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“I was going to die, sooner or later, whether or not I had even spoken myself. My silences had not protected me. Your silences will not protect you.... What are the words you do not yet have? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence? We have been socialized to respect fear more than our own need for language."
I began to ask each time: "What's the worst that could happen to me if I tell this truth?" Unlike women in other countries, our breaking silence is unlikely to have us jailed, "disappeared" or run off the road at night. Our speaking out will irritate some people, get us called bitchy or hypersensitive and disrupt some dinner parties. And then our speaking out will permit other women to speak, until laws are changed and lives are saved and the world is altered forever.
Next time, ask: What's the worst that will happen? Then push yourself a little further than you dare. Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. They will interrupt you, put you down and suggest it's personal. And the world won't end.
And the speaking will get easier and easier. And you will find you have fallen in love with your own vision, which you may never have realized you had. And you will lose some friends and lovers, and realize you don't miss them. And new ones will find you and cherish you. And you will still flirt and paint your nails, dress up and party, because, as I think Emma Goldman said, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." And at last you'll know with surpassing certainty that only one thing is more frightening than speaking your truth. And that is not speaking.”
― Audre Lorde
You were an earth angel
Wrapping wings around me
During a fragile time in my childhood
You pulled me into your orbit
with deep rolling laughter
Absolute affection
Parisian perfumes
A hearty Taurean kitchen
Keeping me
So close to you
Pouring into me
Your hope and dreams
Boundless vitality
Dressing me
Washing me
Feeding me
Downloading your love
Into my child life
As you clung to me
In a storm I could not see
Which suddenly pulled us apart
Until years later
Waltzing in our nightgowns
Through the whole living room
Driving in your sports car
Sharing our love of swimming
Watching you iron my shirts
Cooking my favorite meals
Holding my hand as we smoked
and laughed and told stories
Drinking a good bottle of champagne
Years pass again
The last time I saw you
Your beautiful white hair
We held eachother
I played my songs
Your spirits rising above
Bitterness and disappointment
For a little while
Tears on your face
Thoughts of being with your mother again
Your smile etched in my memory
One last phone call
Still so much love for me in that voice
A faint fluttering sound:
Was it your wings flying home
or my heart knowing we can never
be separated again?
She was such a light for me. She always made me feel special and so loveable. She lived in a storm of PTSD with my grandfather’s outbursts and unpredictable behavior which made her lock her room at night. Eventually all their savings were gambled away and my grandmother’s vigor had left her. I didn't understand these dynamics until years later when I began to understand the abuse she had silently lived with.
These things were so difficult to identify in a family that never talked about anything and only separated itself across the globe in order to live according to how they thought was best.
My few childhood years and short visits afterwards with her still make me smile. For me she carried a piece of earth which remains sacred and fertile, filled with laughter, chocolate and sweet refuge in a storm.
"when a woman rises, she lifts everyone around her."
for mother's day i decided to donate to preemptive love to support refugee mothers in iraq and syria. amongst many other things, preemptive love are empowering women and men by supporting them in creating their own business. everyone can help by donating and/or buying their products, like soap or pretty candles. (i would have loved to buy something but the shipping costs to germany are horrible, so i went with this downloadable card.)
happy mother's day, also to my own mother – the one i call when my washing machine doesn't work, the one who was just as nervous about my oral bachelor's examination as i was, the one who brings me muffins and donuts, the one who picks me up from the train station, the one who has been baking me at least two birthday cakes for 24 years, the one who has always supported me, even when i was 12 years old and decided to wear only boys' clothes – she actually went shopping with me in the men's section and helped find boys' jeans and sweaters that fit.
preemptive love write, "when you empower a woman, she empowers her family and her community." i feel this is true.
Dumbbells, barbells, machines, cables, and overall resistance training doesn't have to bulk you up. Weight training tones, as you see here America's Hottest Fit Mom brand creator, Nita Marquez lifts weights.
www.NitasWorld.com AMERICA'S HOTTEST FIT MOM Fitness Empowerment for Everyone!
