You can avoid being a mansplainer by asking yourself these questions:
👉Did she indicate any desire to hear this information?
👉Is it possible that she knows more about this topic than I do?
👉Did I read the room before starting to speak?
Why some say coronavirus will be a “mass extinction event” for global start-ups, and how investing in digital agriculture could help Africa beat #COVID19. Here’s your list of this week’s most interesting stories, curated by Bank VP Jennifer Blanke.
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Gender equality is essential for the #COVID19 recovery & building a better future for everyone.
The new @UN_Women Data Hub compiles indicators from across the @UN family to help inform gender-responsive policy actions.
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We're far from achieving equality.
But through intersectional feminism, we can better understand one another and strive towards a more just future for all.
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To win the fight against #corruption we need to ensure #land is equitably distributed & accessed by all, esp #women, youths & other vulnerable groups. It is a sad reality that women & men still do not enjoy the same rights over land.
.@_AfricanUnion's Amb. Josefa Sacko #CLPA2019
We kick off the Conference on Land Policy in #Africa with a discussion on "Rethinking Land Reform in Africa: New Ideas, Opportunities and Challenges".
Join the conversation: https://t.co/GHhGbrziJ7
#CLPA2019
We support #WomensLand rights because LAND is...
💪🏾Power
🌳Life
☮️Destiny
💧Resource
👩🏾🌾Major means of production
🆙Foundation for economies and development.
Why do YOU #Stand4HerLand? https://t.co/PbMz0DAv75 #CLPA2019@Landesa_Global@DrMhojam
The @Stand4HerLand Campaign aims to close the gap between policy and practice and help women everywhere – in cities, on farms, in rural and indigenous communities – attain equal land rights. https://t.co/EnOKmjSEfu #Stand4HerLand#WomensLand#landconf2019
Where are we today in terms of gender equality and what are some of the remaining challenges for women and girls around the world? https://t.co/2XwoeKxQbx
No woman needs to be “given a voice”. Everyone has a voice.
What is needed is more listening.
~ FM of Sweden, @margotwallstrom@SweMFA to the #UNSC last week. #UNSCR1325
Costly sanitary towels leave girls who menstruate at crossroads, and subject them to shame, low self-esteem, and exclusion from social activities. @allafrica https://t.co/2QRgXgXzKJ
Fati N'Zi-Hassane @FatiHassane says "NEPAD Agency is proud to stand with Malawi in the advancement of women. We are confident that 'ATVET for Women' will contribute 2 providing women with steady incomes & major economic opportunities in agriculture" #TheAfricaWeWant@SaraJabril
The importance of including women in agriculture is key if we are to improve Malawi's economy, it being agriculture-led. It's imperative that high standards in agricultural training & vocational skills are developed,” Minister Francis Kasaila at launch of ATVET4Women @FatiHassane
Rural women help:
🚜 Agricultural & rural development
🥕 Achieve #ZeroHunger
👩🌾#EndPoverty
It's Int'l Day of #RuralWomen! 🌽💦 https://t.co/N5r1FoahG8