Unveiling the first of its kind event across the Middle East, Africa and the Sub-continent regions, Anankes Women in Literature Festival 2021 features some of the most noteworthy names in the literary world. Distinguished author and feminist psychologist, Phyllis Chesler will be featured on day one of the festival. Appearing as fireside chat guest on...
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Globalizing Literature by Women Through Translation
March 11th, 2021, Dubai (UAE): Unveiling the first of its kind event across the Middle East, Africa and the Sub-continent regions, Anankes Women in Literature Festival 2021 is a celebration of the literary genius, creative journeys and lived artistic experiences of the female gender. Marking Womens History Month and Womens Day, the 3-day event will...
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Constitutionalizing Womens Human Rights in Australia
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter defeat so that we can know who the hell we are, what we can overcome, what makes us stumble and fall, and somehow miraculously rise and go on. Maya Angelou Women belong in all places where...
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Teens in AI Celebrates International Womens Day with #GirlsInAI Hackathon
March 3rd, 2021, (UK): In celebration of International Womens Day on 8th March, Teens in AI is proud to be hosting its third annual #GirlsInAI hackathon. The London-based global initiative strives to increase diversity and inclusion in technology, with the hackathon aiming to create new opportunities for underrepresented talent through mentoring, talks, and exciting projects...
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Regional Climate Weeks to Drive Forward Climate Action in 2021 and 2022
February 1st, 2021, (UN Climate Change News): The UN Climate Change Secretariat today announced Regional Climate Weeks in 2021 and 2022, key meetings that will help build regional momentum for the annual UN Climate Change Conferences and drive forward regional implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The Regional Climate Weeks will provide a platform for...
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Schneider Electric included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for fourth consecutive year
Schneider Electrics strong performance highlights its commitment to gender equality and ensuring its employees have equal opportunities everywhere. February 1st, 2021, Rueil-Malmaison (France): Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation ofenergy management and automation, has been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fourth year in a row. The Bloomberg...
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Deglobalization, Inequality and Digital Concentration Among Key Trends Shaping the Global Economy in 2021, Say Leading Chief Economists
Managing responses to these trends will shape monetary, fiscal and competition policy-making in the near term, making bigger government another likely legacy Chief economists suggest parallel supply chains and deglobalization unlikely to last Learn more here January 28th, 2021, Geneva (Switzerland): Accelerating inequality, remote work and greater tech market dominance are among the pandemics emerging trends...
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Calls for Collaboration and Rebuilding Trust Set Tone for The Davos Agenda
We need a mindset change to move away from a society where business and government have separate tasks to one in which they, together with civil society, work hand in hand, said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum. This was echoed by President Xi Jinping, who called for greater global efforts in...
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Digital inclusion: What does equal access to education mean in the digital age?
The COVID-19 crisis, and the impact which it has had on learning across the world, has highlighted many of the digital disparities which exist in todays world. At a time when many of the worlds students shifted from physical to digital, we were also faced with the hard truth that today there are still 3.6 billion...
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TBHF, NAMA partner on project to support economic empowerment of over 300 women in Kenya
December 29th, 2020, Sharjah (Sharjah): The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) two Sharjah-based non-profit organisations, have joined hands to support a skills development training programme to economically empower more than 300 women in the Kenyan village of Nanyuki. TBHF, a global humanitarian organisation dedicated to helping people in need...