WOMEN

Meghan Markle’s hope for her unborn child on International Women’s Day

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Original article by Pallavi Singhal
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 9-Mar-19

Meghan Markle has told an International Women’s Day panel at Kings College in London that she hopes her first child will be a feminist. The Duchess of Sussex is due to give birth in April. Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was one of the other panel members, with Gillard saying her work with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at Kings College is all about determining how to do away with the barriers that prevent women becoming leaders across all societies. Markle said many of the world’s problems can be solved by giving girls access to education.

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Maths and science important for girls and digital economy

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Original article by Ben Potter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 6/19/2014

Dutch politician and vice-president for the digital economy at the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, would like more girls to be interested in mathematics. She says that many professions are now only open to those who have studied maths. Kroes believes that maths can be taught in an engaging and interesting way

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