At the current rate, it will take 134 years to close the gender leadership gap, meaning that we won’t see gender parity in leadership within our lifetimes. So many of the global challenges we face today intersect with and exacerbate gender inequality. When gender issues...
Wedu envisions a world where half of all leaders are women, and over the past 12 years, we’ve empowered more than 1,500 ambitious women to break barriers and inspire change in their communities...
Watch the Declaration's launch video here. Southeast Asia stands as one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change. Extensive research underscores the disproportionate risks women face, who often find themselves in poverty-stricken communities heavily reliant on natural resources (UN Women Watch: Women, Gender Equality...
“Peace is not only a noble vision for humanity. Peace is a call to action,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered his message for the International Day of Peace 2023. As he noted, peace is crucial for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. While the world commits...
Dah has been with Wedu since 2021 and has led operations for our education funding and mentorship programmes from strength-to-strength, while always centering our community of women leaders. Earlier this year, she took this principle even further by being a co-researcher on a project that...
This week, several Asian nations like Pakistan, India, and Indonesia celebrated their independence days, highlighting significant milestones and heroes in anti-colonial history. Yet, women revolutionaries often go unnoticed, with their contributions are discredited. From influential stateswomen to rebels, here's a brief list of celebrated women leaders...
On the International Day of the Girl, meet Introduction to Leadership (ITL) course graduate Faith Mtalika. Read how her experiences inspired her to form the Mlowba Youth Ladies Mentorship Circle, a space for girls in rural Malawi to seek peer support in their leadership journeys. Faith...
Our community is filled with women changemakers and leaders that are always ready to challenge the norm and take action to make change happen. That’s why we call them Rising Stars. On International Youth Day, we highlight some of these youth leaders and the initiatives...
A feature article in celebration of the 2022 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples At Wedu, we believe that impact is greater when we have leaders who rise from lived experiences and genuinely represent the interest of their communities. Our Rising Star Ambassador, HP Remtluangpuii,...
Leadership is probably not something that came natural to me. Back in Austria, I started off as a shy girl in primary, high school and still rather timid when I was in university. I was not sure of my own opinion – whether it was...