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Angellica Aribam: Political Activist and Founder of Femme First Foundation
Named one of Forbes India’s “30 Under 30” in 2017, Angellica Aribam has been working on issues of race, gender, and the democratization of politics for nearly a decade. She is the founder of Femme First Foundation, a non-profit based in India, committed to amplifying women’s leadership in Indian politics. As a first-generation woman politician in…
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Kirsten Helgeson: Founder of Just A Girl
Kirsten Helgeson is a social change strategist and advocate, who is using tech to drive mental health and women’s empowerment efforts globally. Kirsten believes in active compassion, creativity and connection- that if we want to make the world a better place, we have to start by building authentic, honest relationships. With that goal, Kirsten has founded…
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Shu Matsuo Post : A Feminist Author and Advocate
Shu Matsuo Post is the author of the newly released book, I Took Her Name, which tells his story of when he changed his last name to his wife’s last name, and the journey to finding his own vulnerability and authenticity. He is a Japanese national and his wife is American. While the name-changing process…
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Idah Knowles: Founder and Managing Partner of Women Agenda, Kenya
Idah Knowles is a Kenyatta University undergraduate who is a gender equality advocate and activist. She works with a Mzalendo Trust, a parliamentary monitoring organization in Kenya. She has received many recognitions and awards for her interest and strong demonstration in advancing women’s rights and gender equality. In June 2020, she served as the Special Rapporteur…
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Robert Franken: Co-founder of Male Feminists Europe
Robert Franken is a freelance consultant for organizational culture, D&I and digital transformation based in Cologne, Germany. Robert is also the founder of an international platform for male feminists called Male Feminists Europe. Male Feminists Europe promotes the idea of male feminism across Europe to empower and engage men to join the feminism movement. Before his…
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Wadi Ben-Hirki: An Award-Winning Gender Equity Advocate from Nigeria
Wadi Ben-Hirki is a 23 year-old gender equality activist from Nigeria and the founder of Wadi Ben-Hirki Foundation. Wadi Ben-Hirki Foundation works across Nigeria to impact the lives of the less-privileged, marginalized and disadvantaged through humanitarianism and advocacy. Wadi was enlisted as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans in 2018. Some of her awards include…
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Vasanthan Ramakrishnan: Founder of Feminist Pen
Vasanthan “Vas” Ramakrishnan is a Chicago-based entrepreneur, equal rights advocate and philanthropist from India. He is the founder of Feminist Pen, an international non-profit organization focused on intersectional feminism and equal rights advocacy for women and all minority genders and non-genders. He founded Feminist Pen in July 2020 and has since reached to over 65,000 people in…
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Lucina Di Meco: Senior Director of Girls’ Education & Gender Equality at Room to Read
Lucina Di Meco is a gender expert and women’s rights advocate. She currently serves as the Senior Director of Girls’ Education & Gender Equality at Room to Read, an international nonprofit promoting gender equality through education. Lucina is also the author of #ShePersisted. Women, Politics & Power in The New Media World. Her work was featured on Time…
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Ram Devineni & Dipti Mehta: Creators of the Female Comic Superhero Priya – A Gang Rape Survivor
Ram Devineni Dipti Mehta Ram devineni is an Indian American documentary filmmaker, and creator of the Indian female comic book superhero Priya, who is a gang-rape survivor. The first book of the comic book series, Priya’s Shakti, was published after the horrific gang rape in a bus in New Delhi in 2012. Very soon, Priya became…
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Traei Tsai: Using The Power of Storytelling to Empower Women
Traei Tsai is a Taiwanese born Canadian writer, gender equality and women empowerment activist, actress, fashion model, and painter based in Vancouver. She is currently working on a book-project, “Her Stories Untold“, capturing true stories of women around the globe. As featured in a recent interview on Global News on Mother’s Day, she talks about how…
