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COP29: Another ‘Defining Moment’ for Climate Action

COPs (Conferences of the Parties) come and go. Each year, governments, businesses and civil society organisations gather together in large numbers and at considerable expense and emission to halt the lemming-like march of humanity towards the climatic cliff just ahead of us. The ambitious goals we set each year often …

Empowering Rural Women: A Catalyst for Global Change

‘When you empower women, you empower a nation’ As we approach the International Day of Rural Women on October 15, it is crucial to recognise the remarkable contributions of rural women to the socio-economic fabric of our world. These women are at the forefront of food production, natural resource management …

Do women have to be rockstars to be celebrated?

We are putting a lot of pressure on women to shine, but are we really giving them the space and system to build their own empowerment stories? In the 1990’s, there were many economists that were making the case for gender equality such as Amartya Sen who was famously quoted …