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Tag Archives: Women Leaders
Promoting Equality for Women in Afghanistan
On July 18th, 2013, the U.S. Institute of Peace and U.S. Agency for International development hosted an expert panel, which discussed efforts made by multilateral actors within the U.S. Government and internationally, in ensuring a commitment to the empowerment of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Girls' Education, International Development, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Afghanistan, Asia Foundation, Carla Koppell, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Hossai Wardak, International Development, Jim Marshall, Kathleen Kuehnast, Naheed Farid, Palwasha Kakar, Peacebuilding, Promote, Rajiv Shah, Rangina Hamidi, USAID, USIP, William Byrd, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Empowerment
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Girls’ Leadership Development In Action: CARE’s experience from the field
CARE recently published “Girls’ Leadership Development in Action” as a follow-on to the 2009 edition called, “The Power to Lead: A Leadership Model for Adolescent Girls” which outlined CARE’s approach to leadership development and the prioritization of girls. In this document, you will see … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged CARE, Child Protection, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, Violence against women, Women Leaders, Women's Empowerment
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“Why we have too few women leaders”
This TED talk is not recent, but it is still valid, unfortunately. Sheryl Sandberg (still the COO of Facebook) looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the topof their professions, and offers 3 pieces of advice … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human Rights, Women
Tagged Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Human Rights, Sheryl Sandberg, TED Talks, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Empowerment
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“We Need The Voices of African Women” – Conversations with inspirational African women
Theo Sowa is Chief Executive Officer of the African Women’s Development Fund. In her TEDxChange talk, Theo Sowa talks about African voices and representation in conversations of international health and poverty issues. Theo argues that if we truly want to see … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Fragile States, International Development, Women
Tagged Africa, African Women’s Development Fund, Development, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Ghana, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, Nobel Peace Prize, Theo Sowa, UN Women, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Empowerment
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Tina Robiolle, PhD 