UISEONG, South Korea — Here is an insight into the Garlic Girls at the Winter Olympics: One Tuesday afternoon, townspeople gathered inside the gymnasium here at Uiseong Girls High School to root for the South Korean women’s curling team, whose match against the United States was shown on a big screen as an M.C. leaned into a microphone and…
Sunday night at the Oscars served as a galvanizing moment for women in Hollywood, and how we can chart our own paths going forward. One of Hollywood’s most aggressive advocates for diversity, Ava DuVernay, praised the 90th Oscars as an important marker of change. “Dear @Academy, Inclusion looks good on you,” Ms. DuVernay wrote on Twitter on Sunday night. “Well-done. More…
An International Women’s Day Challenge, are you ready? ONE person and ONE action is all it takes to build a world that is safer and more equitable for women and girls. Here is your chance to be this person. #10WAYS10DAYS: A 10 ACTIONS IN 10 DAYS WOMEN’S DAY MOVEMENT 10/10 campaign organisers believe that 10/10 is an opportunity for individuals to participate in a great movement leading…
Even in today’s society, the presence of gender roles pervades everyday life: including the workplace. Allyson Case, CEO of Integro Rehab LLC, tackles the issue of gender prejudices in the world of construction and what it means to be a woman in the workplace. Allyson shares, “Over the years, one of the questions I am often asked is: ‘How do you…
For the first time since 2002, Gisele Bundchen is not the world’s highest-earning model. Kendall Jenner, 22, steals the top spot with a whopping $22 million year. Together, the world’s 10 highest-paid models banked a cumulative $109.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before taxes and fees. Earnings are based on income from cosmetics, fragrance and other…
#TimeisNow for Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives, this year’s team for International Women’s Day. The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives.” People around the world are mobilizing for a future that is more equal. This has taken the form of global marches and campaigns, including #MeToo in the…
The New Yorker Loves to Put Black Women on Its Covers. But Black Women Still Don’t Draw Them, Why not? This year, for the first time in the character’s near centurylong history, Tilley has been rendered as a black woman. It’s Black History Month, and you know what that means: time to celebrate the bloodless heritage of a legacy media property.…
Recap: Eve Ensler’s New Play Post-Show Discussion with Lilian, Anya, and Sarah. The Tony Award-winning author, performer and activist Eve Ensler, whose The Vagina Monologues is an international sensation, comes to MTC with a powerful new play based on her critically acclaimed memoir. While working with women suffering from the ravages of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ensler was…
Join Lilian Ajayi-Ore at the upcoming Toronto World Leadership Forum in Ontario, Toronto. The Founder & CEO of the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), Lilian Ajayi-Ore was appointed the “Leadership Ambassador” for an Elite Delegation of the Toronto World Leadership Forum, a global platform for world peace. Ms. Ajayi-Ore brings with her to this role her number of years…
Lilian Ajayi-Ore joins UNDP Expert Panel at the 2017 AEC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Lilian Ajayi-Ore, Founder & CEO of the Global Connections For Women Foundation and SV-NED INC partner, served as one of the guest speakers at the United Nations Economic Development Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ms. Ajayi-Ore was on the panel of Inclusive resource governance as a driver of structural transformation and…
