June 15th, 2020, Seattle (USA): The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named Anita Zaidi, currently director, Vaccine Development & Surveillance (VD&S) and Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases (EDD), as the first president of Gender Equality on June 11th, 2020. In this new role, Anita will oversee a division comprised of the foundations Gender Equality program team and...
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Human Rights Specialist Liz Guantai Selected For The Women Deliver Young Leaders Program 2020
Women Deliver has announced its Young Leaders Program Class of 2020, consisting of 300 diverse set of young people from all over the world. These changemakers have been chosen for their groundbreaking efforts advancing gender equality not just within their communities and countries, but all across the globe. And, one amazing trailblazer is Anankes amazing...
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Women More Successful on Stock Exchange – Higher Returns With 56% Fewer Trades
Women on average achieve greater returns on the stock market than men. Last year, for example, female investors achieved profits of 24.1%, while their male counterparts brought in 23.5%. This is shown in a new infographic from Kryptoszene.de. Large differences are also apparent in the volume of trades. While women carry out an average of...
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30% Club MENA Launches Inaugural Senior Mentoring Programme for women across the Middle East
The 30% Club is a global campaign led by Chairs, CEOs and leaders of industry taking action to increase gender diversity at board and senior management levels. The campaign was brought to the region in 2015 when the 30% Club’s MENA Chapter was established. It is focused as a regional volunteer effort of multi-sector leaders...
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TiE Dubai launches TiE Women competition for entrepreneurs in MENA
June 1st, 2020, Dubai (UAE): The Dubai chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) announced its official participation in TiE Women, a global initiative dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs across the globe. Through the TiE Women initiative, TiE Dubai aims to provide budding women entrepreneurs in the UAE and the MENA region with a platform to...
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Badiri E-Academy cultivates a solution-driven mindset in a time of uncertainty
May 21st, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): Badiri Education and Development Academy (Badiri), the education and capacity-building arm of UAE-based NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has added a new professional training course on its e-learning platform Badiri E-Academy to take entrepreneurs through a step-by-step journey of transforming a problem-oriented approach to a solution-driven mindset. Titled Innovation and...
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Call To End Violent Threats and Anti-Rohingya Campaign In Malaysia: Fortify Rights
May 11th, 2020, Bangkok (Thailand): The Government of Malaysia should immediately address hate speech and violent threats against Rohingya refugees, Fortify Rights and 83 other organizations said in an open letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. In April 2020, hateful messages targeting the Rohingya community in Malaysia proliferated social media platforms, causing widespread fear of physical violence and...
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Hind bint Maktoum: The UAE will emerge stronger, thanks to the devotion and loyalty of its citizens and residents
Hind bint Maktoum: The UAEs humanitarian efforts are dedicated to everyone. May 10th, 2020 Dubai (UAE): Overwhelming donations secured 14 million meals for families and individuals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the UAE as the 10 million meals campaign finishes its second week. Her Highness Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife...
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Leading Pakistani Digital Rights Advocate Joins Facebooks Independent Body To Curtail Hate Speech
Eminent freedom of expression advocate and founder of Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan, Nighat Dad, is joining the global, independent Oversight Board for Facebook and Instagram content that aims to review xenophobic content referred to them by both individuals and Facebook. On May 6th, 2020, Facebook announced the first batch of its extraordinary members of the...
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Women Are Better at Cybersecurity than Men: Research
May 6th, 2020. Women are better at cybersecurity and protecting themselves online, new research by NordPass suggests. The survey revealed that women are more concerned about the potential harm of their personal online accounts being hacked. They also tend to use unique passwords more often than men. 43% of women always use a unique password...