Did you know there is an anti-poaching unit in Africa that the rangers are all women?
I thought the men who became rangers and protected the wildlife were brave but a woman, wow, they have my upmost respect that I had to learn more.
Have a look at this site : www.iapf.org/akashinga/
but if you don't have time here are just a few key points about this amazing program empowering these women.
* A growing body of evidence suggests that empowering women is the single biggest force for positive change in the world today
* Trophy hunting areas across Africa take up one-sixth of all landmass across participating countries. An expanse greater than all of France
* The hunting industry is rapidly declining, leaving these wilderness areas and communities without sufficient income to incentivise conservation – Unless an alternative source of income is provided, these areas will be lost, along with their rich biodiversity
* Akashinga employs the most marginalized women from rural communities; educates and trains them to be rangers and biodiversity managers – protecting the large landscapes previously reserved for and financed by trophy hunting
* A woman with a salary in rural Africa invests up to 3 times more than a male into their family
* 72% of operational costs of the Akashinga model go directly back to the local community – turning biodiversity conservation into a community project
* These factors equal a better financial return for the local community than what trophy hunting provided
* This is an efficient, effective and scalable model which inspires and empowers women and gives them the opportunity to secure their own destiny, whilst safeguarding biodiversity
* It prepares women for the worst-case scenario in their roles, but fosters a harmonious relationship with local communities as the best defence against illegal wildlife crime.
Captured from a moving bus at speed! These women and other groups have set up stalls along the road side, displaying Herero dolls dressed in traditional Victorian dresses and beaded jewellery as income earners for their families.
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
In 2015, International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, UN Women will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. To this end, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”
Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for www.internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women......
An artisan making her work at 22nd West Bengal State Handicrafts Expo 2014-2015 (Paschim Banga Hastashilpa Mela) at Milan Mela, Kolkata, India
India’s largest handicraft’s fair, an annual event displays the workmanship of the artisans of West Bengal, the neglected frontrunners of traditional art of the state.
Around 3000 participants from almost every districts of West Bengal display their arts and crafts of jute, cane furnitures and baskets, handloom products, Totem poles made of bamboo shoots, 'Chhau' masks, wood carvings, wooden, dokra, jute and clay dolls, Madhubani and other traditional hand paintings, sawdust art, terracotta, wooden, sea shell and coconut shell artifacts and other home decors. Beside carpets, handbags and wall hangings, Kantha stitch and Batik from Bolpur, Baluchari from Bisnupur, Tant from Shantipur, Phoolia and Dhoniakhali, Silk from Murshidabad, Woolens of Darjeeling are also very popular.
The traditional origins based on culture and mythology, the workmanships, the richness of ideas, the brilliant combination of pure simplicity and glamour bring an amazing experience to truly understand their talent.
The Expo spreads over an area of 82,000 sq ft and has incurred an estimated total sales of Rs.1500.00 lakh (£1.5 million pound). It is the initiative of the Department of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, organized every year with the aim to provide the artisans an exposure to the urban markets, know their taste and interact with the buyers or exporters directly, so that they can get orders for their products all throughout the year.
Beautiful Bengal, India
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
In 2015, International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, UN Women will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. To this end, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”
Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for www.internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women......
An artisan making her work at 22nd West Bengal State Handicrafts Expo 2014-2015 (Paschim Banga Hastashilpa Mela) at Milan Mela, Kolkata, India
India’s largest handicraft’s fair, an annual event displays the workmanship of the artisans of West Bengal, the neglected frontrunners of traditional art of the state.
