by Lucy Purdy London’s Luminary Bakery helps women who have fallen on hard times rise up and reach their potential. The almond, chocolate and cherry cake is a tongue-flirter of provocative proportions, while the salted caramel brownies – if gifted and guzzled – would release you from anyone’s bad books. The goods on display at Luminary Bakery in Stoke Newington, London, scream…
A key factor setting Iceland apart is that it is one of a few countries where women have been in the highest institutional positions in the country for almost as long as men in the past 50 years.
By Khanyi Mlaba Samia Suluhu Hassan has officially been sworn in as Tanzania’s first woman president after the unexpected death of former President John Magufuli on Wednesday March 17. Hassan, who was previously the country’s vice president, automatically became acting president following the passing of Magufuli, and was officially sworn into the position two days later. “I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be…
The women of Umoja could soon own titled land, 30 years after the all-female village was founded By Dominic Kirui UMOJA, Kenya, March 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — When Jane Nolmongen’s husband banished her from their family home in northern Kenya after discovering she had been raped by a British soldier, she went somewhere she knew she would be safe: a…
Great strides still need to be made to secure female equality in society, let’s use this Women’s History Month to make a small, yet monumental impact.
One thing became clear: Working-mother guilt persists in American society today because gender-role expectations haven’t evolved enough.
By Women’s Agenda This is the next instalment of our special ‘Women Resetting the World’ feature, where we have been featuring prominent women across countries and industries who are resetting the global agenda. Here, we’re shining a light on leading global thinkers, who are making waves and shifting conversations through their scholarship, influence, advocacy, writing and campaigning. You can check…
For years, immigrant women have made vital contributions to the U.S. economy, and they and their families have become deeply rooted in American society.
By UN In her role as a senior advisor at the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), which makes public and private finance work for the world’s poorest people, Nandini Harihareswara focuses on ensuring that more women are able to take advantage of digital finance, as a means of lifting them out of poverty. Ms. Harihareswara spoke to UN News ahead of an online…
By Melissa Jun Rowley Throughout history poetry and justice have seamlessly gone hand in hand. From the classic’s of Maya Angelou to the 2021 inaugural poem by Amanda Gorman, the convergence of poetry, social justice, and activism transcend time across generations. Today, Generation Z is leading the way. Harnessing the power of creative expression, 14-year-old Isabella Hanson created the “I…
