Only 18 countries have no law which is discriminating in nature for women around the globe: World, Business and the Law 2016 report revealed

Women around the world have restrictions from doing certain work as they are females. This fact is visible and prevalent in around 100 countries around the world. There is atleast one discriminating law that makes discrimination against women in around 150 countries worldwide. Only 18 countries have no law which is discriminating in nature. This findings were revealed by World, Business and the Law 2016 report. It also revealed that women of 32 countries cannot apply for passports in same manner as males can apply.
The report has special mention of India introduction of quota on female representation on corporate boards which states that  at least one board member of every listed company must be a woman.

Women entrepreneurs : Focus of Angel Investors all around the globe

All around the globe funding opportunities are coming for women entrepreneurs. Angel Investors are focusing on funding women entrepreneurs so that they can flourish. Few funding avenues available are:
1) Kenya Women Investment Company:This group is operational in east and south Africa and aims at providing seed funding to women entrepreneurs
2) Kenya Women Microfinance Bank Limited (KWFT),It is institution serving only women entrepreneurs and has more than 600000 clients.
3) The Women’s Investment Fund: It is Nigeria's female focussed investment fund .It provides financial assistance to women to run their business.   
4) Women’s Investment Portfolio Holding Limited: It is company which focuses on investment for women entrepreneurs and is managed by black women in South Africa. 
5) Angel Investor Network Indonesia, ANGIN is an angel investor group focusing on promoting female entrepreneurs and empowering women to increase overall participation in the Indonesian economy 
6) Aspire: It is run by Capital for Enterprise Ltd and focuses on providing funds to women entrepreneurs whose enterprises are listed in UK. 
7) Incito Ventures: This female-focused investor network is dedicated to provide seed funding to women entrepreneurs and they also offer social impact accelerator. 
8) Investing Women: It is for women entrepreneurs who want to flourish in Scottish economy. 
9) 37 Angels: 37 Angels invests between $50K and $150K of seed capital in early-stage ventures. 
10) Astia: This innovative, global not-for-profit organization propels women’s full participation as entrepreneurs and leaders in high-growth businesses around the world. 
11) Golden Seeds: They have invested huge funds on women led enterprises. They provide venture funds after considering applications at chargeable basis. 
12) Pax World Global Women’s Equality Fund: This global equity fund seeks to grow capital over the long term by investing in the common and/or preferred stock of companies that are leaders in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. 
13) Pipeline Fellowship: They accepts applications from all US. 
14) Springboard Enterprises: Springboard invests in women-led, high-growth technology-oriented companies. 
15) The JumpFund:  The Jump Fund invests women’s capital in early-stage, female-led LLC or C-corporations in Chattanooga, TN or the southeast region of the U.S.
16) Women’s Donor Network: WDN members individually and collectively provide around $200 million a year to advance the movement for social change. 
17) Women’s Venture Capital Fund: It also focuses on providing investment to women entrepreneurs.

For more information visit their websites and one can read more on http://blog.girltank.org/angel-investors-looking-for-women-entrepreneurs/

WECREATE Cambodia Center: Platform for Cambodian Women Entrepreneurs to flourish

A new centre for women entrepreneurs was established in Phnom Penh which will act as platform for Cambodian Women entrepreneurs to flourish by giving them support in networking, increasing accessibility to tools and resources needed for growth and establishment of new ventures by women entrepreneurs in Cambodia.The basic aim of WE CREATE  Cambodia centre is to make female entrepreneurs visible by pushing them to formal sector so as to improve their status.WE CREATE is public-private partnership between the US State Department’s bureau of economic and business affairs and the StartUp Cup global accelerator program.

For more information visit http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/centre-aims-bolster-women-entrepreneurship

Party time for women entrepreneurs .......Exclusive venture capital fund for women entrepreneurs

Few business veterans have teamed together to launch a venture capital fund exclusively for women entrepreneurs.Saha Fund, India's first SEBI approved venture capital fund have corpus of 100 crores and are focusing on enterprises led by women entrepreneurs.The fund would also invest in companies where women account for more than half the employee base.
Saha Fund has already made commitment for three investments including Ratan Tata-backed women's fashion wear platform Kaarya.
For more information visit : http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/now-a-venture-fund-for-women-entrepreneurs-115091400024_1.html
Saha Fund : http://www.sahafund.com/

Women entrepreneurship: Poland on a roll.....

More than one third of companies in Poland are run by women entrepreneurs.Poland is known as Europe's  most significant hub for female entrepreneurship. These business came into existence during periods of Poland’s economic transformation after the collapse of socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Isabella De Maddalena,assistant photographer, Julia Wollner is editor-in-chief of La Rivista, Poland’s first magazine about the culture, lifestyle and language of Italy,Ania Chagowska, dance school owner, Maria Nowinska, designer and another hundred are the once who rule the world.....Hats off to them.
For More Information visit http://www.theglobalist.com/female-entrepreneurship-thrives-in-poland/

African women are global leaders: Credit to two women

Africa leads world in number of women taking up businesses as their career option as stated in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 Global Report.
Yasmin Belo-Osagie and Afua Osei, co-founders of She Leads Africa  explains about four key education, financing, stereotypes and limitations faced by entrepreneurs in Africa.This website was launched in May 2014 to serve as a platform to invest in Africa’s most promising female entrepreneurs.
The role and goal of co founders of She Leads Africa was to support and push female entrepreneurs of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to pan-African industry leaders.
For more information read https://atlantablackstar.com/2015/09/15/two-young-women-help-african-women-entrepreneurs-become-influential-global-leaders/