Happy<a href="http://www.internationalwomensda
y.com/”> International Women’s Day everyone! In honor of this most special of days I’d like to spotlight a very special organization I came across recently called Global Girlfriend. Similar to microfinance and artisan-partnership organizations like Kiva and Indego Africa, Global Girlfriend partners with women around the world who are making beautiful products and sells those products in the U.S. and online. All of their products are fair trade, eco-friendly, and made by women.
It is accepted wisdom that the path to economic advancement is paved by women. When women make money, they invest it in their families, their children, and their communities. When men make money, well, sometimes they don’t. Empowering women means empowering societies. I don’t mean to sound all first-world paternalistic (or
maternalistic in this case) but it’s true. Women are just that awesome.
Speaking of awesome women, I’m dedicating this post to the awesomest woman I know: my mother, who bought a Global Girlfriends scarf last month and sent me an email about it. Here she is looking adorable:
The other dedication goes to the same women as last year: the brave and empowered Bedouin women of the Naqab who, in the face of home demolitions and political and economic obstacles, have formed organizations that support
the community and create beautiful woven and embroidered products in the tradition of their ancestors. Rock on, ladies!
Happy International Women’s Day everyone! In honor of this most special of days I’d like to
spotlight a very special organization I came across recently called Global Girlfriend. Similar to microfinance and artisan-partnership organizations like Kiva and Indego Africa, Global Girlfriend partners with women around the world who are making beautiful products and sells those products in the U.S. and online. All of their products are fair trade, eco-friendly, and made by women.
It is accepted wisdom that the path to economic advancement is paved by women. When women make money, they invest it in their families, their children, and their communities. When men make money, well, sometimes they don’t. Empowering women means empowering societies. I don’t mean to sound all first-world paternalistic (or maternalistic in this case) but it’s true. Women are just that awesome.
Speaking of awesome women, I’m dedicating this post to the awesomest woman I know: my mother, who bought a Global Girlfriends scarf last month and sent me an email about it. Here she is looking adorable:
The other dedication goes to the same women as last year: the brave and empowered Bedouin women of the Naqab who, in the face of home demolitions and political and economic obstacles, have formed organizations that support the community and create beautiful woven and embroidered products in the tradition of their ancestors. Rock on, ladies!