https://www.girlsglobe.org Gender equality, human rights and social justice. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:03:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.girlsglobe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/girlsglobe_icon_green2-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.girlsglobe.org 32 32 128553070 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/06/23/yunah-buvmbwe-zimbabwe/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/06/23/yunah-buvmbwe-zimbabwe/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:03:01 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66618 Yunah Buvmbwe is a blogger and a community activist for women's rights. She is also a volunteer for local organizations. 

In this episode, Yunah discusses:

- experiences and observations that motivated her to begin writing poems about girls' rights when she was 12 years old…
- realizing that she could be a voice for girls and women who did not feel that they could speak out…
- what motivates her to continue writing about the challenges women and girls face…
- in college, learning about blogging, attending workshops, and creating her own personal blog, Today’s Truths—My Voice is My Purpose, What’s Yours?…
- writing for the Girls’ Globe platform…
- how reading about other women’s work in their communities helps keep her motivated…
- the importance of working to ensure that government policies are implemented, like the Education Amendment Act in her country…
- how writing helped her overcome shyness and build self-confidence…
- her connection with the women in her community, how their experiences inspire her writing, and the project she initiated to support women in addressing the real issues they face…
- her mother’s role in helping women in the community, too…
- how social media has helped her interact with other woman and see what they are doing in communities globally to advance women’s rights…
- the importance of creating safe spaces for women to share their ideas and their experiences…
- and why we all need to raise critical issues and challenge stereotypes that women face in our own communities.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/06/23/yunah-buvmbwe-zimbabwe/feed/ 0 66618 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/06/19/amelia-hruby-social-media-big-tech-and-feminist-organizing/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/06/19/amelia-hruby-social-media-big-tech-and-feminist-organizing/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:07:47 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66614 Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster and producer with a PhD in philosophy.

Amelia is the founder of Softer Sounds, a feminist podcast studio for entrepreneurs and creatives. And she’s the host of Off the Grid, a podcast about leaving social media without losing all your clients.

Amelia’s work and podcast has been a help and an inspiration for Julia, who made her own decision to leave social media earlier this year.

In this episode, Amelia Hruby shares her own story of wanting to drive change, challenging structures of power and why she took the decision to leave social media. Julia and Amelia discuss big tech, surveillance capitalism and how to navigate the digital world as a changemaker, who cares deeply about people and planet. They talk about shadowbans and persecution of human rights defenders, and how to organize off of social media.

Amelia Hruby leaves us with great advice and encourages us to make conscious decisions about how we use digital tools.

]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/06/19/amelia-hruby-social-media-big-tech-and-feminist-organizing/feed/ 0 66614 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/05/23/danielle-mullings-jamaica/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/05/23/danielle-mullings-jamaica/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 11:41:50 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66557 Danielle Mullings is a dynamic young leader and technology enthusiast from Jamaica.

She does a fun mix of tech, youth empowerment, and media, hosting a youth TV show, moderating global science events, and serving on Jamaica’s AI Task Force. Danielle is currently juggling these responsibilities while part-time pursuing her Masters of Science in Translational Health Sciences at Oxford University while also working with regional and international entities. 

In this episode, Danielle discusses

- her commitment to bringing young people together, listening to their experiences and ensuring that their voices are heard.
- leadership roles early in her school and university years.
- incorporating the viewpoints of others in the youth leadership and advocacy space.
- working to increase the number of young people  involved in decision-making forums.
- growing up in a loving and supportive family, and the important life lessons her family taught her.
- being encouraged to pursue roles of increasing scope and responsibilities as a university student, including running for Guild President, leading thousands of students and being the official representative to the university administration, as well as the regional university administration, representing 50,000 students across the Caribbean.
- the role of technology in effectively gathering and using data to understand and communicate the needs of students.
- how her experiences led her to become the host of a youth TV show in Jamaica, showcasing young people, their stories, and their accomplishments.
- the importance of individualized approaches to self-care.
- ways to deal with our own self-criticise.
- the importance of volunteerism and how it can lead to unexpected career opportunities.
- having the courage to apply for roles that may seem out of reach.
- how introducing herself to a Government Minister led to being invited to join Jamaica’s AI Task Force and another government committee.
- the power of a simple compliment in encouraging others, and the reminder to be more positive as we speak with people day-to-day.
- and her advice to young women (and us all) to “shoot for the stars” as we find our voice.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/05/23/danielle-mullings-jamaica/feed/ 0 66557 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/04/03/why-im-leaving-social-media/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/04/03/why-im-leaving-social-media/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:13:42 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66487 In this episode of the Hey Changemaker! Podcast Julia Wiklander shares the 21 reasons why she is leaving social media.

From surveillance capitalism to her creative process - she speaks about all the issues that she's had with these platforms and what made her make the decision to leave. 

After years of being in a bad relationship with social media, Julia Wiklander, founder of Girls' Globe, has decided that she's leaving. For some, this may be an easy decision, but as someone working with digital communications and media, it’s not as straightforward. Social media has been an important part of her work with digital commmunications for over a decade.

It’s through social media that Julia was able to begin building Girls’ Globe – making connections that wouldn’t have been possible without it.

And she has tried to please the algorithm, with everything from cringey lipsync videos to the 5-second Reels. Still, over the past 8 years, social media has become a bigger headache than it’s provided value in her life and work.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/04/03/why-im-leaving-social-media/feed/ 0 66487 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/03/06/1-in-4-countries-worldwide-face-backlash-on-womens-rights-new-un-women-report-shows/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/03/06/1-in-4-countries-worldwide-face-backlash-on-womens-rights-new-un-women-report-shows/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:20:57 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66392 Ahead of the 50th official UN International Women's Day this year, UN Women reports that one in four countries face backlash on women's rights. Gender equality and the rights of women and girls are facing growing threats at unprecedented levels.

