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Charlotte Charlotte Baldwin Allen is considered the Mother of Houston. She has been long overshadowed by her more high-profile husband, New York real estate speculator, Augustus Chapman Allen, who officially co-founded the city with his brother.  We believe she...

WeWork Labs, New York-based coworking company WeWork's global startup incubator program, is coming to Houston. Program members will have access to WeWork Labs' global network of over 1,000 mentors, virtual lessons, in-person office hours, panel discussions,...

Research exploring women in the workplace already highlights plenty of compelling findings. In one study looking at female leaders, organizational power and sex segregation the results suggested that women in higher levels of organizational power may be key catalysts...

Cayla Weisberg, Partner at InvestHER Ventures, describes the importance of asking follow-up questions, especially as a female entrepreneur and a minority leader. READ MORE >

18-month-old Lucas Warren and on Wednesday he made history: He's the first child with Down syndrome to become Gerber's "Spokesbaby of the year" in its 91-year history. READ MORE >

Everyone should have something that inspires them — especially girls who may want to pursue a career in a traditionally male-dominated field. READ MORE >

Her advice to young professionals: "Find the path that suits you. Along the way, you’ll find people who will champion you and willingly help lift you up." READ MORE >

In an effort to engage male leaders as champions for gender diversity, Chevron announced Tuesday that it has given $5 million to Catalyst, a nonprofit that advocates for women’s rights. READ MORE >

The milestone achievement — launched to create student scholarships and fellowships, build facilities and attract top faculty — has raised $1.003 billion since the campaign’s soft launch in 2012. READ MORE >

Along with the Official Homebuilder of the Houston Astros designation, Perry Homes will be the presenting sponsor of the in-stadium Share2Care program. READ MORE >

Hines announced that it opened an office in Hong Kong as its new Asia Pacific headquarters. Closer to home, Hines also announced a land acquisition near Salt Lake City.  READ MORE >

The list included GHWCC President, Suzan Deison, among other GHWCC members including Denise Castillo-Rhodes, Laura Bellows, Donna Cole, Kimberly Cotner David, Vivian Ho, Winell Herron, Regina Mayor, Myrtle Jones, Roberta Schwartz, and Sallie Rainer. READ MORE >

Check out what some of COMCAST's women leaders, who are champions in all areas of the business had to say about Women’s History Month, and leadership. READ MORE >

After 17 years at Houston Methodist, Schwartz says she's seen the evolution of tech and is taking note of where the industry is going.  READ MORE >

H-E-B and Texas Capital Bank donated a new mobile market trailer to Houston Food Bank that will help serve millions of people considered to be food insecure. Read More 

New women.nyc program invests in women and minority founded tech start-up companies Archer Gray, Future\Perfect Ventures, Golden Seeds Venture Fund, WOCstar Fund, and the Multicultural Innovation Lab at Morgan Stanley will partner with City to invest $30M over...

The workforce is encountering a significant shift. Millennials are expected to make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2025. This generation, also known as Generation Y, is known for several characteristics that companies can harness, including being confident,...

Running a small business requires juggling dozens of competing priorities every day while still keeping an eye on the overall needs and growth of your company. Developing productive habits and systems is key to getting everything done. Read More 

Well-known author and internet personality Rachel Hollis rallied more than 700 women Friday at Interfaith of The Woodlands' sixth annual Women Empowering Women luncheon to raise funds for their Community Clinic. Read More 

Show your love for your favorite Houston charity in February and you could win the organization $1,000, thanks to a contest launched today by ABACUS Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Electrical. Read More

The Health Museum has a brand new exhibit The Secret World Inside You is a small but fascinating installation, much like its subject matter. Read More

By Lidya Kushner Osadchey, principal of Houston-based management and leadership consulting firm Kushner Advisors LLC. Beginning of the new fiscal year heralds the prospects of annual performance reviews. Read More

Once you've had the idea to create and sell a product or service, secured the funding to begin production, and managed to launch the company, the next step is garnering the public's attention to compete in the marketplace. That's where a communications and public...

Just over a century ago, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won a seat in the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman ever elected to federal office. In 1917, 128 years after the first United States Congress convened, she was sworn into its 65th session. READ...

