Women’s empowerment is an essential element of gender equality. However, gender equality is not just a ‘woman’s issue’. Gender equality and women’s rights are human rights issues that require men’s engagement and commitment in order to facilitate change in the power...
The grandmother elephant is the matriarch of the all-female herd in the Savanna desert. With the full support and respect of the herd, she provides leadership from the ancient wisdom and experience passed down from her elders. She negotiates, discusses, and...
You’re the only woman at the poker table. The attention turns to you to make your next move. At that moment you ask yourself, ‘What’s my next play?’ ‘How aggressive should I be?’ ‘What am I willing to risk?’ Jennifer Shahade, two-time Global Poker award winner and...
Katie Couric, an award-winning journalist, podcaster, documentary filmmaker, and best-selling author, who promoted gender equality in the workplace before it was popular, defines a badass woman as someone who “stands up for herself, is confident, and is not afraid to...
Growing up in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the early 1990’s, Nasreen Alissa realized from a young age that she was different. As a young girl who wanted to play soccer and learn karate, activities she was told were for boys only, she was constantly chastised and...
In 2022, Phillip Morris International reached their goal of 40 percent female representation in management. They were also recertified as an EQUAL-SALARY organization, meaning female and male employees are paid equally for equal work, in 90-plus global markets in...
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