperation
How can we foster the economic empowerment of women after the coronavirus crisis? And what role does transatlantic cooperation play in shaping a more inclusive recovery? Listen to ECB President Christine Lagarde, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen.
Article by
Camille Charriere: Female misogyny is a problem, let's address it
Internalised misogyny is showing up more and more, and it won't go away until we see it for what it is.
Inspiring accounts on Instagram (only if you like to get inspiration from multiple sectors, especially pop culture).
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