Around 3000 participants from almost every districts of West Bengal display their arts and crafts of jute, cane furnitures and baskets, handloom products, Totem poles made of bamboo shoots, 'Chhau' masks, wood carvings, wooden, dokra, jute and clay dolls, Madhubani and other traditional hand paintings, sawdust art, terracotta, wooden, sea shell and coconut shell artifacts and other home decors. Beside carpets, handbags and wall hangings, Kantha stitch and Batik from Bolpur, Baluchari from Bisnupur, Tant from Shantipur, Phoolia and Dhoniakhali, Silk from Murshidabad, Woolens of Darjeeling are also very popular.
The traditional origins based on culture and mythology, the workmanships, the richness of ideas, the brilliant combination of pure simplicity and glamour bring an amazing experience to truly understand their talent.
The Expo spreads over an area of 82,000 sq ft and has incurred an estimated total sales of Rs.1500.00 lakh (£1.5 million pound). It is the initiative of the Department of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, organized every year with the aim to provide the artisans an exposure to the urban markets, know their taste and interact with the buyers or exporters directly, so that they can get orders for their products all throughout the year.
Beautiful Bengal, India
The afternoon tailoring class for the widows of Gitwa, Butare takes place Monday through Friday in a little sunlit basement below the Living Faith Ministries headquarters. Anywhere from 5 to 15 widows show up for the 3 hour workshop.
Living Faith Ministries is helping to empower widows with children, the objective being employment and empowerment, one Singer sewing machine at a time.
Butare, Rwanda.
Central Africa.
September 9, 2006
Africa Mission Alliance
Ab exercises can help the back stay supported, and exercising your abs is also thought to prevent back problems. Core strength training is done all the time by athletes, dancers, and even helps people who are suffering from back issues already. Car accident rehabilitation should include core strength training exercises to keep the abs strong, and teach people how to support their back with specific and safe exercises. Nita Marquez, fitness personality, www.NitasWorld.com America's Hottest Fit Mom - Fitness Empowerment for Everyone!
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
In 2015, International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, UN Women will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. To this end, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”
Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for www.internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women......
An artisan making her work at 22nd West Bengal State Handicrafts Expo 2014-2015 (Paschim Banga Hastashilpa Mela) at Milan Mela, Kolkata, India
India’s largest handicraft’s fair, an annual event displays the workmanship of the artisans of West Bengal, the neglected frontrunners of traditional art of the state.
Around 3000 participants from almost every districts of West Bengal display their arts and crafts of jute, cane furnitures and baskets, handloom products, Totem poles made of bamboo shoots, 'Chhau' masks, wood carvings, wooden, dokra, jute and clay dolls, Madhubani and other traditional hand paintings, sawdust art, terracotta, wooden, sea shell and coconut shell artifacts and other home decors. Beside carpets, handbags and wall hangings, Kantha stitch and Batik from Bolpur, Baluchari from Bisnupur, Tant from Shantipur, Phoolia and Dhoniakhali, Silk from Murshidabad, Woolens of Darjeeling are also very popular.
The traditional origins based on culture and mythology, the workmanships, the richness of ideas, the brilliant combination of pure simplicity and glamour bring an amazing experience to truly understand their talent.
The Expo spreads over an area of 82,000 sq ft and has incurred an estimated total sales of Rs.1500.00 lakh (£1.5 million pound). It is the initiative of the Department of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, organized every year with the aim to provide the artisans an exposure to the urban markets, know their taste and interact with the buyers or exporters directly, so that they can get orders for their products all throughout the year.
Beautiful Bengal, India
In Rwanda, approximately 44 percent of children are stunted due to malnutrition. While Rwandan families are encouraged to prevent malnutrition, most rural communities lack the ingredients and knowledge to prepare a balanced diet. In most cases, they grapple with lack of other basic needs and end up giving little attention to the quality of food they eat. Focusing on women, the USAID Ejo Heza (Brighter Future) program is working to improve livelihoods and food consumption among vulnerable households. "Be the Change" volunteers are the heart and soul of the USAID Ejo Heza program. They are community members who are self-selected volunteers that take leading roles in facilitating change within the communities. Once trained they train others in their community disseminating messages on nutrition and breastfeeding, improved food handling, growth monitoring and promoting the creation of kitchen gardens to help reduce malnutrition.
