https://www.girlsglobe.org Gender equality, human rights and social justice. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:07:50 +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/2025/06/19/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/2023/10/03/japnit-ahuja-teaching-tech-to-underprivileged-girls-in-india/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/10/03/japnit-ahuja-teaching-tech-to-underprivileged-girls-in-india/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:04:55 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=64555&preview=true&preview_id=64555 Japnit Ahuja is a dynamic force of change and the founder of Go Girl. As a machine learning enthusiast, social entrepreneur and dedicated educator, Japnit's journey is incredibly inspiring. At the age of sixteen, Japnit was selected by the Singapore ...]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2023/10/03/japnit-ahuja-teaching-tech-to-underprivileged-girls-in-india/feed/ 0 64555 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2022/04/29/the-invisible-digital-attack-on-our-freedom-to-think-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2022/04/29/the-invisible-digital-attack-on-our-freedom-to-think-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:00:53 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=62101 Despite initial reluctance by the board of Twitter, Elon Musk struck a deal to purchase the social media giant for USD 44 billion. This makes him the sole owner of Twitter. Elon says that his intentions are to uphold the important “town square” that Twitter can be. Yet, his takeover should remind us of the […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2022/04/29/the-invisible-digital-attack-on-our-freedom-to-think-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/feed/ 0 62101 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/10/11/my-letter-of-empowerment-breaking-the-technology-gaps-for-low-income-latinx-women/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/10/11/my-letter-of-empowerment-breaking-the-technology-gaps-for-low-income-latinx-women/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:15:03 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=61005&preview=true&preview_id=61005 When I was little my father told me: “university is the only way to reach happiness in life.” I grew up listening to that phrase. A lot. During middle school I decided to ignore it, I was busy having fun at school. I was just enjoying my learning process and creating memories with my friends. […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/10/11/my-letter-of-empowerment-breaking-the-technology-gaps-for-low-income-latinx-women/feed/ 1 61005 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/09/30/how-women-can-shape-an-economy-of-well-being-using-tech/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/09/30/how-women-can-shape-an-economy-of-well-being-using-tech/#respond Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:07:17 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=61020&preview=true&preview_id=61020 After a year marked by crisis, we stand at a crossroads. The choices we make today will have consequences for gender equality and economic wellbeing for decades to come. As fearful as this might sound, it marks an opportunity to shape a brighter future. Much is under transformation. While the United Nations Sustainability Goals (SDGs) […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/09/30/how-women-can-shape-an-economy-of-well-being-using-tech/feed/ 0 61020 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/03/10/whats-holding-women-back-from-leadership-in-medicine/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/03/10/whats-holding-women-back-from-leadership-in-medicine/#respond Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:22:43 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=59834&preview=true&preview_id=59834 In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first-ever woman in the United States to earn an MD degree. Fast forward to 2021. In many ways, women in medicine have come a long way. There are now more women entering the medical field than ever before. However, that hasn’t necessarily translated into an increase in female leadership […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2021/03/10/whats-holding-women-back-from-leadership-in-medicine/feed/ 0 59834 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/07/24/creating-equal-workplaces-my-graduate-experience/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/07/24/creating-equal-workplaces-my-graduate-experience/#respond Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:00:43 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=43283 Is diversity more important than meritocracy?]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/07/24/creating-equal-workplaces-my-graduate-experience/feed/ 0 43283 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/07/17/these-girls-are-coding-with-confidence/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/07/17/these-girls-are-coding-with-confidence/#respond Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:33:42 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=43230 Today, women make up only a fraction of the tech industry. But there’s change in the air. ]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/07/17/these-girls-are-coding-with-confidence/feed/ 0 43230 https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/06/07/tech-lab-connects-pakistani-women-to-the-world/ https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/06/07/tech-lab-connects-pakistani-women-to-the-world/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2018 09:54:50 +0000 https://www.girlsglobe.org/?p=42715 In Gilgit, a rural region of north Pakistan, Shaheen I-Tech Lab is living proof that the internet and feminism go hand-in-hand. Created exclusively for women, the computer lab provides a safe, productive, and collaborative space to access the internet, free of cost. “Opportunities become available when you become globally interconnected,” cofounder of Shaheen I-Tech Lab, […]]]> https://www.girlsglobe.org/2018/06/07/tech-lab-connects-pakistani-women-to-the-world/feed/ 1 42715