I sometimes wonder if women need a revolution, just for us. In the U.S., the first annual United State of Women Summit was recently held. Named after Angela Davis, I always believed that the revolution would not be televised. Lately, I have really been wondering: who and what is going to make the biggest impact for women and girls around the globe?
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“When feminism becomes mainstream, this is great, as long as it includes sisterhood and is not women’s power defined by someone else’s agenda.” Angela D. Coleman, Founder, Sisterhood Agenda
#1: Worshiping Idols
Calling oneself a feminist is a self-identifying label. It does not have to be true and there is almost an implicit dare to challenge it.
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Audre Lorde is a woman with power. Author, poet, activist, sister friend, and much more, I am sure that she was one of the phenomenal women that Maya Angelou references in her famous poem of the same name. If you like inspired Indigenous activism and feminism, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series)
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Our celebrity sisterhood is uniting, joining hands in solidarity for gender quality for women and girls. The fight for global women’s empowerment, support, and gender equality just got a load of new ammunition and it’s serious!
Several high-profile entertainers such as including Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Ashley Judd,
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Women have more in common than you may think. We are all special individuals, however, there are generalizations that we can state are likely to apply to you, no matter your economic status, race, religion, ethnicity, or geographic region.
It’s a well-kept secret that girls are more alike than they are different.
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Founded by Academy Award-winning actress and advocate Geena Davis, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media promotes education and research to raise awareness about gender issues in media, particularly television and film.
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has become a pivotal force in addressing systemic gender disparities in the entertainment industry.
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OUTREACH & EDUCATION: Global Girls Empowerment!
The spirit of sisterhood
Empowering women and girls requires a collaborative and inclusive approach grounded in the spirit of sisterhood. Sisterhood creates a foundation of mutual support, understanding, and shared purpose, where women uplift each other to reach their full potential. This sense of unity is essential for building strong empowerment movements that resonate globally.
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Sisterhood: Women in business mentoring and supporting each other
With the growing trend of women empowerment, the path
to gender equality and economic freedom is “sisterhood.”
The need for women in business to embrace sisterhood exists because if they do not do so, they are not likely to rise above the male dominance that has been triumphing in the world of entrepreneurship,
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