News From & About Young Women
News about young women’s issues and reports from the Wire community working for women’s rights around the world. This section is a work in progress; please send us articles to share with the Wire community.
Source: Un Certain Genre
By: Charlotte Soulary
Davos World Economic Forum, where only 16% of attendants were women, had a session on women’s leadership. It was the first time in World economic forum’s history.
I followed …
Source: The Daily News Egypt
By: Reem Abdellatif/Daily News Egypt
CAIRO: By bringing progressive ideas to the country’s business development sector, Egyptian female entrepreneurs are taking the lead in social and economic change.
In this …
Source: Rio+twenties
Rio+20 is a Sustainable Development conference organised by the UN for governments with some members of Civil Society attending. It is a 3 day event that will focus on two themes and …
by Paola Salwan Daher
The struggle to live free from violence as Lebanese women has been ongoing for years now, with various associations concentrating on different topics related to gender based violence. A coordinated effort …
Social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and blogs have exploded amongst young activists especially with the increase of internet accessibility in the last few years. Many young activists and organizers have …
By Alia-Al-Khatib*
As a feminist activist from the United States, I struggle when trying to find solutions to international human rights issues that affect girls and women in the global South. I want to contribute …
By Vibeke Brask Thomsen, GenderHopes*
Watching the “Clock is Ticking” brings up a lot of feelings ranging from anger at the situation, sadness, hope and a feeling a power, as the video makes the viewer feels …
By Rabia Waqar*
When the girl effect video went viral on the internet, my first reaction was positive, after all it was good to see the gender debate in the limelight…or was it the gender debate? …
By Akhila Kolisetty*
Thoughts on the Girl Effect Campaign from Akhila on Vimeo.
*Akhila Kolisetty serves as a Development Advisor of Justice for All Organization (JFAO), a non-profit that works to strengthen the rule of law and expand …
By Stephanie Bracken*
The trend of “investing in girls” provides powerful imagery through videos such as the Girl Effect. Playing on the idea of girl children in particular, which many see as innocent bystanders in …
By Paola Salwan*
Nowadays, there is no escaping plunging deep into the world of social media, all the more if you’re an activist. Create a blog, a Facebook page and a Twitter handle and you can …
By Kacie Lyn Kocher*
Six months ago, I unintentionally jumped on board the global movement against street harassment. Agreeing to a meager 10 hours of work (Maximum!) a week, I started Hollaback! Istanbul. Rather quickly I …
