The African Women Business Energy Network has revealed plans to inaugurate a new program to celebrate women in the energy sector and equip them for a progressive future to continue supporting femininity.
By Becky Alexander O
The annual celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 serves as a focal point for the women’s rights movement. It raises awareness of problems, including gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.” – Mae Jemison, First African American woman astronaut in space
Her Excellency Esperança da Costa, the Vice-President of the Republic of Angola, has called for a full and equal promotion of access to science for the participation of women and young girls in the country.
To recruit additional women as wildlife rangers to defend the expanding wilderness portfolio, the Judith Neilson Foundation has supported the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) with a US$700,000 (A$1 million) grant, which will be used to reinforce its ‘Akashinga – Nature Protected by Women’ program in Zimbabwe.
By Becky Alexander O.
Each year on March 1st, through Zero Discrimination Day, the United Nations raises awareness about the right of everyone to live their life with dignity and respect, living a full and profitable life. The day highlights inclusion and compassion and is becoming a movement for change to end all shapes of discrimination.
…High-level Gathering of Leading STEM Women Who Solve Global Challenges
The Centre for Economic and Leadership Development, in collaboration with Amazons Watch Magazine, is bringing together women scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, researchers, innovators and politicians invested in STEM for the maiden edition of the STEM Women World Changers Symposium (SWWCS) 2023 scheduled to be launched on March 29, 2023 (London GMT+1) via Zoom, in commemoration of the 2023 International Women’s Day celebrations.
