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Well this is a welcome step indeed for women's empowerment. Kawata received numerous messages from women of all ages telling her how her election gave them hope and courage. These kinds of role models for women, and young people in general, show that change can happen. That there is room in politics for younger people who can empathize with their constituents. Even if her victory was unexpected, it is no small matter that the three local political parties including the LDP all backed her, a nonstereotypical politician. The hurdles for women remain high, but step-by-step barriers are being broken. Gender parity in politics may be far off but we are going to see more and more women get frustrated with the status quo and enter politics to effect change. Bravo.

Well this is a welcome step indeed for women's empowerment. Kawata received numerous messages from women of all ages telling her how her election gave them hope and courage. These kinds of role models for women, and young people in general, show that change can happen. That there is room in politics for younger people who can empathize with their constituents. Even if her victory was unexpected, it is no small matter that the three local political parties including the LDP all backed her, a nonstereotypical politician. The hurdles for women remain high, but step-by-step barriers are being broken. Gender parity in politics may be far off but we are going to see more and more women get frustrated with the status quo and enter politics to effect change. Bravo.

We continue our March Month with a talented client Olha Prytkova, from Ukraine ➝ enjoy reading, and we hope you will gain some insights. Did you know that only 17% of Canadian small and medium-sized businesses are owned by women, but no woman should sit back and think that because someone is an immigrant, one is completely powerless March is Women’s History Month—stories from books prove that women can do anything, so we decided to talk to our CEO and four (4) of our clients and ask about their business motivations and the wisdom they’d impart from their experiences. They are all different but united by the courage to go against fears and biases. The plan for this year is to be brave and confident and not be shy about asking for advice. Empower your passion and skills. #YESyoucandoit #womaninbusiness

Talking about how change can affect you. Thank you, Her Nexx Chapter, for sharing this.

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Great article Gemiene Mueni your journey’s amazing so far and - you’re just getting started #OnwardsAndUpwards #PR #Winning I absolutely love “The Man In The Arena” [spoiler alert] "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt PS: It delivers so much better when you read it in his voice. 😉

“Let us be what we have to be, not what they let us want to be” (Elliot Orizaarwa Tumwijukye) Ending a week of discussion of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the conference on Imagining and building Feminist Economic Realities has done more than « Imagining ».  Coming with a community-based panel composed by Rosalba Karina díaz Crisóstomo,elliot Orizaarwa Tumwijukye., mirembe agnes, rom romlawati. They show their actions to develop economic rights in their respective countries. The entire discussion highlighted the power of owning in our capitalist society and how the development of cooperatives works as a counter-power against the structural patriarchal organisation. It has been two years that I have been attached to shift from a « global » vision of feminism to the research of understanding the plurality of the global south feminist perspectives. Through the exposure of the Ugandan, the Dominican Republic and Indonesian, the speakers gave a grassroots illustration of the empowerment of women by themselves, for themselves. Centring the sensitisation, awareness and sustainability, all of them are working to provide options to women and not solutions, leaving them the liberty/sovereignty to own from the start their destiny.  COOPDIVERSA, WOMEN AND GIRL CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE), Women Headed Household Empowerment, UN Women. 

Who run the World? Beyoncé nailed the song for sure... but the discourse of women empowerment needs to transcend beyond classrooms and elitist conferences. It was my pleasure to have moderated a discussion with the domestic staff and female security guards of Chanakya University, on what women empowerment and inclusivity mean to them. The word 'empowerment' has always been loaded. Usually, it conjures images of boardrooms and CEOs. But what about the women who hold up our very communities? By listening only to a limited range of voices, we risk overlooking the specific needs of entire sections of society. Especially for a diverse country like India, inclusivity in discourse is paramount! Effective solutions can be designed ONLY by understanding the problems of everyone involved. By including people from all walks of life in empowerment conversations, we gain a clearer picture of the on-ground challenges and foster a sense of ownership that leads to actual change. This thought is what led me and my team of changemakers at Chanakya to conceptualize this one-of-a-kind panel discussion. Like they say, one size fits none. It's time we asked ourselves, "Whose voices are missing at the table?"

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