Tag: International Womens Day

Girls in Tech Introduces #Ladybrags, a Movement That Celebrates Women in the Workforce

Stuart Mitchell

Girls in Tech, a non-profit organization focused on the empowerment, entrepreneurship, engagement, and education of women in technology, today announced their #Ladybrags campaign, a movement that motivates and uplifts women. To celebrate International Women’s Day, the organization is calling on women to empower each other and celebrate their achievements. The #Ladybrags campaign aims to join women working in tech and encourages them to celebrate their successes. Additionally, the organization is providing the opportunity for people to donate and invest in women across the globe. “It’s more important now than ever…

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Hiscox Unveils the Next Evolution of I’mpossible® Campaign with New Ad in Honor of International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, today kicked off the next evolution of its I’mpossible® campaign with a full-page ad in The New York Times in honor of International Women’s Day. This next phase celebrates the courageous spirit and strength of female business owners and executives. Hiscox’s I’mpossible campaign, an extension of the award-winning Encourage Courage® brand platform, focuses on the positive power of risk-taking to transform the seemingly impossible into something possible. The new print ad features a hammer and applauds the women who courageously continue to lead the charge…

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UNESCO is calling for nominations to the 2018 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

Stuart Mitchell

On International Women’s Day, UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the 2018 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. Governments of UNESCO Member States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO are now invited to nominate up to three individuals, institutions or organizations who have made outstanding contributions in favour of girls’ and women’s education. Nominated projects/programmes must meet the selection criteria set by the Prize. They must also have been running for at least two years, show potential to be replicable and scalable, and contribute…

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Amnesty celebrates International Women’s Day with ‘Suffragette Spirit Map of Britain’ launch

Stuart Mitchell

On International Women’s Day Amnesty International UK launches its Suffragette Spirit Map of Britain to celebrate the incredible work being carried out by women in their communities 100 years on from first winning the vote. For the past month, Amnesty has worked with newspaper groups Archant, Newsquest, Trinity Mirror, Johnston Press as well as metro.co.uk, marieclaire.co.uk, stylist.co.uk and the People’s Postcode Lottery to scour the country for women who embody the continuing suffragette spirit – today’s women human rights defenders. The huge number of nominations and the enormous range of…

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On International Women’s Day, GoodSport Media Announces Launch of GoodSport Women

Stuart Mitchell

On International Women’s Day, GoodSport, a content company focused exclusively on positive sports storytelling, announces plans to launch GoodSport Women. This video-centric multi-platform destination will highlight inspirational women from all corners of the sports world. The first phase begins in March 2018, in celebration of Women’s History Month, with the debut of several new exclusive pieces — including the unfolding story of “Rama,”  a Senegalese basketball player in America with big dreams that go far beyond the game she plays and a profile on American actress and Paralympic track and…

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