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On a personal note, why Obergefell v. Hodges means a lot to me
posted by Mishty Deb on June 27,2015 in Events, Family law, Inspiration, International Law, News and Current Events

Last month I attended the first gay marriage in my family. Make no mistake, family weddings are a BIG deal for my family. It is typically an occasion for all of my relatives, who are now spread across the globe, to come back to …
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Obergefell v. Hodges
posted by Mishty Deb on June 27,2015 in Gender equality, International Law, News and Current Events

To read the full text of the opinion click here: Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Risks and benefits of crowdsourcing- tips on protecting your idea
posted by Mishty Deb on June 21,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

According to wikipedia, “Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, and especially from an online community, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers.” (wikipedia) Even though the concept of crowdsourcing has been …
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Crowdfunding- what does it mean?
posted by Mishty Deb on June 16,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

The advent of crowdsourcing websites like Kickstarter have changed the way that Small Business can get funding and how individuals can influence small businesses. Where as before a start-up looked either to family and friends, traditional lending sources (banks and VC investors), or to close …
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Dallas Start-Up Weekend- Women in Business
posted by Mishty Deb on April 21,2015 in Events

You might not know it, but Dallas has some pretty incredible female entrepreneurs! Why is Dallas a great place for female entrepreneurs? Find out by joining be for StartUp Weekend, which is a global grassroots organization. This May 29-31, join me at Dallas Startup Weekend: Women’s …
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$16 million dollar gender bias case against- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Entrepreneurs, News and Current Events, Women in Business

Have you been following the recent gender bias case in which Ellen Pao is suing Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for $16 million dollars? The case reflects growing tensions within the tech and venture capital industries where women are underrepresented at all levels. Is Ms. Pao, who …
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A forgotten history- Nangeli
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Women in law, Women's Rights

Laws in theory are put into place to protect people, but they can also be used to oppress. I think it is important to remember the truth of how brutally the law has been used in the past so that we don’t fall into the …
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Dressing like a lawyer
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Events, News and Current Events, Women in law

A recent article in Inside Higher Ed titled, Brains Not Clothes, brings up an important point that applies to pretty much all professional women or those that live under public scrutiny. We see a congressman jogging and the comments are about how he keeps his routine …
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Barbara Beskind- 90 years old, “Age is an advantage”
posted by Mishty Deb on February 24,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Inspiration

In our youth obsessed culture that tells women their value is in looking and being forever young Barbara Beskind is an inspiration. At the age of 90 she is living out her dream as a designer and inventor, a career that she started after she retired …
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Meet Rockstar Shoshana Stewart, CEO in Afghanistan
posted by Mishty Deb on February 24,2015 in Inspiration, Women in Business

Meet Shoshana Stewart, CEO of Turquoise Mountain, a company based in Kabul, Afghanistan. What makes her a rockstar? Not only is she a CEO in an Afghani company, but listen to the mission of her company: “TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 AT THE REQUEST OF …
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