Winter Youth Assembly at the United Nations Key Takeaways
February 28, 2018 8:14 pm Leave your thoughtsThis February I had the pleasure to attend the Youth Assembly at the United Nations in New York. This three-day...
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A Ripple of #Metoo in Russia: Harassment Scandal & Need for Action
February 28, 2018 3:35 pm Leave your thoughtsA new sexual harassment scandal is boiling up, this time in Russia. A few days ago Ekaterina Kotrikadze, deputy editor-in-chief...
Data, Gender & Philanthropy Workshop Key Takeaways
January 31, 2018 10:06 pm Leave your thoughtsOn Monday, I attended a workshop on the intersection of data, gender & philanthropy led by my host organization, Spark,...
My biggest event for gender equality – The Black & Pink Ball
October 3, 2017 1:39 pm Leave your thoughtsCan’t believe it’s over – the biggest event for my Host Organization, Spark, and for me – The Black &...
The Three Big Words
August 31, 2017 9:21 pm Leave your thoughtsThe A Word Today, we can hear the A word more and more often. With feminism being on the rise,...
Is social innovation the answer to Morocco’s challenges?
August 31, 2017 12:55 pm Leave your thoughtsOur world is constantly changing, in fact, it is driven by change. The only way to keep up is to...
Film the Pride: 5 Movies that Helped Me Understand Love
June 30, 2017 11:53 pm Leave your thoughtsJune, the first summer month in the Northern Hemisphere and the Pride month. As it’s coming to an end, I...
Women in Ukraine and Russia are #notafraidtospeak. Not anymore.
June 1, 2017 12:34 am Leave your thoughtsThe issue of sexual violence is on the lips in Ukraine and Russia. A hashtag #notfraidtospeak (#Янебоюсьсказать), introduced by a...
Dear Climate Marchers: Pick up your banners!
May 30, 2017 3:45 pm Leave your thoughtsIn the last 100 days, we have been overflown with a massive wave of People’s Marches. Initially a protest, each...