International Day of Peace: Can We Build Lasting Peace Without Investing in Women?
By Blossom Ukoha When 26-year-old Angel Musiime wakes up for work in Uganda’s Kyegegwa Town Council, peacebuilding does not begin in a diplomatic conference room. As a local parish chief and trained peace mediator, her work can involve helping young people return to school, navigating difficult conversations around domestic abuse, and helping people resolve conflicts within their communities. Musiime describes her ambition simply: “I want to be a great woman of peace.” Through peace-mediation training, she developed skills in conflict resolution and leadership and began using them to support women, girls and others in her community. Her story is a reminder that some of the most important work of peace happens far from the rooms where governments negotiate agreements. That is precisely why this year’s International Day of Peace matters. Observed on 21 September 2026, the United Nations theme is “Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day.” The…
Dubai’s Women-Led Power Story: Beyond Luxury, Into Business and Influence
By Blossom Ukoha She is not there as a guest. She is not there to represent a family name or add diversity to a…
Equal Pay Day: Who Gets to Decide What Women’s Work Is Worth?
By Blossom Ukoha She sat across from her manager, salary review letter in hand. Her responsibilities had grown. She was leading projects, mentoring younger…
Women and AI: Who Gets to Lead the Businesses of the Future?
By Blossom Ukoha Artificial intelligence is creating some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying opportunities in the global economy. But as the technology accelerates, another…
South-South Cooperation: Why Women Must Be at the Centre of the Global South’s Next Power Shift
By Blossom Ukoha The Global South is gaining economic weight. But who gets to shape the power that comes with it? In 2026, only 28…
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: Why the Green Cooling Revolution Needs More Women
By Blossom Ukoha A cooler world is not simply about turning on an air conditioner. Behind every refrigerator preserving food, every hospital storing vaccines,…
International Day of Democracy: When Women Have a Voice, Democracy Works Better
By Blossom Ukoha Every year on 15 September, the world marks the International Day of Democracy, a day dedicated to one of the fundamental…
Chantal Umutoni Kagame: The Woman Who Turned Phones Into Bank Accounts for Millions
By Blossom Ukoha For millions of people, a mobile phone is simply a device for communication. In Rwanda, under the leadership of Chantal Umutoni…
Meet the Inventors Behind Wearables Designed Just for Women’s Bodies
By Blossom Ukoha For years, women have worn smartwatches that could count their steps, measure their heart rates and analyse their sleep, yet offered…
Campaigning as a Woman: The Costs Nobody Talks About
“Women themselves have not even understood that [violence] is not the cost of participating in politics.”— Sandra Pepera, National Democratic Institute Running for office…
Global Funding Windows Every Female Founder Should Know About
By Laura Jones “The deeper concern isn’t just that women receive only 2 percent of VC funding. It is that this 2 percent still…
International Literacy Day 2026: 60 Years On, the Fight for Women’s Literacy Continues
By Blossom Ukoha At 42, a woman in a rural community in northern Nigeria sits with a notebook on her lap, slowly tracing letters…
