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HeForShe Campaign

HeForShe is a solidarity movement for developed by to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights. The campaign encourages them to speak out and take action against inequalities faced by women and girls. www.heforshe.org Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Testimonial 3 References […]

Gro Harlem Brundtland

Gro Harlem Brundtland (born 20 April, 1939) is a politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She served as the first female Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization. She now serves as a Special Envoy on Climate Change […]

Girl Scouts (U.S.A.)

Table of Contents 1 About 1.1 The Girl Scout Promise 1.2 The Girl Scout Law 1.3 Mission 2 Founding 3 Levels 4 Cookies 5 Affiliations 6 References 7 See Also About Girl Scouts is for girls aged 5-17.“Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organisation dedicated solely to girls – all girls – […]

Global Fund for Women

The Global Fund for Women (GFW) is a US-based international network of women and men committed to a world of equality  and social justice. They are a non-profit grantmaking foundation that funds other organisations that advances worldwide. Since 1987 GFW has awarded over $71 million to 3,800 women’s organizations in 167 countries. The Global Fund […]

Global Women’s Network

Table of Contents 1 The Global Women’s Network wiki 2 A Collaborative Space to Connect and Create Change via a Focus on Organisations 3 Wiki-activists 4 Exploring the Global Women’s Network 5 See Also 6 External Links The Global Women’s Network wiki The Global Women’s Network (GWN) wiki is the ‘wikipedia’ of organizations working on […]

Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA)

“Incorporating a gender perspective in all climate change policies and initiatives is critical to solving the climate crisis” Global Gender and Climate Alliance The Global Gender and Climate Alliance was created in 2007 at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali. In 2005, the and decided that a coordinated global strategy on the issue of […]

Gertrude B. Elion

Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an biochemist and pharmacologist. She received the in 1988. Her research was instrumental in the development of the drug AZT. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Research 3 Distinctions 4 References 5 See Also 6 External Links Early Life and Education […]

Gender and Education Association

Table of Contents 1 Aims 2 Work 3 See also 4 External links Aims Formally established in 2002 (and launched on International Women’s Day that year), the Gender and Education Association (GEA) works to challenge and eradicate sexism and gender inequality within and through education. GEA is based in the UK, but has an Executive […]

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy, CBE, FRSL (born 23 December 1955, Glasgow) is a Scottish poet, playwright, and freelance writer. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the Manchester Metropolitan University and Creative Director of the Creative Writing section of the Department of English. She is currently Poet Laureate, the first woman, the first Scot and […]

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8, 1593 – 1651/1653) was an Early Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation influenced by Caravaggio. She was the first female painter to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence. She was one of the first female artists to paint […]

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