Credit: Global Communities / Juozas Cernius
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
In 2015, International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, UN Women will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. To this end, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”
Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for www.internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women......
International Women’s Day: 10 quick facts on girls
www.unicef.org/media/media_81135.html
Photo taken on January 20, 2015 at Republic Day Parade Rehearsal, Kolkata, India
The women of Gnanilo, Mali, have close ties to their trees. They will harvest their leaves, fruits, seeds, bark, roots and timber to meet household needs.
Here they receive training from TREE AID on how to make their trees work for them. TREE AID works particularly with women as key figures in family nutrition and wellbeing. Training groups like this one empower women to gain access rights, work smarter not harder, and even generate income from the things that grow on trees. All this means education, healthcare, and respect in the village.
Find out more about TREE AID's work at www.treeaid.org.uk/ourwork
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
In 2015, International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, UN Women will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. To this end, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”
Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for www.internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women......
An artisan making her work at 22nd West Bengal State Handicrafts Expo 2014-2015 (Paschim Banga Hastashilpa Mela) at Milan Mela, Kolkata, India
India’s largest handicraft’s fair, an annual event displays the workmanship of the artisans of West Bengal, the neglected frontrunners of traditional art of the state.
Around 3000 participants from almost every districts of West Bengal display their arts and crafts of jute, cane furnitures and baskets, handloom products, Totem poles made of bamboo shoots, 'Chhau' masks, wood carvings, wooden, dokra, jute and clay dolls, Madhubani and other traditional hand paintings, sawdust art, terracotta, wooden, sea shell and coconut shell artifacts and other home decors. Beside carpets, handbags and wall hangings, Kantha stitch and Batik from Bolpur, Baluchari from Bisnupur, Tant from Shantipur, Phoolia and Dhoniakhali, Silk from Murshidabad, Woolens of Darjeeling are also very popular.
The traditional origins based on culture and mythology, the workmanships, the richness of ideas, the brilliant combination of pure simplicity and glamour bring an amazing experience to truly understand their talent.
The Expo spreads over an area of 82,000 sq ft and has incurred an estimated total sales of Rs.1500.00 lakh (£1.5 million pound). It is the initiative of the Department of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises and Textiles, Government of West Bengal, organized every year with the aim to provide the artisans an exposure to the urban markets, know their taste and interact with the buyers or exporters directly, so that they can get orders for their products all throughout the year.
Beautiful Bengal, India
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie
All these women are members of a Self Help Group in their village. They each have a different success story to tell.
Rajkishuri (on the left) is the treasurer of the SHG. She was given training by Sabla staff to help her carry out her role as treasurer. She took out a loan of 2000Rs (£28) to buy a water buffalo. Having attended a training on how to market her milk products and how to take proper care of her buffalo she started using the buffalo milk to make Indian sweets. She 500Rs a day (£7) through the sale of the sweets and has already returned the loan for the buffalo.
Nirmila (at the back in purple) was elected to the Panchayat (local government structure) She is working hard to make sure that the voices of the women in her group are heard by petitioning the Block Development Officer about their problems. It is a long process she says because “In the SHG we have power and freedom, but in the Panchayat I still feel limited by the fact that I am a woman and that I am illiterate. However because, as a group, we represent 25 votes, I think that the BDO is finally going to have to listen to us.” Visit our blog for a reflection on women in Panchayats: findyourfeet.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/quotas-for-women-in...
Chadana (in the centre in a white dress with spots) is a Traditional Birth Attendant. Through the SHG she learnt about a training programme for TBAs. Following the training, she says, “I know a lot more about the importance of hygiene in preventing infection in the mother and child. As a result I there are far fewer deaths. We also learnt about the importance of immunisation for our children. So when the auxiliary nurse came to the village we made sure that the children were all together in one place so that immunisation would be easy. Because of this she now visits the village more often.” As an SHG member she also attended training on Gender issues where they discussed things like discrimination between boys and girls and the importance of giving girls a proper education.
