Countries and non-state actors have come forward with new commitments and initiatives that will strengthen the resilience of women and girls in the face of climate-related impacts, while empowering them within climate action, at COP26 Gender Day in Glasgow. These new commitments build upon in excess of USD 139 million in pledges already made towards...
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Many countries are prioritizing health and climate change, but lack funds to take action
Countries have begun to prioritize health in their efforts to protect people from the impact of climate change, but only about a quarter of those recently surveyed by the World Health Organization have been able to fully implement their national health and climate change plans or strategies. Countries report that a lack of funding; the...
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SIBF 2021: Celebrated women writers call for recognition of female authors in the MENA region and beyond
November 5th, 2021 (Sharjah, UAE): An insightful discussion on The Presence of Women in Literary Achievement that addressed issues of representation and recognition attracted large numbers of women and girls at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair that continues its run at Expo Centre Sharjah until November 13. Members on the panel included Dr. Badriya...
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SIBF 2021: How Gorkys Mother inspired Taleb Al Refai to think about other people and cultures
November 4th, 2021 (Sharjah, UAE): It was a 1906 Russian novel about revolutionary factory workers that first opened critically acclaimed Taleb Al Refais eyes to the world of other peoples lives and cultures. During an interactive session on the opening day of the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair on Wednesday, November 3, the Kuwaiti novelist...
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Empowering the Pakistani Woman Through Tech
Ground breaking start-up CIRCLE, brought She Loves Tech 2021, a women-centric global technology start-up competition, back to Pakistan for the fifth time in a bid to empower Pakistani women entrepreneurs and provide international exposure to their businesses. An online event, called the “She Loves Tech Pakistan National Finals”, ran on 17th October, 2021 where 11...
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EQUALS teams up with Ananke for Girl Summit to promote gender balance in the tech sector
Ananke is pleased to welcome EQUALS (https://www.equalsintech.org) as a partner for the second edition of the Ananke Girl Summit. The EQUALS global partnership for digital gender equality in the Digital Age, co-founded by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UN Women, the GSMA, ITC and UN University is a committed international group of over 100 private sector leaders,...
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WEE Global Live and Ananke band together for Girl Summit 2021
October, 2nd 2021, (Dubai: UAE): Joining hands in solidarity on the Day of the Girl, WEE Global partners with Ananke to chart new pathways for today and tomorrows generation of young girls. Anankes Girl Summit is one of the forums flagship events that brings women to the centre of development with an intersectional vision and...
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Get Hired
Pakistani Women in Computing (PWiC) along with various partners & sponsors is organizing GetHired 2021 – a virtual event to bring together employers and candidates. The virtual career fair will be held on Saturday, October 9th. Pakistans top technology firms will be in attendance and hiring candidates directly from the event. The hiring portfolio this...
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Among the many things I dont understand, most are feminine
Saturday, October 2, 2021: 11 am to 2 pm: Meet the Author & Book Signing Event: fununarts@gmail.com; +971 55 756 0845 18 UAE-based female artists have huddled up to celebrate the spirit of womanhood. In a live art event organised by Funun Arts, a local non-profit artists platform, the artists from different nationalities and...
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Empowering Women in Pakistans Tech Industry
On September 25th, 2021, Saturday, CodeGirls Pakistan hosted an online nationwide Mobile Application Development workshop to raise awareness about digital skills training for young women and girls. CodeGirls Pakistan is a women focused initiative that specifically aims to empower women in Pakistans tech industry. This workshop is the first of a series of five workshops...