By Melinda Gates When I first met Jane, she was my guide in Kenya and and over the years, she has become a friend and an inspiration to me. Jane grew up in a slum in Kenya. When she was in her early teens, she saw many of her friends get pregnant and have to …
(CNN) — When I was doing my degree in computer science in Ghana’s Valley View University 10 years ago, there just were seven girls in the class. After four years, only four graduated and out of that number, just two of us have stayed in technical roles. Today, my little sister’s computer science class has …
“There’s a general expectation that young people, and women particularly, don’t know what they’re talking about.” – SHAKILA KHAN So Africa is rising. Or so we hear. There has been an undeniable shift in the media narrative about the continent. Investors are flooding the region in their droves and they need legal representation, triggering a …
WOMEN ARE NOT REPRESENTED ADEQUATELY IN VARIOUS CAREER FIELDS, AND IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH LACK OF INTELLIGENCE. IT DOES, HOWEVER, HAVE TO DO WITH PREPARATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Women do not have a strong presence in the sciences at universities, this marks the genesis of a gender disadvantage …
O, The Oprah Magazine SA presents its fourth annual O Power List, featuring 21 women from the African continent who, through their lives, are inspiring others to follow and fulfill their purpose, as the truest version of themselves. Just like Time Magazine did with their list, O also asked celebrities to pay tribute to the …