Read Report Here Vancouver, (Canada):Results for 129 countries measured by a new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Gender Index released today by Equal Measures 2030 show that the world is far from achieving gender equality, with 1.4 billion girls and women living in countries that get a very poor failing grade on gender equality. The...
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IN FOCUS – WD2019: Gender Norms, Bias Impact Health Data, Systems Negatively
The Lancet Series on Gender Equality, Norms, and Health finds better global healthcare outcomes and reducing gender inequality are dependent on changing gender norms June 3rd, 2019, London (England):The Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed and one of the world’s oldest, most prestigious, and best known general medical journals,published a new Series that finds that restrictive...
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Activating She Loves Tech Pakistan 2019
CIRCLE, a social enterprise focused on womens economic empowerment and inclusion, has officially started acceptingapplications for its She Loves Tech, Pakistan competition a national event that will culminate in She Loves Tech 2019 Global Startup Competition. In its third year, Circle partners with She Loves Tech to identify, support and fund the next generation...
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Deliver to Empower
In 2007, a groundbreaking organization, Women Deliver, was founded that advocated for gender equality and health and rights of women and girls all over the world. Founded by Jill Sheffield, a staunch advocate of maternal, reproductive and sexual health and also a founder of Family Care International. Womens Delivers very first conference was held in...
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Women Who Tech
Ten of the top women-led startups working tirelessly to solve some of our countrys biggest issues will pitch prominent investors for a chance to win a $50K grant and $280K in Google Cloud services. Women Who Tech is a non-profit organization which was launched in 2008 in an effort to bring together women trailblazers disrupting...
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AWIMA-UAE strengthens womens empowerment in the Arab region
May 29th, 2019, Dubai (UAE): The Arab Women in Maritime Association (AWIMA) recently arranged its first gathering in the UAE with female representatives from both government and private sectors. The event was strategically supported by Women in International Shipping Association WISTA-ARABIA UAE. The event aimed to raise awareness about the organization, emphasize the importance of empowering women...
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Award winning creative leader to head Leo Burnett Worldwide
May 23rd, 2019,Dubai (UAE): Award-winning creative leader Liz Taylor will join Leo Burnett Worldwide as chief creative officer. Starting July 8, she will sit at the agency’s Chicago headquarters leading the creative direction of the global agency network. Taylor will work alongside the network’s creative leadership team to help build the agency’s offering and culture...
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Explore Nursing Future Trails
18th, April 2019, Dubai (UAE):The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) will hold the Third Forum for Nursing Leaders with a view to evaluating and updating the strategy of nursing and leaders, and the targeted operational plan. This comes as part of MoHAPs strategic plan 2017 2021 and outcomes of Enhancing the Attractiveness of...
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Dubai Smart City Accelerator Invites Applications for Third Cohort
18th, May 2019, Dubai (UAE): The Dubai Smart City Accelerator (DSCA), the firstindustry-focused accelerator award winning program of its kind in the MENA region, has issued an open call for applications from global startups dedicated to innovative smart city solutions to join its third cohort. DSCA was launched in May 2017 by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority...
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Sharjah Women’s Sports Club Team Crowned Basketball Champions
May 15th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): The Sharjah Women’s Sports Club Team was crowned the basketball champions at the 11th Ramadan Womens Sports Tournament (RWST) after a glorious final score of 66-25 against Brunei Airline. The Sharjah Police team which placed second secured the silver, scoring 35-19 against the Tasamuh team, while Brunei Airline bagged the bronze medal...