MANILA, Philippines—Connected Women was one of the 12 startup companies that participated in the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) Asia Regional Celebration at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok, Thailand last August 24, 2018.
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Moren Manalastas, a wife and mom of two, has been working remotely as an events and content administrator for the past years for Connected Women. It was this time that she learned to work while taking care of her father who was sick, and a baby who is around a year old. “Taking care of my father has been a challenging experience,” she narrates. “It was unexpected.
Melissa Bagamasbad
After the success of the inaugural 2018 Awards, the second Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia will be held in March 2019. The awards will once again aim to build a platform to showcase regional emerging leaders, who are tomorrow’s game changers, disrupting stereotypes and driving positive, impactful change.
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A young mom who was unable to finish her studies at first, Bea Vergara persevered to land remote jobs in order to pay for her education. Read on how she was able to establish her own startup company and give her daughter a good future all because of remote work.
Bea Vergara
What in the world is a digital nomad?
Kathryn Casna
On December 2013, Ana Fe A. Ruiz got diagnosed with breast cancer stage 3B. Here’s her story about how she overcame breast cancer, turned to painting, and many other amazing things.
Ana Fe A. Ruiz
The ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards aims to reward innovation, excellence, and best practices in the startup industry from each of the ten Southeast Asian countries.
Safwan Siddiq
Before I got into remote work, I was working in the call center industry and most of my shifts were in the evening for almost eight years. While everybody was sound asleep, I was busy working and talking to our US customers. At first, I was enjoying my first job but later on, it became so stressful. Not only the work itself, but also the schedule for I had to work with during holidays, especially Christmas and New Year.
Jobeth Dyoco
I recently presented at the Asia Professionals Speakers Convention 2018, focusing on how to use social media and digital platforms to build your speaking business and reputation. It was an opportunity to share my idea that, when we are not on a physical stage, we must consider that we are on a digital stage.
Andrea Edwards