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Enabling Women

Enabling Women

Posted by | Jan 4, 2019 | , , |

Enabling Women The Citizenship Frontier Citizenship implies equal rights for all under the constitution and laws of a nation. Yet many women – citizens of nations across the globe – still face legal discrimination, such as being unable to own property, inherit assets, receive quality education, or work without permission from a male member of […]

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Looking at the Caribbean

Looking at the Caribbean

Posted by | Jan 3, 2019 | , |

Looking at the Caribbean The Drive for Women’s Rights in the Caribbean Today Charles, during her tenure, had to face two attempted coups to overthrow her government but held the reins securely amid economic decline caused largely by changes in international trade, and she is hailed for bringing stability to the island. So impactful was […]

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Today’s Women

Today’s Women

Posted by | Dec 27, 2018 | , |

An Outlook For the first time in 11 years, gender equality worsened in 2017. This is according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Gender Gap Index, which ranks 144 countries for women’s gender equality based on four measures: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, political empowerment, and health and survival. The difference in scores […]

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The Six Women of Water

The Six Women of Water

Posted by | Dec 17, 2018 | |

An activist, an inventor, trio of engineers and an entrepreneur, with ages ranging from only 11 years to 17 years old, young girls, who took the initiative to solve a problem affecting everyone – lead infused water in the city of Flint, Michigan and 30 other cities in the Unites States. Inspirational women with amazing […]

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Born to Run

Born to Run

Posted by | Nov 19, 2018 | , , |

Janelle Redhead In 2008, three young women from the Caribbean stepped up to their running lanes to compete in the 200 m track event at the Junior World Championships, held in Poland. 23.52 seconds after the starting gun, Janelle Redhead, a 19-year-old from Grenada, crossed the finish line to take the bronze medal, milliseconds behind […]

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