Five Young Women on the Forefront of Climate Action Across Europe and Central Asia Women and girls are powerful leaders and change-makers for climate adaptation and mitigation and must be included in the design and implementation of climate action. Without their leadership, knowledge and participation in climate responses today, it is unlikely that solutions for a sustainable planet and gender-equal…
U.S. Soccer and Women’s Players Agree to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit By Andrew Das Under the terms of the agreement, the athletes will receive $24 million and a pledge from the soccer federation to equalize pay for the men’s and women’s national teams. For six years, the members of the World Cup-winning United States women’s soccer team and their bosses…
Goodbye, Women’s History Month. Here Are 15 Women We Shouldn’t Forget. Compiled By Sharon Attia From an 80-year-old tiger trainer to the motorcycle queen of Miami, these are the stories of trailblazing women you likely didn’t learn about in school. Harriet Tubman. Susan B. Anthony. Amelia Earhart. These are women whose stories you know. But what about Bessie Stringfield, Milicent…
Women’s financial literacy benefits us all — here’s how By Mazamesso Assih African women face obstacles to starting and growing businesses that must be overcome to ensure equitable growth 76% of Africans, many of them women, see entrepreneurship as a good career choice Togo has some of the most financially literate women in Africa, and the whole country benefits from…
The Pioneers: Two Black Women Whose Legacies of Sports Activism Live On By Mariah Lee Before Colin Kaepernick took a knee, and even before Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the Olympic podium, Rose Robinson refused to stand during the national anthem in 1959. Nine years later, Wyomia Tyus wore dark shorts in a protest for human…
The Engineering Journey: A Woman’s View By Joy Burnford In celebration of the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hear from Dawn Childs, UK Change Director at National Grid plc and President of the Women’s Engineering Society about her trailblazing path as an engineer. After 23 years as an engineer in the UK’s Royal Air…
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo , whose paintings sell for millions of dollars at auctions around the world; writer JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter ; Oprah Winfrey, personality and media mogul in the United States; Malala Youssef , a women’s rights activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner, have one thing in common: They are all resilient women who managed to put a positive turn on their…
Redefining Womanhood & Setting Your Own Course By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor Imagine yourself as a young child being handed a beautifully wrapped gift. Because of the beauty of the wrapping, the allure makes you want the treasure inside. Because you accept that gift, you must unwrap and take all that is inside. You are too young to…
If you’re a woman, when was the last time you said “no” to a friend, your partner, a colleague or your kid?
These Team USA female athletes dominate their sports year round, through World Cup and World Championship podiums even outside the spotlight of the Olympics.