Twenty-three percent of entrepreneurs seeking angel investing were female in 2018, according to FitSmallBusiness.com. That number is up 19 percent from 2014. READ MORE

  Hines Hosts Tour of Williams Tower for Woodson Elementary.   Houston, TX. GHWCC member, Hines, hosted a tour of Williams Tower, global headquarters to the international real estate firm, for twenty-three fifth graders and three advisors from...

Tony AwardⓇ-winning icon of stage and screen, Idina Menzel, will headline the Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) 50th Anniversary Season Gala at The Post Oak Hotel on Saturday, March 23 at 6:30pm. READ MORE

The Katy Independent School District Education Foundation recently launched its sixth “Inspiring Imagination” teacher grant application process, which will fund Katy ISD teacher grants for the 2019-20 school year. READ MORE

An Angel Investor’s Golden Rule and the Answer Every Entrepreneur Must Know READ MORE

Houston Methodist West Hospital received Magnet recognition for nursing excellence recently, becoming one of a select group of hospitals nationally to be awarded this distinction. READ MORE

The Hilton Americas-Houston hotel is the latest downtown property slated for a multimillion-dollar makeover. READ MORE

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Everyone’s career starts somewhere, even if that somewhere is a summer gig behind the counter at Starbucks or as a server at a local diner. We spoke with three fabulously successful women about their very first jobs and how they informed (or didn’t) their current...

Women business owners can achieve so much more when we support each other. If you’re a woman entrepreneur, check out these 15 websites for women business owners that can help you start or grow your business To read more, click here. 

The 2018 World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list celebrates the icons, innovators and instigators who are using their voice to change power structures and create a lasting impact. To read more, click here. 

We’re all looking for that competitive edge -- from the new products we create, to the new talent we find, to the new markets we strive to dominate. But there’s another factor companies haven’t sufficiently explored as a means of driving growth and innovation. To read...

State Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, won the Senate District 6 special election Tuesday, finishing with just enough votes to avoid a runoff against fellow state Rep. Ana Hernandez. To read more, click here.

Emmett made the impromptu announcement after a Rice University undergraduate spoke during the public comment portion of Commissioners Court, when he encouraged her to sign up for his class To read more, click here.

The festival is open nightly through Jan. 1. The hours are Sunday through Thursday from 6-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day from 6-10 p.m. To read more, click here. 

The University of Houston's new College of Medicine makes major progress. The College of Medicine joins the University as its 15th academic college, scheduled to admit thirty students in the inaugural class. To read more, click here.

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra presents two programs focused on works by women. The first, “Concert and Conversation,” features selections by female composers presented alongside a panel that dissects the role of women in arts leadership. To read more, click here.

Congratulations, Janette Marx! GHWCC Board Member, Janette Marx is noted as one of the "Global Power 150 - Women in Staffing, The Americas 100" in Staffing Industry Magazine! To read more, click here.

See why women need to be mentoring women to build tomorrow’s leaders and how any company can implement an effective mentoring program.

KPRC 2, the Houston Fire Department, Prosperity Bank, Katy Furniture and Goya Foods invite you to give a special gift this holiday season during our 2018 Operation: Stocking Stuffer Toy Drive.

The UK is on target to employ 1M women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) roles by 2020, according to new research from WISE, the UK STEM gender equality campaign group. The news was announced at the WISE 2018 Awards on November 15...

More than 100 women were projected to win seats in the House of Representatives, easily shattering the record. Overwhelmingly they were Democrats who helped the party take control of the chamber. Women have never held more than 84 of the 435 seats in the House. With...

(BOSTON) — The latest crop of U.S. Rhodes scholars has more women than any other single class, and almost half of this year’s recipients of the prestigious scholarship to Oxford University in England are either immigrants or first-generation Americans, the Rhodes...

The number of women-owned businesses is on the rise. Four in 10 businesses in the U.S. are now majority-owned, operated and controlled by women, according to the latest State of Women-owned Businesses report from American Express. That's a total of 12.3 million...

Texas Medical Center President and CEO William “Bill” McKeon highlighted TMC’s biggest accomplishments in a downtown Houston speech Thursday and previewed major projects planned for 2019, including the groundbreaking of its TMC3 research hub. McKeon’s remarks came at...

Last weekend, the John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science celebrated its 22nd anniversary during the annual "Body as a Work of Art" gala honoring Sue Trammell Whitfield. Attendees also saluted Dr. Devinder and Gina Bhatia, who received the 2018 Hearts of...