Shape Your Future with Teresa C. Younger, President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women
Since 2014, Teresa C. Younger is the President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, one of the oldest and first women's foundations. Among its activities, one of the most notable multimedia campaign was #MyFeminismIs which sparked a national
Political Empowerment of Women in Africa: Influence or Number?
In recent decades women’s political representation has significantly increased in Africa. From 2000 to 2018, the proportion of women parliamentarians almost doubled, and women’s representation in cabinet increased fivefold to 22% between 1980 and 2015. Unfortunately, the numbers do not
The Case for Women Entrepreneurs in Post Civil War Societies
Civil wars have a distinct nature that manifests across nations, ethnicities, and continents. A nature that is unmistakable yet illusive. When we look at countries that have experienced a civil war we generally observe the human atrocities and the physical
The Sisterhood Rising: Women doing it for themselves, and for their communities
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2018, a group of outstanding organisations working to empower women within the energy access sector are collaborating on a series of articles. We will be sharing stories of women’s empowerment from around the globe