How to Prevent Online Harassment of Women Journalists
With gender-based attacks globally on the rise in the field of journalism, UNESCO is organizing an event on 18 June 2019 at its headquarters in Paris, aimed at specifically addressing…
Nominations Invited for UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the 2019 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The Prize annually awards US$ 50,000 to two outstanding laureates. Governments of UNESCO…
Map Shows Serious Regression in the Political Power of Women
A new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) map – which is a unique visual tool – captures women’s participation in executive government and in parliament as on 1st January 2019. The map…
Women Whistleblowers Campaign Exposes Fraud and Corruption
The Women Whistleblowers campaign is stated to be about women who have exposed wrongdoing in different organizations. Among them – according to the campaign – are Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins,…
Mamata Banerjee Starts Pink Cab Service for Women Entrepreneurs
Pink Cab Service for Women Entrepreneurs West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee has announced a new taxi service called Pink Taxi Service. These taxis will be driven exclusively by…
Ritual Raises $25 Million in Series B Funding
A direct-to-consumer women’s vitamin subscription company Ritual has announced $25 million in Series B funding. Founded in 2015, Ritual operates in the vitamin and supplement industry. According to the company,…