MAKING A CASE FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP.
I find it really intriguing that there is a systematic campaign to get more women into global politics and leadership positions across the world by women but the question rattling my mind is how ready they are to handle what comes with leadership and global politics. Angela Merkel the Chancellor of Germany and an eight-time winner of Forbes’ most powerful women once said “it seems to me that the fact that I am a woman is a bigger issue than the fact that I’m from the East. For me, it isn’t really important. I’ve only ever known myself as a woman.” While she was on a state visit to the United Kingdom; expressing these concerns about women in global politics. We could have seen an unprecedented shift in the dynamics of global leadership, if Secretary Clinton, the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party had won the US 2015 election and…
Kenya’s First Lady holds Talk with Princess Mabel on Issues affecting the Education and Development of a Girl Child
Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta held extensive talks with Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau of Netherlands during her meeting with Princess Mabel where the two…
UN Women Executive Director visits Senegal to put women farmers at the heart of the gender equality agenda
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka begins an official visit to Senegal, to highlight the importance women’s economic empowerment in the agricultural sector, encourage…
Chinese First Lady visits South Africa as a Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girls’ and Women’s Education
Wife of the Chinese President, Peng Liyuan and her husband President Xi Jinping accompanied with UNESCO Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girls’ and…
The First Hispanic Justice- the Blazing Career of Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Maria Sotomayor is the first from Latina origin and the third woman to sit on the bench of the United States Supreme Court.…
Yuko Fujii Appointed Head Coach of Brazilian Men’s Judo Team
In traditionally macho Brazil and in the male-dominant sports world, a female coach, Yuko Fujii was appointed head coach of the country’s renowned…
Top Women Shakers and Shapers of Thailand Economy
Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram CEO of Chao Phraya Express Boat About Supapan This EMBA Sasin graduate is the CEO of Chaophraya Express Boat. Founded by her mother…
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Dr. Mae C. Jemison, Physician, NASA…
My Road, the Tougher, the Surest
My peers are building houses while I am building a business – The real story of a female entrepreneur in Africa.
Saudi Arabia Aviation Academy to Train its first Female Pilot
A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors for women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban. Oxford Aviation Academy, a…
Ghanaian Hanna Serwaa Tetteh Appointed as Director-General of the United Nations
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, a former Ghanaian minister of Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs, has been appointed as the director-general of the United Nations…
Samhar Araia: Champion of Change
Most Women who have encountered difficulties in their lives tend to have incredible inner strength because they turn difficulties to ‘delicacies’. At the end…
