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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…
Heydemann To Be First Female CEO of Telecoms Group Orange By Mathieu Rosemain Orange (ORAN.PA) on Friday, January 28, named Christel Heydemann its new chief executive, making her the first woman to lead France’s biggest telecoms operator amid a revamp of its governance. A former graduate of France’s elite engineering school Polytechnique, 47-year-old Heydemann will replace Stephane Richard from April 4 at the helm of…
“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” Rupi Kaur is a poet, best known for her short visual poetry which is featured in her two books, New York Times Best Seller Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers. Her work covers womanhood, feminism, trauma, love, racism, and the immigrant experience. Kaur is also…
“Don’t try so hard to fit in, and certainly don’t try so hard to be different. Just try hard to be you.” Zendaya is an actress, best known for her earlier work on the Disney Channel as well as her recent role in the show Euphoria and in the movies Greatest Showman and both Marvel’s Spider-Man films. She is an…
“It feels that there is both a sisterhood [in Hollywood], which is wonderful because nobody wants to be at the dance party on their own, and also that their films are being put alongside great male filmmakers’ without an asterisk. I’m happy for it to be special and not special at the same time.” Greta Gerwig is an actress and…
This South African Scientist Is Helping Combat Air Pollution By Andrew Wight South African scientist Dr Raeesa Moolla struggled to breathe as a child with asthma and allergies — now she is helping to figure out the health impacts of the things that people breathe in, particularly in the Global South. Moolla, a researcher at the School of Geography, Archaeology…
Female Entrepreneurs: Here Is The Key to More Confidence, Success, And Funding By Kathy Caprino According to the latest estimate data on female entrepreneurship, more than 11.6 million firms are owned by women, employing nearly 10.1 million people and generating $1.8 trillion in sales (as of 2018). But only one in five businesses with revenue of $1 million or more is women-owned,…
“To be a philanthropist, you don’t have to be Nelson Mandela. You just have to look around you and ask, ‘What little bit can I do? Whose life can I touch?’” Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an actress, film producer, and winner of the Miss World 2000 Pageant. She has found success in both the Indian film industry and American film…
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…
