(Information source: The Gender Security Project) Since 2014, 12 countries have adopted Feminist Foreign Policies. However, a lot more needs to be done in prioritizing feminism in feminist foreign policies. While some countries focused on providing aid, some chose to add women and stir. Instead of choosing to engage with feminist values and focusing on...
Category: Gender & Inclusion
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Media Unchained
HIStory tells us revolutions are often bloody. They are usually tainted with propaganda, hate, with the entire governmental machinery working aggressively against them. It is not just colonial but human legacy how the establishment have clamped down freedoms of expression and movement, freedoms not only given by ironically the countrys own constitutions but...
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Pace of Reform Toward Equal Rights for Women Falls to 20-Year Low
March 3rd, 2023, (Washington, USA): The global pace of reforms toward equal treatment of women under the law has slumped to a 20-year low, constituting a potential impediment to economic growth at a critical time for the global economy, a new World Bank report shows. In 2022, the global average score on the World Banks Women,...
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On Freedom, Ideas of Feminism and Respectable Limitations
It’s hard to explain to others what it’s like to go through life as a woman. I am constantly reminded of the obstacles and limitations that have been placed on me simply because of my gender. It’s not just the overt harassment and discrimination that I face on a daily basis, but also the subtle...
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Challenging Poverty & Racism Through Vision
The article is part of Ananke's special spotlight edition celebrating The Fred Hollows Foundation's 30 years of change making in the fields of development and eye health. You can check out the special edition here. In Australia, 35 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have never had an eye exam. Vision loss...
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Upskilling Talent For Better Health, Eye Care Services
This interview is part of Ananke’s special spotlight edition on The Fred Hollows Foundation‘s 30 years of change-making in the fields of development and eye care health especially across the Global South. Tell us about yourself and your journey as a doctor? What was the aspiration behind choosing to be a medical practitioner? I...
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Empower: Deepening media womens understanding of the industry and ecosystems
The new year at Ananke a digital media and development platform begins with the commencement of its flagship capacity building program, Empower, on January 16th, 2023. The remote initiative will welcome the new cohort with participants from the African, South Asian and North American regions. Empower program was launched in 2016 and has...
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Amendments Proposed for Reforms in the Justice Sector Pakistan with a Gender Lens
January 5th, 2023 (Lahore, Pakistan): Diversity & Inclusion Advocate and Founder of Women in Law Initiative Pakistan, Nida Usman Chaudhary unveiled the cover of the proposed amendments for reforms in the justice sector in Pakistan with a gender lens in a tweet yesterday. The amendments proposed are based on the seminal work on Fair Representation...
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25 Women From Global South Shortlisted For Anankes Empower Program
Working at the intersection of journalism, technology, communication, advocacy and development, Ananke a digital media and development platform has shortlisted 25 applicants for its Empower Capacity Building and Internship Program 2023. Final interviews and selection begin from Dec 15th, 2022. Ananke has partnered with leading organizations and world renowned field experts to kickstart...
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Infusing Womens Advancement at Work
I would love to begin with you telling us a bit about yourself. Im originally from Canada, but I left home 25 years ago and never looked back. My hunger for doing my own thing took me around the world where I started multiple seven-figure businesses. My first foray was into PR and communications specialising...