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New Zealand just approved a new measure allowing for paid leave after miscarriage. The legislation is believed to be among the first in the world, applying to couples who lose a baby at any point.
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"Economic growth accompanied by worsening social outcomes is not success, it is failure" Jacinda Ardern
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"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern
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"It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman. That's why there are so many of us." Jane Goodall
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Congratulations to Jacinda Ardern
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"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong." - Jacinda Ardern
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Last year Jacinda Ardern announced that New Zealand would start offering free period products to schools in 2021. "We may not talk about it much, but... nearly 95,000 young people miss out on school during their periods because they can’t afford products. That’s not right."
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"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made" Ruth Bader Ginsburg 🙏
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"I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind." Jacinda Ardern
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"It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman. That's why there are so many of us." Jane Goodall.
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"Economic growth accompanied by worsening social outcomes is not success. It is failure." - Jacinda Ardern
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Kamala Harris had just made history as the first female, black, and Indian-American vice president.
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"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern
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Jacinda Ardern just announced that all New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products from June, in an initiative aimed at stamping out period poverty in the country 🙌
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Ruby Bridges, age 6, being escorted into school by U.S. marshals, when she became the first Black student to integrate an elementary school in the South, by Norman Rockwell.
Madam Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris & the silhouette of Ruby Bridges. By Bria Goeller
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"I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind" Jacinda Ardern
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"When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough women on the supreme court? And I say ‘When there are nine.’ People are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that." Rest in Peace RBG 🙏
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When a mom stood up to leave her lecture because her baby wouldn't stop crying, Professor Sydney Engelberg picked the baby up and continued teaching. Engelberg allows mothers to bring their children, so no mother should have to choose between a child and an education. ❤
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"Economic growth accompanied by worsening social outcomes is not success. It is failure." - Jacinda Ardern
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“To me, leadership is not about being the loudest in the room, but instead being the bridge, or the thing that is missing in the discussion and trying to build a consensus from there.” Jacinda Ardern
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"The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her wellbeing and dignity. It’s a decision she must make for herself" - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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"I feel like we should stop calling feminists ‘feminists’ and just start calling people who aren’t feminist ‘sexist’ – You are either a normal person or a sexist.” Maisie Williams
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"What I want young women & girls to know is: You are powerful and your voice matters. You're going to walk into many rooms in your life & career where you may be the only one who looks like you. But you are not alone." Kamala Harris, the first female, black and Indian American VP
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"It was a moment that changed my life. In that second I stopped to question almost everything I had been taught about the past. How often had I overlooked women’s contributions?" Sandi Toksvig
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“Our sisterhood is resilient”. The Squad is back in the house as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib amd Ilhan Omar are re-elected and will return to their seats in the US Congress.
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"I feel like we should stop calling feminists ‘feminists’ and just start calling people who aren’t feminist ‘sexist’ – You are either a normal person or a sexist.” Maisie Williams 📷 CC
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"Men don't age better than women, they're just allowed to age" Carrie Fisher
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"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern
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Benedict Cumberbatch will only sign on for an acting job if his female co-stars are paid the same as him. "Equal pay and a place at the table are the central tenets of feminism." We need more men like Benedict Cumberbatch 👏
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"The first prime minister to have dealt with a major terrorist attack, deadly volcanic eruption & pandemic all in her first term. All while holding a baby." 👇
#JacindaArdern
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"You'll often hear people say, 'well, you're helping women find their voices' and I fundamentally disagree with that because women don't need to find a voice, they have a voice, they need to feel empowered to use it and people need to be encouraged to listen! ✊" Meghan Markle
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"The reason women are critiqued for being too loud or too meek, too big or too small, too smart to be attractive or too attractive to be smart, is to belittle women out of standing up publicly. The goal is to ‘critique’ into submission & applies to anyone challenging power." AOC
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"When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning!" ❤ Happy birthday to climate activist
@GretaThunberg
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At the age of 25, Jasmine Twitty is the youngest judge ever to be appointed in US History. Know her name 👇
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“If tomorrow, women woke up and decided they really liked their bodies, just think how many industries would go out of business.” Dr. Gail Dines
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"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong." Jacinda Ardern
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"Women make up more than half of the world’s population and potential, so it is neither just nor practical for their voices, for our voices, to go unheard at the highest levels of decision-making." Meghan Markle
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Will Smith just posted a message of support for Naomi Osaka ❤
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Happy Birthday to
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"I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee without hearing or seeing me." Lady Gaga
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Malala: survivor, activist, legend.