Kamla (in orange on the right) learnt how to make vermi compost by attending a training on compost making. “It was having such a great effect on our crops that people in neighbouring villages wanted to do the same. Now we sell works for 250 Rs / kg (£3.50) to people in neighbouring villages. I re invest the money I earn in farming so that I can grow more crops to feed my family.” Her daughter Savitri attends a girls’ education centre where she learns basic literacy, learns about HIV and AIDS, learns vocational skills like sewing and discusses gender issues. Kamla took out a loan on Savitri’s behalf to buy a sewing machine for 3000Rs (£43) Savitri now earns about 1500 Rs / month (£21) from sewing clothes. She says that she is saving the money and will soon be able to open a bank account.
Femmes dans les diouras (mines d'orpaillage traditionnels) à Kharakhéna. Beaucoup d'entre elles viennent avec leurs enfants ou en ont lorsqu'elles arrivent, avec leurs maris. Les mines restent malgré tout un environnement rude et hostile où les enfants ne peuvent s'épanouir.
Elles sont nombreuses à travailler sous le soleil de plomb et la rudesse des pierres, à creuser et porter de lourdes charges pour trouver la pépite qui leur permettra d'assurer la pitance du jour sans espoir de trouver d'autres pépites le lendemain.
Venues pour faire fortune, beaucoup se retrouvent coincées à #Kharakhena ou d'autres sites d'orpaillage, car elles ne veulent pas rentrer les mains vides. Elles continuent sans fin à creuser, espérant trouver la pépite qui les sauvera de la pauvreté.
ONUFEMMES/Alioune NDIAYE
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
In 2015, International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, UN Women will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. To this end, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”
Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for www.internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women......
International Women’s Day: 10 quick facts on girls
www.unicef.org/media/media_81135.html
Photo taken on January 20, 2015 at Republic Day Parade Rehearsal, Kolkata, India
The afternoon tailoring class for the widows of Gitwa, Butare takes place Monday through Friday in a little sunlit basement below the Living Faith Ministries headquarters.
Living Faith Ministries is helping to empower widows with children, the objective being to strengthen the Butare community, one seamstress at a time.
Butare, Rwanda.
Central Africa.
September 9, 2006
For Living Faith Ministries
(1600 ISO. No Flash.)
The afternoon tailoring class for the widows of Gitwa, Butare takes place Monday through Friday in a little sunlit basement below the Living Faith Ministries headquarters. Anywhere from 5 to 15 widows show up for the 3 hour workshop.
Here is their master teacher.
Living Faith Ministries is helping to empower widows with children, the objective being employment and empowerment, one sewing machine, one stitch at a time.
Butare, Rwanda.
Central Africa.
September 10, 2006
For Living Faith Ministries
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On Saturday, as we celebrate International Women's Day, it’s a chance to reflect on the incredible strength, creativity, and resilience of women — both in the real world and within our virtual world of Second Life. This day isn’t just about celebrating women’s achievements; it's about recognizing the unique challenges we face and the strides we’re making toward a more inclusive and equal world.
In Second Life, women continue to shape the landscape, whether through creative expression, community leadership, or pushing boundaries in art, fashion, technology, and entrepreneurship. It's a space where women can build, create, and connect with others on their terms, free from the limitations of the physical world.
But even in Second Life, we know that the journey toward true equality continues. As we mark this day, let’s remember the importance of supporting one another, uplifting women’s voices, and working together to foster an environment of respect, creativity, and empowerment for all.
Let’s continue to create, inspire, and pave the way for future generations of women to thrive, both in Second Life and beyond.
