Back in March, on International Women’s Day, ONE released their latest Poverty is Sexist report. ONE also wrote an open letter to world leaders (which I signed and you can to) asking them to recognize the link between gender inequality and extreme poverty. Today I’m sharing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response to the letter. He “wholeheartedly” agrees […]
Recognizing #PovertyIsSexist on International Women's Day #IWD2016
“Nowhere on earth do women have as many opportunities as men. Nowhere. But the toughest countries in which to be born a girl are also the poorest, because Poverty is Sexist.” ~ ONE You might remember my #strengthie from last year showing my support for the fairly new campaign ONE had created to show the […]
Wordless Wednesday: Flexing My Global Advocacy Muscles for a #Strengthie Because #PovertyIsSexist
Two months ago I shared a post from my good friend and fellow ONE Mom, Nicole Melancon, that featured ONE.org’s new #PovertyIsSexist campaign. The campaign aims to influence world leaders to establish new global goals to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide by 2030. (Read: Philanthropy Friday: ONE Launches #PovertyIsSexist Campaign to improve the lives of women […]
Philanthropy Friday: ONE Launches #PovertyIsSexist Campaign to improve the lives of women worldwide
The following post was originally published on ThirdEyeMom and was written by my good friend and fellow Global Team of 200 member and ONE Mom, Nicole Melancon. POVERTY IS SEXIST: “It’s about time someone said it. Being born female in one of the world’s poorest countries means your life will be harder, simply because of your gender. Unlocking […]
