As originally posted on NewsMaker.com.au: Friday, June 10th, 2016 - 1 Million Women International women’s climate movement 1 Million Women is creating an app to turn millions of women around the world into everyday climate activists. 1 Million Women's innovative app will give women two crucial elements for leading transformation in their own homes and communities: a plan on how to live a low-carbon life, and the tools to transition to this lifestyle. With an estimated 17% of all global carbon pollution emissions contributing to climate change coming from our homes, lifestyle change is … [Read more...]
Too Few Women Game Ghangers At The Top: Book on female empowerment in GCC paints bleak picture
Originally posted on The National by Tahira Yaqoob. Women achievers such as mountaineer Raha Moharrak are seen as the symbol of female empowerment in the GCC. But a new book sheds light on a stark disparity between the number of women graduates and those going into jobs. They come from all walks of life – electrical engineers, mountaineers, business executives and entrepreneurs. But there is one thing that unites the women depicted in a new book,Game Changers: How Women in the Arab World are Changing the Rules and Shaping the Future. It’s a fierce determination not to be held back by … [Read more...]
8 Ways to Empower Women and Celebrate International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day. A time to celebrate women's accomplishments- both those of famous history creators and the women in our lives who mentor and inspire us. It's a day to celebrate gender equality and continue to push further in the journey. This year’s theme is #PledgeforParity. This means that the path to equality is underway, and major milestones have been reached- but we have not yet "arrived". Double standards, labels, and inquality still exists, in both loud and subtle ways; in the oppression of women in countries all over the world, and quietly in the … [Read more...]
What’s Next for Arizona Woman Game Changer Christine Jones?
This morning I was sipping coffee and scrolling through my Google Alerts when I noticed one of our friends here at Outliers Publishing is in the news again! Previously, in her role as Chief Counsel at Arizona business GoDaddy, she worked tirelessly to make the internet safer for children, but you heard of her last year when she became an official Arizona Gubernatorial Candidate, and was featured in our recently published book on contemporary women's accomplishments- Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers. According to the article titled Jones Eyeing CD9 Race in the Arizona Capital … [Read more...]
Dr. Mildred M.G. Olivier, Building Hope in Diversity
Today marks the day of our release of Ingredients of Outliers: Woman Game Changer Mildred M.G. Olivier, MD. Here we recognize the passionate humanitarian, advocate, and academic medical expert in the field of ophthalmology. We were inspired by Dr. Olivier’s very active part she plays within her community as the Assistant Dean for Diversity at Rosalind Franklin University School of Medicine to talk about diversity in the workplace. As part of her role, she advocates for minority students and staff, encouraging them to pursue their dream career in medicine, and to fill the diversity gaps that … [Read more...]
Celebrating Woman Outlier Dr. Mildred M. G. Olivier on World Sight Day
As we observe World Sight Day on this ninth day of October, I want to toot the horn of one of the outliers in the upcoming book Ingredients of Outliers: Women Game Changers, Ophthalmologist Dr. Mildred M. G. Olivier. She has been featured in publications like the Huffington Post for her volunteer work in Haiti and has been featured as a Ophthalmologist panelist on Dr. Oz. Today, she was also honored by American Academy of Ophthalmology as a "Hero of Vision" for her volunteerism in educating patients on preventing blindness. Here's a quote we borrowed from the article: "The biggest … [Read more...]