Equality Change Makers
"Equality Change Makers" is an interview series of leaders doing groundbreaking work in empowering girls and women and promoting gender equality around the world. Through this interview series, we want to uplift the voices and highlight the work of activists working for women's rights and safety. We also hope that the stories, life, and the journey of these change-makers will inspire our readers to follow their passions to create a better world.
How Shivangi Singh, Founder of Drishtikona – Changing Perspectives, is Creating A Gender-Equal World
In a patriarchal world full of deep-rooted sexism and misogyny, it is essential to counter ignorance and misinformation with education. This is the mission with which Shivangi Singh started Drishtikona – Changing Perspectives – an NGO which is focused on providing gender education and sensitization to people from all socio-economic demographics. The primary motivation…
Margaux Seigneur: A Feminist Investigative Journalist and Creator of The Second Voice
Margaux Seigneur is a feminist investigative journalist Based in France. Margaux travels around the world and reports on the field to better understand the challenges that women face in different countries, especially in the Middle East and in Turkey. Margaux has created, within the Think tank, The New Global Order, a department of investigative journalism specialized in…
Sara Carlemår: Founder of GLOW4equality
Sara Carlemår is a 43-year-old Swedish woman, mother, wife, sister, daughter, and human. Sara is the founder of a Social Enterprise, GLOW4equality, which is focused on promoting gender equality by empowering women. She works as a communications strategist in her own company since 2005 and as a Social Entrepreneur in GLOW4equality since 2019. …
Lola Ibrahim: Gender Equality Activist and Founder of #StopTheCut Campaign
Lola Ibrahim is a Registered Architect turned gender equality activist from Nigeria. Her organization, Wo-Men Against Violence and Exploitation [W.A.V.E] Foundation is committed to ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and all forms of violence against women and girls in Nigeria. Born in Gusau, Northern Nigeria to Yoruba parents. She speaks, reads, and writes…
Akhil Neelam: Co-Founder of Women for Politics
Akhil Neelam is a public policy practitioner and a gender rights advocate, working towards making politics gender-equal. He has worked across foreign policy, governance, public education, gender, and policy communications. A Mechanical Engineer turned Ashoka University Young India Fellow, Akhil has always been passionate about social equity and justice. In January 2020, Akhil co-founded Women For…
Maria Jesús Orihuela Bolaino: Creator of MenTalkFeminism
Maria Jesus Orihuela Bolaino is an intersectional feminist who is passionate about social justice. Maria’s passion for diversity & inclusion and her desire to destigmatize the word “feminism” led her to create a project called MenTalkFeminism. Based in London, Maria has a mixed cultural heritage being originally from Spain and having grown up in Germany. She…
Cecilia Bödker Pedersen: the Secretary-General at Storasyster
Cecilia Bödker Pedersen is the Secretary-General at Storasyster. Storasyster is an organization based in Stockholm, Sweden that supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence. They have been working actively to prevent sexual violence and supporting the survivors in Sweden. Cecilia joined Storasyster in 2014 as a part-time employee of a newly founded volunteer-based non-profit. Over…
Akshi Chawla: Founder of #WomenLead
Akshi Chawla is the founder of #WomenLead, a platform dedicated to tracking women’s political representation from around the world. Akshi started #Womenlead in May 2020 to cover the staggering gender gap in politics in a regular and sustained manner. In #Womenlead, Akshi tracks the situation around women’s political representation in different countries with a perfect blend…
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…
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 founded Just…
