Month: March 2019

The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Funds Female Athletes in Honor of International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

In honor of International Women’s Day, The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation announced today they are celebrating female athletes across the U.S. by providing funding to girls youth sports teams in need. The DICK’S Foundation will fully-fund all girls Sports Matter projects currently on DonorsChoose.org. The Sports Matter program works to address the growing issues of underfunded youth athletics nationwide through equipment, uniform and monetary donations. This announcement comes on a day where groups are celebrating ways to make a positive difference for women worldwide.   “This year, we are celebrating…

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On International Women’s Day HP Inc. Expands Social Impact Partnerships to Support Education

Stuart Mitchell

HP, along with key partners, is reinventing the future of women and girls everywhere by coupling powerful storytelling with education and technology. The impact of this combination is showcased in the film debuting today, “Brave Girl Rising.” The film is created by Girl Rising and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and supported by HP. “This is a time for us to reflect on the remarkable contributions that women have made to HP and to society, while also committing to do even more,” said Dion Weisler, President and CEO, HP Inc.…

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Now you can get gender equality stories on your Alexa device

Stuart Mitchell

UN Women’s new Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing Skill, “Stories on Gender Equality,” captures the unique and powerful stories of people around the world, through compelling accounts of their daily sustainable development challenges and how they are bringing about change. Alexa and Echo users can enable the Flash Briefing Skill on their devices and listen to a new audio story every week. You can hear the story of Jaha Dukureh, who was only a week old when she went through Female Genital Mutilation and is now fighting to stop the practice…

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UNESCO convenes brainstorm on Safety of Women Journalists Online

Stuart Mitchell

UNESCO, in co-operation with Global Diplomacy Lab (GDL) and the Bosch Alumni Foundation, organized on 12 February a brainstorming session among media managers, journalists, researchers and representatives of OSCE Member States. “The aim was to gather inputs for a study UNESCO is planning on tackling the online harassment of women journalists,” said programme specialist Saorla McCabe. The session was organized in Vienna within the framework of the OSCE conference ‘Increasing Opportunities for Freedom of Expression and Media Pluralism’. Through a guided brainstorming format, participants were consulted on research questions and…

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Barnardo’s calls for LGBT relationships to be included in lessons in all schools

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s largest national children’s charity is urging the Government to listen to feedback from its relationship and sex education consultation as the charity celebrates LGBT History Month. Barnardo’s says there must be education about same sex relationships in both secondary and primary school lessons. The Department for Education is reviewing the responses submitted to the consultation to update the guidance on how relationships and sex education should be taught. The topics covered in relationships education include subjects that Barnardo’s believe should be taught, including healthy relationships, consent and online…

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