In a world where we're seeing the rise of authoritarianism, the power of big tech and AI, we're also witnessing the simultaneous rise of threats against women's and girls' rights.

These threats include higher levels of discrimination, weaker legal protections, less funding for programs and institutions that support and protect women. Global crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, conflicts and soaring prices, make the urgency to respond to these threats even greater.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/03/06/1-in-4-countries-worldwide-face-backlash-on-womens-rights-new-un-women-report-shows/feed/ 0 66392 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/20/how-im-supporting-changemakers-this-year/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/20/how-im-supporting-changemakers-this-year/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:53:59 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66372 In this episode, Julia Wiklander shares the things she's committing to this year to support changemakers. 

With over a decade of experience working with digital communications and strategic storytelling, Julia is offering personalized and group support to activists, advocates, entrepreneurs, communicators and teams. 

She is also dedicated to amplifying changemakers through the growing Girls' Globe community. The global feminist media platform reaches hundreds and thousands of readers from every single country of the world. 

In these times, when big tech is increasingly hostile environments, independent platforms like Girls' Globe matter more than ever.

As the host of the Hey Changemaker! Podcast, Julia is dedicated to continue to bring you inspiring conversations and informative episodes to guide you to make a greater impact with your work, build resilience and keep showing up for the impact you want to create in the world. ]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/20/how-im-supporting-changemakers-this-year/feed/ 0 66372 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/13/giovanna-lauro-masculinity-power-and-equality/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/13/giovanna-lauro-masculinity-power-and-equality/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:30:29 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66343 Giovanna Lauro is the Deputy CEO of Equimundo. She has over two decades of experience working to advance gender equality and prevent gender-based violence. Her work centers on reshaping gender norms, particularly by challenging harmful notions of masculinity.

In this episode, Giovanna shares her own journey as a feminist activist, coming from quite a conservative and patriarchal society in Italy. Julia speaks to her about how much the world has changed since she began her career and about the important work of reframing masculinity and gender norms.

They discuss what a Trump Presidency will mean for gender equality and the impact on young men. They talk about big tech and the "macho-broligarchs" - and what we can all do to help shift the narratives around masculinity.

Giovanna shares her advice for young activists and seasoned ones too. 

This is an episode to help make sense of what we're witnessing in the world today, and the power structures at play. ]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/02/13/giovanna-lauro-masculinity-power-and-equality/feed/ 0 66343 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/01/30/ins-outs-of-digital-communications-in-2025-for-changemakers/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/01/30/ins-outs-of-digital-communications-in-2025-for-changemakers/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:28:31 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66308 At the very beginning of social media, we saw that it could be used for so much good - create connections between people, challenge hierarchies and structures of power. However, we now know that social media, owned by tech billionaires, puts profit over people and planet every day. So, how do we make an impact in this difficult online landscape? 

In this episode, Julia Wiklander speaks about how to navigate online communications in 2025. She shares five IN's and five OUT's of digital communications for changemakers this year. 

Julia is the founder of Girls' Globe, and has worked in the intersection of digital media and social impact for the past 13 years. She's a tech enthusiast, entrepreneur, activist and empath - and encourages strategy and care for your own time and energy as you navigate your communications priorities. 

She will also be hosting a free webinar on how to navigate digital communications in 2025 as a changemaker - you can sign up here: https://juliawiklander.com/2025webinar ]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/01/30/ins-outs-of-digital-communications-in-2025-for-changemakers/feed/ 0 66308 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/01/23/reboost-rebrand-relaunch-of-the-hey-changemaker-podcast/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/01/23/reboost-rebrand-relaunch-of-the-hey-changemaker-podcast/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:55:56 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66303 The Hey Changemaker! Podcast is back!

So far, the podcast has reached listeners in over 70 countries, with more than 50 guests speaking on a range of issues related to human rights, equality, politics, peace and justice. 

In this new episode Julia talks about: 

- navigating the heavy energy of this world and how she wants to support changemakers in this challenging time
- why she's "relaunching" the podcast and how she's planning to be more 
- What her hopes are for this podcast and how you can be a part of it
- Why stories will continue to be one of the most powerful tools we have for change - especially with the rise of AI
- How she's going from doing it yourself to doing it together this year

The Hey Changemaker! Podcast is for activists, advocates, entrepreneurs, communicators and people who care deeply about our shared world. It will continue to be a space to share stories, insights, tools and inspiration.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2025/01/23/reboost-rebrand-relaunch-of-the-hey-changemaker-podcast/feed/ 0 66303 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2024/10/30/building-true-global-feminist-solidarity/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2024/10/30/building-true-global-feminist-solidarity/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:33:22 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=66235&preview=true&preview_id=66235 This is a different episode of the podcast with host Julia Wiklander speaking about the global feminist solidarity movement, building resilience in the midst of deep pain, and why she started the podcast. This is an episode to remind us of why we’re doing this work. Julia talks about what feminist solidarity really means - and what inspired her to start Girls’ Globe to amplify the voices of so many people who go unrecognized or unheard. She encourages us that our voices matter and how important it is to reflect on our values and to let them lead in all aspects of our work - including our communications. Her new course Strategic Storytelling for Changemakers is an opportunity to create a powerful communications strategy that is aligned with our values and purpose, defined by our powerful stories and the people we want to reach. Learn more about Strategic Storytelling for Changemakers here: https://juliawiklander.com/storytelling/ Enroll by the end of October for 20% off using code LAUNCH. If you're one of the first 10 people to enroll you get a free 1:1 Strategic Storytelling Call with Julia.]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2024/10/30/building-true-global-feminist-solidarity/feed/ 0 66235