Here’s to the strong, talented, and inspiring women of Second Life, today and every day. 🌟💪
#womensday2025 #secondlife #empoweringwomen #equalityforall #celebratingwomen
Au village de Fadiga, les femmes travaillent depuis de nombreuses années dans l'agriculture. Loin des diouras (mines d'or artisanales) dans lesquelles elles ne souhaitent pas poser pied, elle tracent leur route vers l'autonomisation économique. L'argent qu'elles gagnent ici sert principalement à soutenir la famille : assurer la dépense quotidienne, les soins de santé, les frais, de scolarité des enfants.
Elles réussissent à écouleur les produits de leurs champs au marché local, si elles ne se les font pas acheter tout de suite après la récolte.
ONUFEMMES/Alioune NDIAYE
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie
Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!
In 2015, International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on 8 March, UN Women will highlight the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago that sets the agenda for realizing women’s rights. To this end, the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!”
Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for www.internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women......
International Women’s Day: 10 quick facts on girls
www.unicef.org/media/media_81135.html
Photo taken on January 20, 2015 at Republic Day Parade Rehearsal, Kolkata, India
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie
Au village de Fadiga, les femmes travaillent depuis de nombreuses années dans l'agriculture. Loin des diouras (mines d'or artisanales) dans lesquelles elles ne souhaitent pas poser pied, elle tracent leur route vers l'autonomisation économique. L'argent qu'elles gagnent ici sert principalement à soutenir la famille : assurer la dépense quotidienne, les soins de santé, les frais, de scolarité des enfants.
Elles réussissent à écouleur les produits de leurs champs au marché local, si elles ne se les font pas acheter tout de suite après la récolte.
ONUFEMMES/Alioune NDIAYE
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie
Femmes dans les diouras (mines d'orpaillage traditionnels) à Kharakhéna.
Elles sont nombreuses à travailler sous le soleil de plomb et la rudesse des pierres, à creuser et porter de lourdes charges pour trouver la pépite qui leur permettra d'assurer la pitance du jour sans espoir de trouver d'autres pépites le lendemain.
Venues pour faire fortune, beaucoup se retrouvent coincées à #Kharakhena ou d'autres sites d'orpaillage, car elles ne veulent pas rentrer les mains vides. Elles continuent sans fin à creuser, espérant trouver la pépite qui les sauvera de la pauvreté.
ONUFEMMES/Alioune NDIAYE
Femmes dans les diouras (mines d'orpaillage traditionnels) à Kharakhéna.
Beaucoup d'entre elles viennent avec leurs enfants ou en ont lorsqu'elles arrivent, avec leurs maris. Les mines restent malgré tout un environnement rude et hostile où les enfants ne peuvent s'épanouir.
Elles sont nombreuses à travailler sous le soleil de plomb et la rudesse des pierres, à creuser et porter de lourdes charges pour trouver la pépite qui leur permettra d'assurer la pitance du jour sans espoir de trouver d'autres pépites le lendemain.
Venues pour faire fortune, beaucoup se retrouvent coincées à #Kharakhena ou d'autres sites d'orpaillage, car elles ne veulent pas rentrer les mains vides. Elles continuent sans fin à creuser, espérant trouver la pépite qui les sauvera de la pauvreté.
ONUFEMMES/Alioune NDIAYE
APRIL 13, 2023 WASHINGTON DC. WORLD BANK GROUP/ INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 2023 SPRING MEETINGS
Empowering Women as Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Women are powerful agents of innovation and drivers of growth and job creation in emerging markets. Research shows a link between women in leadership roles and better financial outcomes, more family-friendly policies, robust disclosures on ESG, and gender-equitable hiring and promotion practices. Speakers discuss how to advance the business case for gender inclusion and equality.
Speakers: David R. Malpass, President, World Bank Group;
David Solomon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs; Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Republic of India; Makhtar Diop, Managing Director, IFC; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Adji Bousso Dieng, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University. Host: Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor-in-chief of The National. Photo: World Bank / Simone D. McCourtie