Young women in the west African are lifting car bonnets and challenging the notion that mechanics is a man’s job by Jean-Marc Caimi Being a young woman in an African Muslim country usually means staying at home and raising children. But in the hot and dusty outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, girls and women from often disadvantaged…
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…
By Nhuquynh Nguyen and Liana Slomka For the first time, women hold the highest editorial positions at all eight Ivy League papers. The path to leadership, and the development of a love for journalism, began well before these women arrived on their respective college campuses. Hadriana Lowenkron and Sarah Braka, editors-in-chief of The Daily Pennsylvanian and the Columbia Daily Spectator, respectively, actually…
In her Williamsburg apartment, Keke Palmer finally has a moment to catch her breath. It’s the first time in a while that the actress, producer, host, singer and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree hasn’t been on the road, but she’ll be back on the move soon. Not only is Palmer attached to a new Jordan Peele movie and slated to star in…
By Sarah Clark The start of 2020 couldn’t have been stronger, I was leading a passionate team across Australia and New Zealand at the world’s largest adventure travel company, surpassing set targets for the biggest January in the company’s history. We were on track with future goals to balance purpose and profit, supporting local communities while taking customers on the trip…
A breakthrough with tiny thrusters blasted this entrepreneur into the small satellite industry. By Signe Brewster As Natalya Brikner worked her way through a PhD at MIT’s Space Propulsion Laboratory, she assumed she’d go on to become a professor in the field. She grew up in a small town in northwest Oregon watching the stars and thinking about the aliens among…
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…
By Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Women-focused angel group Scale Investors has appointed two new co-chief executive officers, following the departure of Ariane Barker from the role last month. Chelsea Newell and Samar Mcheileh will share the top job, as they focus on bringing more women investors into the fold. Over the past eight years or so, Scale has built up a network of more…
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…
