Women Pioneers

STUDY/ Women working in organizations are frequently encouraged to cultivate connections to high-status individuals based on a prominent social network theory. But new research conducted in China and the United…

As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers’ flooding looms, a report has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed. With a goal of exploring the health…

Monica McWilliams, a signatory of the agreement, looks back on the work of the Women’s Coalition during peace talks, 25 years ago. Belfast, Northern Ireland – Northern Irish academic and activist…

Kirsten Drier is breaking barriers in more ways than one. Ten years ago, she was afraid her disability would be a barrier to getting a job. “People just don’t understand…

An police officer from Indonesia  serving at the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, was on Thursday awarded a top peacekeeping honour. First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti received the…

Early in her career, Michelle Simmons AO was often asked a particular question. “Oh, you study physics,” someone would say. “Isn’t it all already worked out?” “I remember thinking, ‘We…

A few years after moving from South Africa to South Australia, Sunet Verwey and her husband came across an ad for the Country Fire Service at their local shopping centre. Grateful for…

As country manager, Hannah Lewis has full responsibility for Amex’s 6,000 staff in the UK. As a female leader of one of the biggest financial services’ names in the UK,…

The Olympic medal-winning fencer speaks to Al Jazeera on faith, representation and Islamophobia. OLYMPICS/Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history in 2016 by being the first US-team member to compete in the…

As abortion becomes less accessible in the US, one pilot is determined to help vulnerable patients despite the risks. It was summer, midday and hot when the teenager arrived at…