With women trailblazers like Susan B. Anthony and Rosa Parks fighting for equality, women today can be just about anything they set their minds to. In the last 150 years, women’s roles have changed dramatically across the world. Although work is still being done for equal rights for all, here are a few of the women who broke down huge barriers: Shirley Chisholm…
Boston elects Michelle Wu, first woman and Asian American as mayor By STEVE LeBLANC Boston voters, marking a key milestone in the city’s long political history, for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Tuesday, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office. Wu’s victory marks a turning point…
Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau announced his new Cabinet on Tuesday and has promoted women in top roles in another gender-balanced Cabinet. Women are now in charge of the ministries of finance, foreign affairs, and defense. By Stéphanie Fillion In a Cabinet of 38 people, including Trudeau, 19 are women. Familiar faces remain integral parts of Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet, such…
The group is a small slice of the internet where politics and divisive topics are left at the door, in favour of fun, humour, and kindness. By Madeline Hislop Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb are two of Australia’s most high-profile political journalists, but away from their day jobs, they don’t take themselves too seriously. They love to laugh, talk about the…
By Women’s Agenda 50% of Wiggles merchandise sales are attributed to Emma alone. Here’s what she meant to audiences – and what happens next, writes Liz Giuffre, from University of Technology Sydney in this article republished from The Conversation. When Emma Watkins took over as “The Yellow Wiggle” in 2012 there were huge headlines. Her casting was a seismic shift for those who grew…
BY ROSE MINUTAGLIO After the Vietnam War, Annie Vang’s parents escaped persecution in Laos and traversed the Mekong River in the dead of night to seek safety in Thailand. “My family had no choice but to flee or die,” she says. Vang and her family are Hmong, an ethnic and cultural group who lost their land—and way of life—after siding with…
By Emma Taggart Many great teachers have a positive influence on future generations, making a career in education hugely rewarding. No one could agree more than Dr. Jill Biden, who is the first first lady to work full-time while living in the White House. She’s been teaching her students virtually for over a year due to the pandemic; however, this…
By Sindhu Kashyaap When it comes to models, we, for years, have been used to seeing thin airbrushed women, featuring on magazine covers, billboards, and walking the ramp. For long, thin had become the definition of beauty. However, with changing times, the idea of beauty restricted to a certain body mass index or weight category is slowly fading. Shattering these norms…
By Tenzin Norzom After more than two decades of a career as a woman in STEM, D Sangeeta launched Gotara, a platform to offer professional support and advice to other women in the field, amidst the pandemic. She had noticed that although female participation in STEM education has increased to a gender ratio of 50-50, things tend to go downhill when women…
Liza leaves the following tips and advice for business owners who are looking for ways to improve on their skills. By Melissa Houston Imagine having a career, and life, where you love what you do and couldn’t imagine for more. That’s what Liza Anderson, Founder of the entertainment industry business Anderson Group Public Relations, did when she walked away from her career…
