To mark International Women's Day, we round up some of our recent stories of inspirational female leadership
Last year, despite the pandemic, global funding for startups hit new records across the board—with one massive exception. Female founders’ share of venture capital funding actually shrank to 2.2 percent in 2020, from an already paltry 2.6 percent a year earlier.
This International Women's Day, the news is a sobering reminder that there's still a long road ahead to gender equity. But when all you can do is look at the bright side, the one positive is that the future looks brighter than ever, as exemplified by the fearless female leaders below.
Here are six inspiring female leaders we've covered recently on Gen.T that you should know, all of whom are breaking new ground in their respective fields.
Louise Mabulo
Founder,The Cacao Project
For training farmers in agroforestry techniques and protecting against deforestation
At just 22 years old, environmentalist, chef and social entrepreneur Louise Mabulo is helping small farmers future-proof their livelihoods and develop more sustainable practices in the Philippines. Through The Cacao Project, Mabulo is encouraging farmers to switch their primary crops from rice and coconut, which have a long yield and are more susceptible to climate change, and replace them with cacao, which is more stable and leads to higher margins for small farmers. For Mabulo, everything she does is aimed at empowering and helping her hometown community.
Key quote “If you want to change the world, it’s very difficult to do it far off. It’s best to do it in your own home town, fixing something in your neighbourhood that’s close to you, because they’re your lived experiences.”
