Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Betsy McCallon – Huffington Post – Friday, 10 May 2013 (originally published 09 May) White Ribbon Alliance welcomes the report by Save the Children into the state of the world’s mothers. It’s another strong reminder that we must invest in women and girls if we are to have healthy societies. Providing the right health care [...]
Derek Thompson – Atlantic – Thursday, 02 May 2013 (originally published 01 May) May Day means many things is many people. For pagans, it’s a day to dress a maypole. For unions, it’s a day to reminisce. For Russians, it’s complicated. For us, it’s an excuse to answer an impossible and important question on International [...]
Judith Mackrell – Guardian – Tuesday, 30 April 2013 (originally published 28 Apr) The wild women of 1920s dance didn’t just get everyone doing the Charleston and the Grizzly Bear. Stars like Josephine Baker and Tallulah Bankhead also played a pivotal role in women’s emancipation In 1908, wearing little more than a jewelled breastplate and [...]
Neela Bettridge – Huffington Post – Friday, 26 April 2013 (originally published 24 Apr) Whether you agree with her or not, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has stirred up the debate about gender at work and the damage that stereotyping can do to women’s progress. Stereotypes are, by their nature, simplistic, yet a number of labels [...]
Nicole Wickenhauser – Huffington Post – Monday, 25 March 2013 (originally published 22 Mar) If I really stop and think about it, water has been an important part of my life ever since my conception. Inside my mom’s womb, it was part of what nourished me. As I entered the world, it helped ensure a [...]
