Gender-Smart Entrepreneurship Education & Training Plus (GEET+
(GEET+) framework and scorecard authored by Dr. Barbara Orser
How to Promote Gender Equality through Sports During Times of Social Distancing? Copy
Gender inequality is one of the main obstacles to sustainable development. Women’s exclusion from the heart of public policy-making is not new, and the response to the COVID-19 crisis is...
How to Promote Gender Equality through Sports During Times of Social Distancing?
Thalia Simich was a participant in the program, “Fostering Women’s Entrepreneurship and Growth in Non-Traditional Sector 2018-2019”, hosted by ICE and WEI Forward, with the support of the British Embassy...
The Future is Female? 5 Facts about the Gendered Effects of COVID-19 & 3 Strategies for Responding Effectively
Gender inequality is one of the main obstacles to sustainable development. Women’s exclusion from the heart of public policy-making is not new, and the response to the COVID-19 crisis is...
International Conference Focuses on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Women's Economic Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges for Equity, Inclusive Growth, and Sustainability were discussed during the first international Conference held in November in Scotland and presented by the Women’s Economic Imperative (WEI) in partnership with Women’s Enterprise Scotland (WES). The…
WEI and OWIT Co-Host the WTO Public Forum 2019 Gender Inclusiveness in Trade in Services Session
Services add value to manufacturing and contribute to competitiveness, employment and trade. Technological innovations and ICT make “traditional“ services easier to deliver internationally. Intangible elements add value to traded products, leveraging AI, big data and technology. Advances in technology revolutionized…
WEI Champion Spotlight: Mireille Toulekima
What do you do? I’m a petroleum engineer by background. I have worked in the Oil & Gas industry internationally for more than 20 years now in different technical and...
WEI Speaks at the UNCTAD Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Inclusive Dimension of Enterprise Development in Geneva
A WEI delegation took part in the 7th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Enhancing the Inclusive Dimension of Enterprise Development...
Ontario Inclusive Innovation (i2) Action Strategy
On June 13, 2019, the University of Ottawa Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, in collaboration with Ryerson University Diversity Institute, launched the report Strengthening Ecosystem Supports for Women Entrepreneurs and related i2 video. The...
WEI Champion Spotlight: Stephanie Trpkov
Can you tell us a little about your work? I am a business strategist who has worked in management consulting in the SEE region for over a dozen years. I...
Focused on driving transformational initiatives to support concrete and sustainable progress for women as economic actors.
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Janiece Welcome Bio
Janiece Welcome has worked for several years in the fields of management, administration and education. She has developed her management and administration experience in a number of different large corporations, including Starbucks Coffee Company. In addition, she has worked with AmeriCorps Project Change and the Montgomery County Public Schools.
Her commitment to incorporating diversity into her project management work contributed to her successful completion of projects and increased the impact of her efforts in effecting progressive change within her community.
Janiece is a leader, whose outstanding customer service and drive shines through her work. She has extensive operational and technical skills.
Janiece attended Arizona State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree. She has completed a training program at the Project Management Institute and is currently pursuing her certification in Project Management.