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World Pulse

World Pulse is a “Social-Media-for-Social-Revolution” initiative, founded and run by Jensine Larsen, in 2003, based out of Portland, Oregon. World Pulse is a social network for women.

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World Pulse is a “Social-Media-for-Social-Revolution” initiative, founded and run by Jensine Larsen, in 2003, based out of Portland, Oregon.12 World Pulse is a social network for women.34

History

World Pulse was founded by Jensine Larsen.5 In 2003, World Pulse was created as a non-profit media organization, to create a magazine that would address pressing global issues through the voices of women. In 2004, the magazine made its debut.67 In 2007, World Pulse started a web site to complement the print magazine. The last print issue was released in 2011. Currently, World Pulse is an online-only media initiative.

Activities

  • Social media: The online community on World Pulse is a web-based platform that is open for use by women anywhere in the world.1 These stories have also been published on Huffington Post8 and The TIME Magazine.910
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References

  1. "Why I Love Jensine Larsen, Founder of World Pulse (check out our conversation) | Women For One". Women For One. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  2. "Connecting women to a global community for change | World Pulse". World Pulse. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  3. "Our Impact - We are grassroots on a global scale". World Pulse. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  4. "World Pulse: The Global Impact of Women's Digital Inclusion". blog.equinix.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  5. "World Pulse's 'web' of women keeps growing". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  6. "Frequently Asked Questions | World Pulse". World Pulse. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  7. "Empowering Women Around the Globe: Focus on World Pulse Founder Jensine Larsen | BellaSpark". bellaspark.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  8. "World Pulse | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  9. "My Grandmother Fought for Education for Girls in Cameroon". Time. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  10. "Women's Global Voices by Jensine Larsen". www.feminist.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.