After a failed coup in Turkey, many women were arrested and jailed on suspicion of terrorism.
Here’s how a small group of Turkish women in Boston are ensuring that the voices of the women back home are heard…
Category: Women Making a Difference
The Women Who Are Clearing Minefields in Sri Lanka
It has been nearly 10 years since the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, a horrific conflict that lasted more than 25 years and claimed an estimated 100,000 lives. A decade later, land mines and unexploded ordnance still litter the northern landscape, endangering those who are trying to return to their previous lives. This…
International Women’s Day 2019
Every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8th. The last few years have arguably been some of the most tumultuous and empowering times for women in recent history, as we grapple with extreme challenges for women’s rights, and celebrate huge strides in women’s achievements. Given these dramatic changes, perhaps it’s…
Meet the “Brave Ones”: The Women Saving Africa’s Wildlife
Phundundu Wildlife Park – located in Zimbabwe – is a 115 square mile former trophy hunting area that is part of a larger ecosystem home to some 11,000 elephants. It is also the first nature reserve in the world to be managed and protected by an all-women ranger unit. This ranger unit – who call…
How This All-Women Sailing Voyage is Fighting Ocean Plastic
Ten years ago, skipper Emily Penn discovered the horrors of ocean plastic as she hitchhiked around the planet on the record-breaking biofueled boat Earthrace. She felt compelled to make a change, so she did what any normal 22-year-old fresh out of university would do: Organize the largest-ever community-led waste cleanup from a tiny Tongan island. “It’s also…
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