March 7th, 2020, New York (USA): Women Deliver, a global advocate for gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women, welcomes new research launched today by Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030) and UN Women that reveals progress and gaps in the work to advance gender equality. The analyses show that the agenda laid...
Category: Gender & Inclusion
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The Catalysts #BiasCorrect Returns Marking Womens Day
March 4th, 2020, New York (USA): Catalyst is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 with a reboot of its successful #BiasCorrect campaign to interrupt unconscious bias by highlighting the power of words used to describe women in the workplace. Building on its 2019 IWD #BiasCorrect campaign success which featured images of women leaders and influencers like Hillary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg sharing biased words used to describe them...
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#IWD2020 Special: Engendering The Future of Work
The world is changing at an unprecedented pace thanks to the rise of disruptive, new technologies. The digital age or industry 2.0 has not just fueled advancements, it has played a catalyzing role in the democratization of access, markets and opportunities to a good extent. Progress has enabled improvements in productivity with value creation being...
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Empowering Pakistani Women in the Legal Profession
In 2016, Women in Law, a Lahore Education and Research Network initiative was established. Working for equality of opportunity and connectivity of female lawyers in Pakistan, the organization strives to not just build an inclusive and accessible legal profession but also highlight and raise awareness about gender equity. The organization also works for greater representation...
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Fostering Gender Diversity in Gulf Workplaces
Two one-day workshops titled Making the Business Case for Diversity were held by the Pearl Initiative in partnership with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment. The workshops were held in the UAE and Kuwait. February 10th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): The Pearl Initiative, the business-led non-profit organisation promoting a culture of corporate transparency and accountability in the Gulf...
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Seera Group Hosts ‘Women In Tech Dubai’ talk
January 22nd, 2020, Dubai (UAE): Seera Group, the Middle East regions leading provider of travel and tourism services, highlighted its commitment to women empowerment by hosting an event organized by Women In Tech Dubai at their Dubai hub. Women In Tech Dubai is a UAE based professional group that is focused on creating a safe...
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Correcting The Dichotomy in Sport
In the past decade, the world of sports has gained seen many interesting turn of events, more so because of the numerous laudable feats female athletes achieved. From breaking glass ceilings to challenging the status quo and pushing for equal pay, these female athletes have done much more than win. How have they been able...
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Editorial: Gender Equality in the Digital Age
This article was previously published in Ananke's Special 2020 Edition titled Generation Equality and can be found here. How far have we come in the realization of Gender Equality and Womens Economic Empowerment? Almost 25 years have passed since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. It...
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Be The Change To Empower Woman
December 11th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Be the change you want to see in the world, was the message from Philip Harding, CEO and Co-founder IMPACTJUNKIE, an organisation that brings together entrepreneurs and investors to solve global problems through entrepreneurship, on the second day of the Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS 2019), being held in...
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Ruler of Sharjah Opens Womens Economic Empowerment Global Summit 2019
December 10th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has asserted that he will personally support programmes and efforts to empower women around the world, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Sharjah Ruler also called on entities across Sharjah...