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Inspiring Thursday: WAVE Network
WAVE stands for Women against Violence Europe and is a network of European women’s NGOs and other organizations working in the field of combating violence against women and children. Established in 1994, WAVE is a network organization composed of 160 women’s organizations in 46 European countries. WAVE’s central task is to raise awareness of all forms …
Inspiring Thursday: Irene Montero
Spanish psychologist, politician, mother and feminist, Irene Montero is the Spain Minister of Equality (2020-today). Committed to social causes since her teenage years, she fights for gender equality, and lately, the recognition of LGBTQI+ rights in her country. Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, Irene Montero joined the Communist Youth Union of Spain at the …
Inspiring Thursday: Ruth Koleva
Bulgarian artist and activist, Ruth Koleva sings to raise awareness about mental health, women’s rights, the LGBTQ+ community and domestic violence in Bulgaria and around the world. She has managed to find a way to combine art and activism; as she says, “music is my language and my way of expression.” Citizen of the world …
Inspiring Thursday: Angela Merkel
“I might bend, but I will never break because it is in my nature as a strong woman.” Angela Merkel is a German politician who is serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005, becoming the first women holding that position and one of the most powerful political leaders in the World. Angela Merkel is the …
Inspiring Thursday: Prof. Dr. Feride Acar
Prof. Dr. Feride Ayşe Acar is a Turkish scholar and professor, who served as an international consultant for many institutions on women’s right and gender equality. Prof. Dr. Acar was elected as a member of the CEDAW Committee in 1997 and became president of the UN CEDAW Committee in 2003-2005, after serving as rapporteur and …
Inspiring Thursday: Feride Acar
Prof. Dr. Feride Ayşe Acar is a Turkish scholar and professor, who served as an international consultant for many institutions on women’s right and gender equality. Prof. Dr. Acar was elected as a member of the CEDAW Committee in 1997 and became president of the UN CEDAW Committee in 2003-2005, after serving as rapporteur and …
Inspiring Thursday: Tawakkol Karman
Tawakkul Karman, is a Yemeni women’s rights activist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her role in leading a pro-democracy protest movement, becoming the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. She leads the group “Women Journalists Without Chains”, which she co-founded in …
Inspiring Thursday: Hajer Sharief
Hajer Sharief is a Libyan peace and human rights activist. She founded “Together We Build It”, to promote the building of peace in Libya and the respect of human rights. Sharief is one of UN Women’s 12 Champions on Women, Peace and Security, and Human Rights, and she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize …
Inspiring Thursday: Argelia Laya
“Lucharemos por nuestros derechos y los de nuestra patria, porque el problema de la igualdad de la mujer es el problema de la liberación de los pueblos” “We will fight for our rights and those of our country, because the problem of the equality of women is the problem of the liberation of the peoples”. …
Inspiring Thursday: Nawal al-Saadawi
“Danger has been a part of my life ever since I picked up a pen and wrote. Nothing is more perilous than truth in a world that lies.” Nawal al-Saadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. She is sometimes described as the “Simone de Beauvoir of the Arab world” and is considered …
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