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SHE MEANS Business is a new documentary about women entrepreneurs.  From their campaign on Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1118297434/she-means-business?ref=recently_launched):

Women Entrepreneurs are amazing people.  We create businesses, and the jobs, salaries, economic growth, and futures that come from that.  As entrepreneurs ourselves, we were amazed that no one has yet told the incredible stories of women succeeding (and sometimes failing), building legacies, and braving new frontiers.  So we - Executive Producer Jacqueline Baptist, and...

 “POWER UNUSED IS POWER USELESS” – A CASE FOR GENDER LENS INVESTING     By Jacki Zehner (April 18, 2011)  

Women are now over 50% of the US workforce, make the vast majority of consumer purchasing decisions, and buy trillions of dollars of investment product, yet, we are much more likely to be poor, are barely represented in most leadership roles, and according to the United Nations, one in three of...

Lehman Brothers was our partner and largest financial backer. It was Lehman Brothers who helped keep the lights on at 85 Broads. They passionately believed in our mission to connect talented women worldwide to a range of opportunities and they were equally passionate about the work they did to champion cultural and gender diversity throughout their ranks.

WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE WOMEN FROM LEHMAN BROTHERS TO JOIN 85...

I had the honor of working with Joe Gregory from 2004-2007 to help build the business case that Lehman was a wonderful place for the smartest women on the planet to work. We focused on undergrads, b-school women, and lateral hires. As a result, some extraordinary women joined the firm-- each adding value to the business and to the firm's awesome culture.

Three rockstars interned at 85 Broads...