Women's Leadership

Who is Mudhawi? I had asked. Dr AlanoudAl Sharekh, the quiet, unassuming award-winning academic, activist, and founding member of Abolish 153, had quietly explained that Mudhawi is a traditional name from the Arabian Gulf region. It conjures up an image of a wise woman open to embracing all.

While working on my first book, ‘Women of Kuwait: Turning Tides’, I realised that strength and leadership in Kuwaiti women are deeply ingrained in their DNA irrespective of stereotypes, education, and socio-economic standing.

It is rooted in the ‘Mudhawis’, the wise old women who kept the home fires burning and looked after their flock when Kuwait was emptied of able-bodied men who sailed the seas for months, either pearl diving or trading. These ‘Mudhawis’ took on the mantle of leadership and strength for months.

Click here to read the full article published by Arab Times on 8 June 2023.

Romani women and girls go on to suffer from multiple forms of discrimination: not only are they Roma but they are also women. The gender gap still exists, and for Romani women the discrimination stemming from antigypsyism reinforces these disadvantages and puts an additional burden on them.

In this context, how can the lack of representation of Romani women in leadership roles and as decision makers be addressed?

Click here to read the full article published by The European Roma Rights Centre on 06 June 2023.

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National Assembly Speaker Carolina Cerqueira highlighted Wednesday the role of Parliamentary leaders in defending peace, stability and security in the regions of SADC and the Great Lakes.

The recognition was expressed at a meeting with the Speaker of the Senate of Zimbabwe, Mabel Chinomona, on the sidelines of the Annual Summit of the "Women Political Leader" (WPL) underway from 7 to 8 June in Brussels (Belgium).

Carolina Cerqueira defended that women leaders should be promoters and generating major changes to drive greater involvement in resolution to conflicts and humanitarian diplomacy to support the most vulnerable populations in war-affected regions.

Click here to read the full article published by Angola Press News Agency on 7 June 2023.

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Women in strategic communications play a pivotal role in navigating the complex terrain of business, political, and economic crises. Negotiating the pathways to success requires remarkable resilience combined with keen strategic insights and interpersonal skills.

As co-sponsors of this year’s EACD Summit with a focus on the theme of resilience, we at Savion Ray are spotlighting the experiences of several remarkable women in a panel discussion entitled Women in Strategic Comms: Narratives of Resilience. In sharing their stories, we’re also illuminating a potential roadmap other women can follow towards future successes.

Click here to read the full article published by Euroactiv on 6 June 2023.

When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Natalia Karbowska sprang into action. She has since been working in overdrive to provide funding and humanitarian assistance to thousands of Ukrainian women whose lives have been destroyed by the Russian invasion, even after a missile hit part of her home in the heart of Kyiv.

Karbowska is the director of strategic development for the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Women’s Fund, the only such fund in the country. Under her leadership, the organization has worked 24/7 to issue rapid-response grants to organizations that provide emergency assistance to families fleeing the war — 90 percent of whom are women and children. She also helps distribute food, water and hygiene products to women and girls across the country.

Click here to read the full article published by Pass Blue on 30 May 2023.

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Women’s political participation and the need to take up leadership roles in communities has lately been a strong talking point in Zimbabwe and across the globe.

While some women such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former British Prime Minister Theresa May, Liberian president Ellen Johnson and her Tanzanian counterpart, Sania Suluhu have taken up powerful leadership positions, the gap remains wide.

Click here to read the full article published by Chronicle on 30 May 2023.