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ALL DEALS 
November 1, 2016 Women Entrepreneurs Taking More Risks Than Men
A new study shatters the myth of women being averse to taking risks and hesitating while making bold decisions. According to the new BMO Wealth Management report (PDF), 72 percent of female entrepreneurs feel very confident in making risk-related business decisions, compared to 64 percent of their male counterparts. Highlights Paint a Positive Picture of […]
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NEWS 
September 2, 2016 Why must women be different?
The overwhelming majority of start-ups that are funded have White, male founders. Just 1% are Black, 8% are female and 12% are Asian. Photo: Reuters As an economist, I was trained in the late eighties as a ‘free marketeer’—one who believes that markets are essentially ‘efficient’, that human beings behave rationally in their own self […]
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CLOTHING 
April 2, 2016 This Women’s Clothing Brand Is Made For Professional Women Who Hate To Shop
ELIZABETH SEGRAN 03.31.16 6:06 AM “I’m so sick of the stereotype that all women are shopping-obsessed,” Sarah LaFleur, the 32-year-old cofounder of the workwear brand MM.LaFleur, tells Fast Company. After college, LaFleur spent several years working in management consulting and private equity, where she needed a rotation of crisp, smart work clothes. But she had […]
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NEWS 
March 26, 2016 Railways increase senior citizen, women quota
[“Source-Livemint”] Rajdhani and Duronto, which are fully air-conditioned express trains, the quota in 3AC class will be four lower berths per coach. Photo: Mint New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Wednesday raised quotas for senior citizens, women of 45 years and above and pregnant passengers, as promised by Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu in the […]
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