The inaugural United Nations (UN) Women Yemanja Collaborative: Leadership and Networking Workshop for Woman Entrepreneurs was held in Kingston from December 5-7th. It targets women of Afro descent from the Caribbean, North and South America and Africa and has the aim of strengthening leadership capacity, empower and equip participants to scale businesses and create meaningful […]
Life insurance is important for financial security, however in India the country remains very low at just over 3 percent. Meha Parekh, a high school student from Ahmedabad, has set up a startup that focuses on making insurance accessible to women. Meha’s startup InSurvive is a social venture that is helping insure the lives of […]
Women in Weightlifting: Girl Gains at Baylor is pursuing a mission to promote female weightlifting and help empower women. Bryant, Ark., sophomore Lucille Van Roekel, president of Women in Weightlifting, stated that she began the chapter in march of 2021 and recruited the rest of the executive members over the summer. Roekel stated, “Our mission […]
During the pandemic, teachers Hillary Swann and Yooga Kumar took notice to students withdrawing from their work and disconnecting from those around them. The duo decided to create a space that students can use to connect with one another and talk, discovering that the majority of attendees joining were young women. Based on the topics […]
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Saturday to promote the economic independence of women as a core of his “new for of capitalism” policy. He went on to state that Japan will amp up their efforts to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Kishida cited measures his government is taking, including urging Japanese companies to […]
Meghan Markle is continuing her work to empower women and young girls, as she was a featured guest at Tuesday’s Women’s Fund of Central Indiana event event at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The event was called “The Power of Women: An Evening with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex,” and supported the Women’s Fund mission to […]
Kenyan long distance runner Mary Ngugi’s early days of running were filled with excitement which at times would turn to fear. She would often times be concerned with keeping up with men’s intense pace as she trained in Nyahururu, a town in the Southern Rift Valley in Kenya. On top of that at 17 she […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted a Girls Flag Football Jamboree on Sunday at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, which was a free camp for girls in grades seven through 12. The camp is a part of an ongoing campaign the Steelers have to encourage young women to play flag football and to encourage schools in the […]
Team USA and Team Canada put on a show for a crowd of 14,551 at Climate Pledge Arena the largest crowd that has ever attended a national women’s hockey game in the United States. The 4-2 hockey game resulting in a win from the Americans over the rival Canadians gave players a chance to play […]
Grace Stephens a senior at Western Kentucky University implemented the College Heights Herald’s first official video team so that other students like herself are able to find their stride like she did. However, due to a lack of funding she has had a tough time funding the group. Often times, Stephens’ staff has to shoot […]