Female Financial Literacy

By Europe & Me‘s Laura Worsch Ever thought about your pension? Europe & Me‘s Laura Worsch had not until recently, but found out how educating yourself on long-term financial security is also a way to close the gender gap. While women are often insecure about investing their money, taking your finances in your own hand is...

Shattering glass ceilings beats squeezing into glass slippers

By Chavi Agarwal I was all of 7 when my mother dressed me up as a “Business Woman,” in my Show and Tell on “What you want to be when you grow up!” My entire childhood I was encouraged to do more, take more risks and think out of the box. But when I started...

Ladies, Wine, and Design in Manila

By Chem Torrente and Thea Castro Balancing life and survival in a world that’s full of competition, gender inequality, and instability can be tough for a lot of women out there. Aside from the external conflicts that each of us experience every day, we also fight inner battles that we talk with very few people...

The Outsider Advantage

By Sabriye Tenberken I was born in a family of outsiders. When I was two years old, my parents moved into a village that was located approximately 12 KM south of Bonn, which was the official capital of West-Germany back then. A lovely little place, with a forest, a creek, an old church and it...

The Beginnings of a Change Maker

By Rachita Sharma My name is Rachita and I am 24 years old. My passion in life is to create a community that supports and uplifts young women. Growing up in a small city, I never felt comfortable with the constant ‘caste’ criticism or stereotypes associated. The casteism that my fellow students were subjected to...

We need to stop playing musical chairs with other women.

By Mikael Austin There’s a shortage of women reaching upper levels of management. In some industries, there’s a shortage of women at all levels. In these industries in particular it can be hard not to see other women as your competition. In a sea of men, you may be one of a few women. In...

What to do when it’s the women at work who want you to simmer down

By Kim Bansi  There is so much discourse around men mansplaining in meetings, the ‘boys club’ and so on, and this is a very real and awful thing that I’m so glad we are having more open discussions about it. In fact, when this type of things happens to me now, I’m more likely to...

A Woman’s Journey from Engineer to Artist

By Li Zhang Art has always been my biggest personal interest and I never stopped teaching myself about it during any free time I can get. For me, drawing is one of the most important parts of my life. When I feel upset or frustrated, only drawing could calm me down. I would draw feelings...