Rania Anderson

Rania Anderson

Founder at The Way Women Work

TED Attendee
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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About Rania

I am a…

Activist, Social entrepreneur, Writer/Editor

Bio

Rania Anderson is the author of Undeterred: The Six Success Habits of Women in Emerging Economies, the first career advice book expressly written for educated women in developing and emerging economies, an international speaker, an executive coach and an angel investor in women-led businesses. Throughout her professional life, she has been observing, researching and guiding women and men fueled by a deep conviction that the global economy will only thrive when men and women have shared leadership and are equally engaged in driving prosperity. As the founder of The Way Women Work a global platform for career and business women, she speaks to, coaches, trains and writes for women and men at corporations as well as at universities and conferences. Additionally, Rania is the co-founder of the 7th Women's Angel investor network in the United States, now a group of 45 women investors who invest equity in high-growth women-led businesses. Rania is originally from the Middle East, grew up living all over the developing world and first came to the US to attend university and graduate school.

I'm passionate about

Achieving economic prosperity through shared leadership and the full engagement of women in the global economy

An idea worth spreading

We cannot have sustained global economic prosperity without equal shared leadership between men and women and without gender parity. We won't achieve gender parity unless we envision what a gender equal world looks like and we actively engage men at all levels in the advancement of women.

Areas of expertise

Active Engagement of Men to achieve Gender Parity, Business Women in Emerging Economies, Consulting, Executive Coaching

Things you might not know

Belly dancing