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Francesca Donner

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Founder of @ThePersistent_ — a digital journalism platform covering women for a change. 💛 Sign up for our newsletter — tinyurl.com/subscribetothep 💛

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Deep loving relationships with a mentor / sponsor are essential to start breaking down patriarchy and sexism. And people should connect with those who are different from them! Don’t just gravitate toward the same. Rana Abdelhamid رانا عبدالحميد and Unette Spencer #reykjavik22 Women Political Leaders

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So great to see and hear from Shelly Porges speaking about women and money who launched the billion dollar fund for women ❤️🙌🏽💃🏽🎉 “we are missing out on global innovation from women” great chairing from Francesca Donner Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders #reykjavik22 #womenleaders

So great to see and hear from <a href="/shellyporges/">Shelly Porges</a> speaking about women and money who launched the billion dollar fund for women ❤️🙌🏽💃🏽🎉 “we are missing out on global innovation from women” great chairing from <a href="/FrancescaDonner/">Francesca Donner</a> <a href="/ReykjavikGlobal/">Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders</a> #reykjavik22 #womenleaders
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“Who here has ignored a health problem?” Cue: all the hands of the powerful women go up in the audience at Women Political Leaders We are still looking after everyone else first. Toyin Saraki

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Dismissed as “just a housewife,” ⁦Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya⁩ ran against the Belarusian regime after her husband was thrown into jail for trying to do the same. She didn’t ask to be a leader, but she’s what a leader looks like. ⁦Women Political Leaders

Dismissed as “just a housewife,” ⁦<a href="/Tsihanouskaya/">Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya</a>⁩ ran against the Belarusian regime after her husband was thrown into jail for trying to do the same. She didn’t ask to be a leader, but she’s what a leader looks like. ⁦<a href="/WPLeadersOrg/">Women Political Leaders</a>⁩
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In conflict, we often see women occupy invisible spaces. But when they have a chance to cross the divide, to come together, they realize they have more in common as women. And that’s a human lens. And really powerful. Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky Women's Forum

In conflict, we often see women occupy invisible spaces. But when they have a chance to cross the divide, to come together, they realize they have more in common as women. And that’s a human lens. And really powerful. <a href="/sanambna/">Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky</a> <a href="/Womens_Forum/">Women's Forum</a>
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How is the Iran movement different from others: It’s men standing with women for women, for gender equality, for freedom. But the price is very, very high. And we need the entirety of the world to be collectively there. #keepwatching Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky Women's Forum

How is the Iran movement different from others: It’s men standing with women for women, for gender equality, for freedom. But the price is very, very high. And we need the entirety of the world to be collectively there. #keepwatching <a href="/sanambna/">Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE now on Blue Sky</a> <a href="/Womens_Forum/">Women's Forum</a>
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History is rife with examples of women who effected change, then vanished into obscurity. When it comes to the story of how the 19th Amendment became a reality—irony be damned—it’s no different. ⁦Josie Cox⁩ ⁦The Persistent⁩ thepersistent.com/19th-amendment…

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Last night in her #DNC address Hillary Clinton made reference to the mother who inspired her son to cast the deciding vote that made the #19thAmendment a reality. But who was Febb Burn? My latest for The Persistent out today. thepersistent.com/19th-amendment…

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🔍 Can optimism, fear, and humor co-exist in a presidential campaign? In case you missed it, The Persistent sent out an extra newsletter yesterday. In this special edition, Holly Baxter covers the high spirits and underlying fears at the #DNC2024. buff.ly/3MkTguh

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Ironic to post this on X, but at #CGI2024 Prince Harry on social media & kids. “We were promised a human experience. Instead we’ve been a human experiment.” See: Parents Network / Archewell

Ironic to post this on X, but at #CGI2024 Prince Harry on social media &amp; kids. “We were promised a human experience. Instead we’ve been a human experiment.” See: Parents Network / Archewell
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At #CGI2024 Clarissa Ward CNN International - “Men we love you, but you’ve had your turn!” Seriously — It’s time for women’s voices to be heard.

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At #CGI2024 hearing from Suyén Barahona banished from Nicaragua, stripped of her rights. "We need to continue or dreams of liberty, of democracy." Major message of solidarity.

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At #CGI2024 Can Kosovo be a leading example of women, peace and security? Women in the police force, in the army...they take in the interest of all. When women have a strong voice, countries thrive. Her excellency Vjosa Osmani interviewed by Clarissa Ward

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At #CGI2024 - The Iranian activist Masih Alinejad was called "ugly woman" by a man who said she was ruining the image of women in Iran with her social media initiatives. She asked him to repeat it on camera and he would not. What does this say about anxiety, fear and power?