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Credit: NBC To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, hacks and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Lifehacker Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a fix. Happy International Women’s Day, pals. March 8 is an annual recognition of the achievements of women, as well as a date where we should be taking an honest look at the cultural, economic, social and political factors that impact our efforts in achieving gender equality. One way we can support women, quite tangibly, is by paying attention to where we decide to put our money. Especially in light of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women’s careers. ....
March 2, 2021 Gobal Sisters founder Mandy Richards (second from right) with program participants (L-R) Tegan Murdock, founder of Ngumpie Weaving; Florence Olugbemiro, founder of Designed By Florence; and Karin Lee, founder of Florapeutic. Source: supplied. Aussie buy-now-pay-later behemoth Afterpay has partnered with not-for-profit Global Sisters, in a bid to raise at least $50,000 per year to help open the door to entrepreneurship to more women. An initial campaign, running throughout March in a nod to International Women’s Day on March 8, will give consumers the option to donate $1 at the checkout. The goal is to raise a minimum of $50,000 annually. Global Sisters founder Mandy Richards describes the not-for-profit as a “one-stop-shop” for supporting women in starting up micro-businesses that is, businesses with four employees or fewer. ....
The Biden Administration selected A. Bradley Mims, who had been president of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials, to serve as FAA deputy administrator. Mims has a 40-year background in transportation, serving at the FAA and the Department of Transportation during the Clinton Administration and holding roles with the Mid-Atlantic Laborers’ Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Booz/Allen/Hamilton. The FAA appointed Dr. Susan Northrup as the federal air surgeon. A private pilot and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, she previously has served as acting deputy federal air surgeon and senior regional flight surgeon and also has held leadership roles on the American Board of Preventive Medicine, the U.S. delegation to NATO’s aeromedical working group, the American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists, and the Civil Aviation Medical Association. ....
Share on Twitter Florence Olugbemiro is busy sewing little brightly coloured headbands at her West Hoxton home in Sydney’s west. The former computer programmer and mother of four came to Australia as a skilled migrant from Nigeria in 1998 with her husband Solomon and their three sons. She had a daughter, Shallom, soon after. “When I first came here and I had my little baby girl, I was looking for representation dolls, and I couldn t find one,” the 54-year-old says. “So a few years ago, I thought why not introduce Australia to those beautiful, vibrant Nigerian colours through dolls? She began making her own, with the designs inspired by her homeland. ....