Kosovo’s New Government Includes Most Women Since Independence
Appointment of six women in leadership posts represents highest percentage since end of the war more than 20 years ago. Vjosa Osmani has a clear vision for how she and her government will run the country. “Every single law that comes to the assembly should be seen through the gender lens,” said Chairwoman of the Assembly of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmai in an interview with Al Jazeera, less than a month after being elected as the first woman to serve as Kosovo’s speaker of the Assembly. Osmani is among a new generation of politicians who have entered the political scene in Europe’s youngest nation, instilling hope that was lost during previous governments led by former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders and where corruption and nepotism ruled. Besides Osmani, five women were appointed ministers of the Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry…
California Law Adds Women to Boards but Leaves Latinas Behind
Latina candidates are being left behind as California boardrooms add more women, even though Hispanics are the largest and fastest-growing ethnic group in the…
South Korea’s First Feminist Party Launches On International Women’s Day
South Korea’s first feminist party has vowed to push for equal pay and tougher laws to end widespread voyeurism against women as it gears…
On the Marble
“So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.” – Caterina…
Global Female Leaders summit 2020: Today’s World Needs Bold Female Change-makers!
This economic forum annually brings together 300 inspiring visionaries and female leaders from across the globe to share their perspective, expertise, and acumen on…
AWM Honorees on ‘The Spotlight’- Reinette van der Merwe
In line with the Amazons Watch (AW) Magazine 2020 vision of showcasing diverse perspectives, insights, strategies & case studies that will challenge women at…
Saudi Arabia to Launch First Women’s Football League
Saudi Arabia is set to launch a female football league, two years after women were first allowed into stadiums in the Gulf kingdom. The…
Betsy Devos Speaks On Need to Bring More Education Opportunities to America’s Children
“I want to tell everyone today you are either for children or against children when it comes to educational freedom and choice in education.”…
KENYA: Azuri Technologies Encourages Rural Women to Use Solar Energy
Solar home systems provider Azuri Technologies has recently launched the “Brighter Lives” project in Nairobi, Kenya. The initiative aims to encourage rural women to…
Ensuring Pastoralist Survival in Chad
“We are connected to nature, we find our resources in nature, we protect it; nature is completely intertwined with our culture and way of…
What does your Child Want to be versus What problems do they want to solve?
Business and Academic experts from around the world, have said that by 2030, 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist have not…
Do The Best You Can In Every Task
“Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a…