Vogue's July 2021 Cover 👏
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"Men don't age better than women, they're just allowed to age" - Carrie Fisher
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In the same week that Kamala Harris becomes the first female vice-president of the USA, Estonia will become the only country in the world that has both a female president and female prime minister👏
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"We teach kindness and empathy and compassion to our children but then we somehow, when it comes to political leadership, want a complete absence of that. So I am trying to chart a different path. That will attract critics. But I can only be true to myself" Jacinda Ardern 👏
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"Strong men - men who are truly role models - don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together." Michelle Obama
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"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern
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"The worst thing we can do as women is not support each other" Amal Clooney ❤
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"You are not the opinion of someone who doesn't know you" Taylor Swift
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“It takes courage and strength to be empathetic, and I’m very proudly an empathetic and compassionate leader. I am trying to chart a different path, and that will attract criticism but I can only be true to myself and the form of leadership I believe in.” Jacinda Ardern
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Captain Wendy Rexon and her daughter Kelly became the first mother and daughter pair in history to pilot a commercial flight together in 2019. With female pilots only accounting for around 4.4% of commercial pilots, the duo are an inspiration for girls everywhere ✈
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"It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman. That's why there are so many of us." - Jane Goodall. Happy
#IWD2022
to our fellow "difficult" women out there.🙌
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Kate Winslet: We're starved for unfiltered women in media 👇
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The next time you use any navigational device like Google maps, thank Dr Gladys West, one of the inventors of GPS technology. 👏
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"You must find the courage to leave the table where respect is no longer being served.” – Tene Edwards
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The moment Illie asks
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@captainmarvel
@CaptMarvelNews
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"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern
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Ruby Bridges, age 6, being escorted into school by U.S. marshals, when she became the first Black student to integrate an elementary school in the South, by Norman Rockwell.
Madam Vice-President Kamala Harris & the silhouette of Ruby Bridges. By Bria Goeller
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"It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman. That's why there are so many of us." Jane Goodall.
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Meet Theresa Kachindamoto, the Malwai Chief who broke up 850 child marriages and banned the sexual initiation of young girls. Know her name 👇📷CC
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"Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in." Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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15-year-old Mikel Gómez was removed from class and forced to see a psychologist after wearing a skirt to school. Teachers and students across spain have responded by wearing skirts as part of a nationwide Clothes Have No Gender protest!
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"I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind." Jacinda Ardern
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“Having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man”
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Happy International Women's Day! Tag a woman who inspires you and tell us why 👇
#IWD2023
Social media can be used for good and that's why we created the campaign
#DisruptYourFeed
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"The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in." Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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"I decided I wasn't bossy, I was strong. I wasn't loud. I was a young women with something important to say!" Michelle Obama
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For the first time we can say Madam Vice President! Trailblazer Kamala Harris has just become the first female, black and Indian American Vice President 👏
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Reminder: women do not need to be polite to someone who is making them feel uncomfortable 👇
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Benedict Cumberbatch will only sign on for an acting job if his female co-stars are paid the same as him. "Equal pay and a place at the table are the central tenets of feminism." We need more men like Benedict Cumbertach 👏
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Male engineering student explains why his female class mates are not his equals and you're going to want to read to the end 👇
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"I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against each one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind." Jacinda Ardern
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"Men don't age better than women, they're just allowed to age" - Carrie Fisher
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"Normalize women who don’t want kids. Normalize women who want kids AND a career ( & not out of necessity). Normalize women who want to be stay at home moms and women who don’t know what they want yet and women who are changing their identities halfway through life."
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"Women make up more than half of the world's population and potential, so it is neither just nor practical for their voices to go unheard at the highest levels of decision making" Meghan Markle
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"Women need a seat at the table, they need an invitation to be seated there, and in some cases, they need to create their own table. We need a global understanding that we cannot implement change effectively without women's political participation." Meghan Markle
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Male engineering student explains why his female class mates are not his equals and you're going to want to read to the end 👇
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"It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman. That's why there are so many of us." Jane Goodall.
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"I feel like we should stop calling feminists 'feminists' and just start calling people who aren't feminist 'sexist'. You're either a normal person or a sexist" - Maisie Williams
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“I am not the first woman to multitask. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby – there are many women who have done this before.” Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's youngest female prime minister
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Jacinda Ardern appointed Nanaia Mahuta as New Zealand's foreign minister today. Mahuta is the country's first Indigenous woman foreign minister, and Ardern's incoming parliament looks set to be one of the most diverse in the world.
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Latest Article:
The great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst has described the treatment of the Duchess of Sussex as “sad”. Dr Helen Pankhurst said people are “so uncomfortable still” with “a woman standing up for herself – not just smiling”.
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Pink just offered to pay the fine for the Norwegian women’s handball team 👏
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"The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being & dignity. It's a decision she must make for herself. When the government controls that decision, she is being treated as less than a full adult human responsible for her own choices" RBG
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48 US Vice Presidents since the office came into existence in 1789 and now: Kamala Harris.
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This is a big deal.
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“Having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man” AOC
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"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Know her name: Jane Hinton was the scientist who made it possible for us to culture bacteria and test for antibiotic resistance. She was also one of the first African American women to gain the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
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