Social entrepreneurship is gaining steam in academic circles, I actually work in the Public Policy department at the University of North Carolina, and we offer classes on Social Entrepreneurship, including courses that teach students about the barriers that they may (posted to Dreams of a feminist business)
Oh, I did. I have yet to hear anything, but I did share it with the rest of my Women's Studies class. I'm a distance ed student, so I don't get to see the print version...perhaps my letter was printed (posted to Sexism is Alive and Well at East Carolina University)
"I went to a liberal arts school, majored in Anthropology and Spanish, and stayed away from anything practical." I must protest! How are Anthropology and Spanish *not* totally practical? You studied people and cultures, and a very widely-spoken language! Here (posted to Dreams of a feminist business)
My business is pretty simple and not particularly feminist. I do dessert catering for weddings and parties and such. But I would argue with you that you DON'T NEED a college education in running a business. Actually a lot of (posted to Dreams of a feminist business)
I have always wanted to start and own my own business. I just picked up a book recently, The Boss of You, which is written by two women who started their own web design business, and it's about how to (posted to Dreams of a feminist business)