Tō Mātou Pakiwaitara 

I tīmata te kaupapa Girls Mean Business i te tau 2023. I hangaia e ētahi tauira o Waipapa Taumata Rau i te wā i uru rātou ki te akoranga Women in Entrepreneurship (INNOVENT 310). Nā te tautoko o Ahorangi Christine Woods, te ūpoko o Dame Teresa Gattung Chair i te Aotearoa Centre for Enterprising Women, i whakatinana te whakaaro nei.

Tō Mātou Moemoeā 

E hiahia ana mātou kia tautokohia e Aotearoa ngā āheinga tōkeke, taurite hoki i te ao pakihi. He āputa nui tonu kei waenga i ngā wāhine me ngā tāne i te ao pakihi. Ko tā mātou he āwhina ki te aukati i taua āputa mā te whakaatu he rite tonu te āheinga o ngā wāhine. E whai ana mātou ki te tupu puta noa i te motu mā te mahi ngātahi ki ngā kura ki te whakahihiko i ngā kōtiro. Ka aro motuhake mātou ki te mahi tahi me ngā hapori Māori hei whakatupu i te reanga hou o ngā wāhine Māori kaipakihi.

Group of girls in school uniforms sitting at tables in a large indoor space, some with bunny ears headbands, engaging in activities or talking, with a mostly empty tiered seating area in the background.

Ko tā mātou he whakaako, he whakaaweawe i te reanga hou o ngā kōtiro wāhine kei waenganui i te 10-12 tau te pakeke (Tau 7-8) puta noa i Aotearoa. Ka whakawhiwhia rātou ki ngā taputapu, ngā pūkenga, me te māia e angitu ai rātou i te ao pakihi. Mā te tīmata i te wā e tamariki ana, ka taea e mātou te wero i ngā whakaaro hē mō te ira tangata, me te whakatipu kaiārahi i te tīmatanga. Ka tutuki tēnei mā te whakaako, te tuakana-teina, me ngā wheako whaiaro.

Tō Mātou Whāinga 

Students in a classroom participating in a presentation or group activity, with a digital screen displaying app images and a whiteboard with notes.

Te Rōpū

  • A smiling woman with short hair wearing a white t-shirt with pink 'gimk.' logo stands in a cafeteria with students in the background.

    Professor Christine Woods

    Mentor, Co-founder

  • A young woman with long, wavy brown hair wearing a pinkish-purple knit sweater and a starfish necklace, smiling outdoors with trees and buildings in the background.

    Sophie Bradly

    Director, Co-Founder

  • A young woman with dark hair, wearing traditional Indian attire, a silver headpiece, and a nose ring, standing indoors with arched architecture in the background.

    Pooja Venkataramani

    Assistant Director

  • A young woman with long dark hair wearing a blue and black patterned top and large geometric earrings stands against a plain light-colored wall.

    Shamaea Parore Baker

    Director of Mentorship

  • Young girl holding a gray tabby kitten indoors, smiling.

    Jasleen Bains

    Programme Coordinator

  • A young woman with long red hair smiling while leaning against a beige wall.

    Leah Fisher

    Co-Director of Outreach

  • A woman with long black hair and a slight smile standing outdoors in front of lush green foliage.

    Lyna Prum

    Co-Director of Outreach

  • Young Asian woman smiling and making a peace sign with her fingers outdoors near a body of water.

    Sydney Yang

    Director of Marketing & Design

  • Anika Batra

    Director of Finance

  • Young woman with dark hair making peace signs near her face against a plain white wall.

    Elsa Ajish

    Director of Logistics

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