Numerically speaking, half the population cannot be a minority. Yet when it comes to women, the numbers plainly show that the mathematically impossible is the socially acceptable. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon acceptablehalfimpossible Change image and share on social
Certainly Afghans in general and women in particular want a country in which security is a daily reality rather than a campaign slogan or the focus of drive-by speeches from diplomats dropping in for the day. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghancampaigncountry share on social
When the Taliban captured Kabul in 1996 after a searing, four-year civil war, they immediately instituted laws which fit their utopic vision of the time of Islam's founding more than 1,300 years earlier. Afghan women's lives offered the most visible sign of the imagined past to which Afghanistan's present was to be returned. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghanafghanistancapture share on social
I think entrepreneurs are born and not created, and so I think you see a lot of similarities among entrepreneurs in different parts of the world. Their backdrop may be very different, but their drive to create a business and to create jobs remains very much the same, whether it's in Silicon Valley or Kandahar or Kabul. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon backdropbearbusiness share on social
The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghanistanforeverstate Change image and share on social
The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to step up and help them make their country safer, their government cleaner and their economy stronger. They are disappointed because the international community has done too little, not too much. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghanamericanclean share on social
Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon americachildmother Change image and share on social
A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon flatterlotmother Change image and share on social
Microfinance does not require previous experience or loans to the same extent as a small-business loan, so it's easier for women to enter the micro sector. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon businesseasyenter Change image and share on social
The one thing you learn from looking at places like Afghanistan is that the power of business to do good is enormous. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon afghanistanbusinessenormous Change image and share on social