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Voices of Our Future

My Community: A Wealth of Gender Discrimination

"We want to fly in the sky like birds, but we don’t need wings because we don’t want to fly away from our country."

Discouragement from her family couldn’t stop her, and neither could restrictive cultural mores. Voices of Our Future correspondent Sunita Basnet continues to fight for a Nepal where women and girls can dream big.…Read More »

Voices of Our Future

If I Still Had You…

by jap21

In an open love letter, Voices of Our Future correspondent Jacqueline Patiño honors her late grandmother for lighting the way for women.…Read More »

"This is the big secret, sisters of the world: we cannot ask any man to give us a place in the world, because it is already ours."

Voices of Our Future

Evicting Demons: Who Will Exorcise My Land?

by Nusrat Ara

Voices of Our Future correspondent Nusrat Ara challenges Kashmir's leaders to find solutions to the demons that haunt her homeland.…Read More »

"I wonder if my land can ever be exorcised of these injustices, killings, and demeaning humiliations."

Voices of Our Future

Sexual Rights for Sexual Minorities

by cad_communication

Voices of Our Future correspondent Gertrude F. Pswarayi exposes Zimbabwe's attacks on sexual minorities and imagines a more just future for the gay and lesbian citizens of her homeland.…Read More »

"Zimbabweans need to stand up to President Mugabe and call for the decriminalization of sex work and the recognition of the rights of gays and lesbians."

Voices of Our Future

Kill Off That Violent Gene!

by Manori

Though Sri Lanka's civil war is over, writer and Voices of Our Future correspondent Manori Wijesekera sees a long road ahead before her homeland is freed from its culture of violence.…Read More »

“There is no longer any shame in hitting or beating a woman."

Voices of Our Future

Lavish Dinners in the Face of Hunger

by malayapinas

As President of a country where more than half the population suffers from chronic hunger, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo spent tens of thousands of dollars on dinners while in the US. Filipino Voices of Our Future correspondent Malayapinas responds.…Read More »

"The Filipino women’s movement, together with other movements here and abroad, must protest against corruption, arrogant displays of power, extravagance, and puppetry in times of immense hunger and poverty."

Voices of Our Future

Excuse Me! I Am Not His Shadow

by mamaAfrica

Voices of Our Future correspondent Lindy Wafula urges Africa's women to follow Hillary Clinton's lead and rise from the shadows.…Read More »

"Power shall not be given to us on a fine silver platter. We must fight for it and vow to stay no more under the shadow of patriarchy."

Abundance

Giving In Hard Financial Times

by Kathy LeMay

Generosity advisor Kathy LeMay on making giving a priority, even when it seems impossible.…Read More »

"Don’t worry if you can’t give as much as you used to, in either time or money."

Visionary Leaders

A New “Irrefutable Truth”

by Kavita Nandini Ramdas

With the changing economic climate, investing in women and girls is now more critical than ever. Global Fund for Women CEO and President Kavita Nandini Ramdas explains why.…Read More »

"Most women in the developing world are quick to point out that they have been enduring an economic crisis for generations."

Founder's Pulse

The New Silk Road

by Jensine

It’s standing room only at Bloomberg in the financially embattled city of New York. I am pressed between rows of hedge fund managers, financial analysts, and investors as the National Council for Research on Women unveils a new report on women in fund management.…Read More »

"The hot commodities are are the shared values of caregiving, healthy ecosystems, community, and beauty."