Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. Dianne Goldman Feinstein American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from California
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Dr. Victoria Kisyombe: Pioneering Innovation Through Micro-Leasing
The success stories of many women are preceded by a dilemma which often stands as an inspiration to others later. The ups and downs of life often require a leveller to scale the odds.
Honourable Gladys Kokorwe- Speaker of the Botswana National Assembly
Keynote speaker at the just concluded SADC Women Summit organized by CELD in collaboration with CLGE. Honourable Gladys Kokorwe , born 28 November 1947 is a Botswana politician who has been the Speaker of the National Assembly since November 2014. Prior to entering politics, Kokorwe was a senior civil servant. She was elected to the National Assembly at the 1994 general election, and served as an assistant minister in the government of Festus Mogae from 1999 to 2004. She was deputy speaker from 2004 to 2008, and then a minister in Ian Khama’s government from 2008 to 2009, when she left parliament. Kokorwe served as Botswana’s ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2014, and then re-entered politics after the 2014 election, when she was the successful BDP candidate for speaker. Kokorwe was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where her father (originally from Botswana) was working. She was sent back…
Former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, To Run For The Presidency In 2020
Stacey Abrams made a strong indication that she could be jumping into the 2020 Democratic primary race. When the former Georgia House minority leader was asked if she was still considering launching a bid for president, Abrams told progressive political podcast, Pod Save America, “Yes.” When the podcast tweeted out the excerpt of the interview, Abrams reposted it to her Twitter. Abrams announced last month that she would not be seeking a Senate run in 2020 in challenging Republican Senator for Georgia David Perdue. “I am announcing today that I will not be be a candidate for the U.S. Senate,” Abrams said in a video posted to Twitter April 30. “The fights to be waged require a deep commitment to the job, and I do not see the U.S. Senate as the best role for me in this battle for our nation’s future.” Several Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck…
Iran: Women Allowed To Sit In Stadium Next To Men For First Time Since 1979 Revolution
Iranian women made history Thursday after they were allowed for the first time in 40 years to attend a football game in a stadium, sitting next to men, to watch the national male football team play Bolivia in a friendly. Around 300 female supporters sat in the terraces of Tehran stadium to witness the victory of national Team Melli defeat Bolivia 2-1 in a friendly. The women, mostly the players’ family and friends, players and coaches of the Iranian national women’s team and some fans, materialized the victory of a 40-year struggle they have been waging since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Iranian captain Hossien Mahini praised the permission given by authorities who have made Iran one of the very few remaining countries in the region to officially prohibit women from attending football games. Some women, in an attempt to break the ban, had to disguise as men to enter local…
The More Women In Government, The Healthier A Population
In November 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formed the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canadian history. In announcing his cabinet, he ensured that half of his closest advisers (15 out of a total of 30) were women. Canada’s gender-equal cabinet vaulted the country from 20th to fifth place in the world in terms of percentage of women in ministerial positions. When reporters asked Trudeau about why gender parity was important to him, he retorted: “Because it’s 2015.” His simple yet momentous response resonated with those committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. As public health researchers, this got us thinking — if increasing the number of women in positions of power promotes gender equity, could it also promote population health and well-being? Our findings, published recently in the journal SSM – Population Health, support the argument that yes, women in government do in fact advance population health. More Women in Power, Fewer…
Standing Out in a Male Dominated Sector …Wadei Powell’s Story
The oil and gas industry ranks top on the list of industries with the highest gender imbalance. However, certain women are working hard to close the gap and maybe, create balance in the industry. In a recent interview with the Amazons Watch Magazine, Ms Wadei Powell who is the CEO of Srimex Oil and Gas Company talk about her experiences and how she has been able to create a niche for herself in a male-dominated sector. Excerpts;
