The young poet Amanda Gorman took the stage at the inauguration of Joe Biden earlier this month. She delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb”, and as befits a good storyteller she found a way to communicate a powerful message of unity and togetherness that reached not only the U.S.,… Read more
Category: Women
I dedicated most of my work to women. There are so many great and beautiful women around the world – from the Middle East to the VS and from Africa to Europe. We come in many shapes, colors and we walk different paths. There are so many women’s stories and each story is unique. My blog and this section in particular is to bring some visibility to the diverse lives of women everywhere. Pick a story that matches your interest.
5 special women to admire for their courage
Some people just stay with you because they were outstanding in doing things in a certain moment or throughout their life. I selected a couple of courageous women that touched me in the way they tried to make a difference. Read my latest post for 5 special and courageous women to admire.… Read more
Why investing in women’s education is important for a brighter future
From the 1 billion most poor people in the world, 70% is female. Let that one work on you, because these are important and warning stats. Besides the fact that poverty disproportionally affects women, a growing body of evidence also shows that investing in women’s education has the potential to not only help girls and women, but the rest of the world too.… Read more
This machine read 3.5 million books then told us about our perception of men and women
When Bill Gates says that if he would start a business today, and it would be a startup to let machines read books through machine learning, you know that it’s just a matter of time when someone realizes it one day. Get to know this machine learning technology that was able to distract interesting patterns about men and women by reading 3,5 million books.… Read more
From growing up in isolation, to make it to Harvard and Cambridge
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The book Educated, A Memoir, chronicles the self-taught journey of Tara Westover from Mormon surveillist home to Harvard and Cambridge. It’s a very inspiring story of the value of reading books and teaching yourself things. There has been a lot of public attention for this story but read on if you want to know why I like the book so much.… Read more
This powerful photo series shows what young girls from conflict areas want to be when they grow up
Vincent Tremeau is a photographer based in Dakar, Senegal. His work focuses on raising awareness around humanistic issues across the globe. His ongoing series of portraits – One Day, I Will, asks displaced girls living in refugee camps a single question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?… Read more
Weird beauty products you’ve never seen before
You can find the most extra-ordinary things on Amazon. The platform even added the category “weird beauty products” to it’s website. But “weird” really is an understatement… I mean, bacon balm and placenta conditioner?! In this article I show you the work of Evija Laivina, a Scottish-based photographer that studied the beauty products of our time, and started to create an amazing book out of it.… Read more
About the women who preceded us, – and how beauty standards kept them busy
Women seem to care a lot about beauty. It is fascinating to have a look at what is being done to look good. Whoever looks at women’s history must conclude that this has never been different, but how we think about things like beauty and what we do to achieve this has changed quite a bit throughout history.… Read more