In this Independence Day celebration of the Philippines, here is a story of a woman who proudly represented the country in one of the most challenging hikes in the world. Bianca Lawas made news rounds in April 2019 when she reached the Mt. Everest Base Camp and wore a Filipiniana gown to celebrate this feat.

There may not be a lot of prominent women leaders in the tech industry but we’re just getting started. Millennials are paving the way for more female technopreneurs and Melanie Perkins is one of them. At 33, she has successfully built a company that helps over 20 million people across 190 countries create beautiful designs -- to be exact, 1 billion designs at 33 designs every second! In fact, 85% of the Fortune 500 companies are using her platform.