IOC Young Leader Grace Towobola: How a young football coach in Nigeria is empowering women and girls through sport
10 March 2025 – Grace Towobola has known she wanted to become a football coach since the age of 12, but in Africa, a continent where fewer than one in 11 coaches are female, she faced an uphill battle. Now, with…
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: 75 YEARS OF FEMALE ATHLETES
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF FEMALE ATHLETES LEADING THE WAY At HEAD, we believe that International Women’s Day in sport is not just a celebration – it’s a battle cry. It’s for every woman who’s ever been told she’s not…
4th Annual Women of Parliament Luncheon (14th March)
Group photo of current and former Women of Parliament taken in March 2024. GEORGE TOWN, 13th March 2025 The House of Parliament will once again host the fourth annual Women of ParliamentLuncheon on Friday, 14th March 2025, bringing together current…
International Women’s Day and Herstory Month Message “Celebrate & Accelerate”
Dr. Halimah DeShong (Above) was appointed new University Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) in September 2024. The UWI Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Monday, March 10, 2025. The following statement is authored by Dr. Halimah DeShong, University…
Cayman: International Women’s Day Message from Premier O’Connor-Connolly
Today, I stand united with women across our Islands and around the world in commemorating International Women’s Day, 2025. This year’s theme, ‘Accelerate Action,’ serves as a powerful reminder that while we have made meaningful strides towards gender equality, there…
Elizabeth Pike named Global Winner of the2024 IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Award
07 March 2025 – Professor Elizabeth Pike PhD, a leading expert in sport and gender from the University of Hertfordshire (Great Britain), is the Global Winner of the 2024 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Champions Award….
2025’s Trailblazing Women in Enterprise AI Report
This International Women’s Day, we’re proud to highlight 10 incredible women from across industry and technology who make our Trailblazing Women in Enterprise AI 2025 report. These Trailblazers were selected from candidates nominated by a community of AI experts and industry…
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF FEMALE ATHLETES LEADING THE WAY
At HEAD, we believe that International Women’s Day in sport is not just a celebration – it’s a battle cry. It’s for every woman who’s ever been told she’s not strong enough, fast enough, or tough enough. It’s for the…
Iranian musician flogged 74 times over protest song in support of women’s rights
By Darryl Coote From UPI, United Press International An Iranian musician was flogged on Wednesday as part of his sentence for making a song in support of women’s rights in Iran. File Photo by EPA-EFE March 6 (UPI) — Iranian musician Mehdi…
International Women’s Day 2025: Breaking down barriers in sport for all women and girls
04 March 2025 – Sport has the power to transform lives and inspire change, but many women and girls around the world still face obstacles which prevent them from participating in sport. For International Women’s Day 2025, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
