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  • Ananke Women in Literature Unveils Session on Arab Women in Literature vis-vis War, Resilience, Exile & Identity

    Ananke Women in Literature Unveils Session on Arab Women in Literature vis-a-vis War, Resilience, Exile & Identity

    The third edition of Ananke’s one of a kind flagship event, Women in Literature Festival 2023 unveils a fascinating panel discussion featuring distinguished names from the Arab diaspora, Huda Fakhredinne, Jehan Bseiso and Lela Aboulela. The event will be live-streamed on Ananke’s Facebook page – @anankemag with the option...
  • International Women’s Day spotlights massive costs to GDP and innovation caused by the exclusion of women from the digital world

    Massive Costs Due to Women’s Under Representation in the Digital World

    March 8th, 2023 (United Nations, New York): Under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, UN Women, the United Nations, and its partners and allies around the world celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th, 2023, calling on governments, activists and the private sector to “power...
  • Lack of women in the nuclear sector puts net zero goals in danger

    Lack of women in the nuclear sector puts net zero goals in danger  

    March 8th, 2023: NEA analyses highlight that total nuclear energy production needs to triple by 2050 for governments around the world to achieve net zero emissions. The nuclear sector will need to grow and diversify its workforce as a result, but that will be difficult to achieve unless it attracts...
  • Ananke Women In Literature Festival Announces Initial Speakers

    Ananke Women In Literature Festival Announces Initial Speakers

    Eminent names from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will be gracing the third edition of Ananke’s Women in Literature Festival 2023 (AnankeWLF. Planned to be held on April 11th and 12th, independent publishers, authors, filmmakers, artists, writers and journalists will congregate remotely to engage in dialogue focusing on...
  • Pace of Reform Toward Equal Rights for Women Falls to 20-Year Low

    March 3rd, 2023, (Washington, USA): The global pace of reforms toward equal treatment of women under the law has slumped to a 20-year low, constituting a potential impediment to economic growth at a critical time for the global economy, a new World Bank report shows. In 2022, the global...
  • Promoting Cross Cultural Exchange: Ananke Announces Women in Literature Festival 2023

    Promoting Cross Cultural Exchange: Ananke Announces Women in Literature Festival 2023

    The third edition of Ananke’s flagship literary event, the Women in Literature Festival, will take place on April 11th-12th, 2023. Independent publishers, authors, filmmakers, artists, writers and journalists from across South Asia, MENA and beyond will congregate remotely to engage in dialogue on gender, language, feminist literary activism as...
  • Kaarvan Trained Artisans Highlight Women Empowerment Through Craft

    Kaarvan Trained Artisans Highlight Women Empowerment Through Craft

    An exhibition, Uraan Chapter 12, displaying exquisite handicrafts by Pakistani female artisans was recently concluded at the Emporium Mall in the city of Lahore. The three-day event from February 10-12, 2023 showcases designs by artisans supported by Kaarvan Crafts Foundation to generate sustainable incomes. The exhibition featured goods made...
  • UN Deputy Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director's Visit to Afghanistan

    UN Deputy Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director’s Visit to Afghanistan

    Jan 23rd, 2023 (Kabul, Afghanistan): On behalf of the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Khaled Khiari, completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan to appraise the situation,...
  • Empower: Deepening media women’s understanding of the industry and ecosystems

    Empower: Deepening media women’s understanding of the industry and ecosystems

    The new year at Ananke – a digital media and development platform – begins with the commencement of its flagship capacity building program, Empower, on January 16th, 2023. The remote initiative will welcome the new cohort with participants from the African, South Asian and North American regions. Empower program...
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