After playing pro hockey in the 1940s, Hazel McCallion entered politics at a time when few women held high office, leading a major Canadian city through epic growth. Her endorsements still matter.
Tag: Women and Leadership 2022
Twitter Bot Highlights Gender Pay Gap One Company at a Time
Britain requires companies with 250 or more employees to report gender pay gap data. On International Women’s Day, one couple used it to raise awareness about lingering discrepancies.
For Kotchakorn Voraakhom, Water and Landscape Do Mix
With climate change bringing harsher rains and rising waters, Kotchakorn Voraakhom designs landscapes to alleviate flooding and add greenery.
The Nun Reshaping the Role of Women Inside the Vatican
Sister Nathalie Becquart will play a prominent role at the Synod of Bishops next year as Pope Francis tries to encourage new voices in the hierarchy.
Rumiko Seya, REALs’ President, Expands the Aid Group’s Focus to Include Afghanistan
Rumiko Seya, president of REALs, is working to rescue women and families, including from Afghanistan, who had dreams before “it turned to darkness in one night.”
The Russian Journalist Zoya Svetova Continues Her Family’s Dissident Past
Four generations of Zoya Svetova’s family have stood up to repression. The invasion of Ukraine has shaken them but also given them reasons for hope.
Nadia Calviño, a Top Spanish Official, Wants More Women at the Decision-Making Table
Many of Spain’s leaders are female — evidence, Nadia Calviño says, of the “feminist society” that has emerged in her nation.