Ranked among the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women by some of the leading ranking platforms around the globe, Roshni Nadar is our female hero of the week. From a media student to a Tech leader, she has repeatedly shown honour, ambition, and determination in all her work. Roshni Nadar has frequently paved the way for women across the globe and continues to lead by example, making her a more than perfect candidate for our heroine of the week.
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” Casandra Brené Brown American research professor, lecturer, author, and podcast host. Brown is known in particular for her research on shame, vulnerability, and leadership.
In an entertaining spectacle that displayed Africa’s best football stars, a moment in African sports history happened when Salima Mukansanga became the first woman to be the lead official at the African Cup of Nations Tournament.
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Ever since she lost her job, she wouldn’t come out of the room, and she wouldn’t talk to the kids. Joyce shut everyone out, and on several occasions, I have caught her staring into space and talking to herself.
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Horeisi and his team of political scholars defined social injustice “as different forms of intimidation, exploitation, and discrimination that are rooted in societal norms and behaviours reinforced by-laws relieves and social beliefs.”
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the rights of Afghan women and girls are “under attack” and that they need the world body’s support and solidarity now more than ever. In a statement on Thursday, the OCHA said that girls and women in the war-torn nation are deprived of basic rights and humanitarian organisations must aim to scale up assistance by providing food, healthcare, education, livelihood opportunities and protection services, reports TOLO News. According to the OCHA, 11.8 million women and girls need urgent humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. The statement came after a gathering of women activists in Kabul on Wednesday stayed awake all night and “lit candles for freedom”. Reacting to the OCHA statement, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the allegations were baseless and “false information”. In a tweet, Mujahid said that since the Taliban took over Afghanistan last August everyone’s rights have…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will make a new push to boost women’s representation on companies’ boards, trying to unblock legislation for a women’s quota that has been stuck since 2012.
