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The Board of Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce that Ms. Latanya Mapp Frett has been appointed as the next President and CEO of Global Fund for Women beginning July 1, 2019. “The Board unanimously and enthusiastically agreed that Latanya is best qualified to lead Global Fund for Women into its next era as its President and Chief Executive Officer,” said Sharon … [Read more...] about Latanya Mapp Frett Appointed New President and CEO of Global Fund for Women

In the weeks following the horrific revelations made in Lifetime’s bombshell six-part docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly,” the fallout has been immense. The 52-year-old R&B superstar, accused of alleged sexual and physical abuse with underage girls spanning nearly three decades, has parted ways with Sony Music Entertainment and its subsidiary RCA Records, following protests over … [Read more...] about It’s time for a #MeToo moment in hip hop

A few weeks after her 24th birthday, Dina Ali Lasloom tentatively approached a Canadian tourist at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila and pleaded to use her cellphone. Saudi citizen Lasloom had fled Kuwait, where she was living, to escape a forced marriage, and was hoping to fly from the Philippines to Australia and... … [Read more...] about Why women are so desperate to escape Saudi Arabia

Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, Noura was raised in the Bay Area and has long been engrossed with issues regarding gender equality and social justice. Noura holds a B.A. in Political Science and English from Notre Dame de Namur University. As an undergraduate, Noura focused her studies on International Relations and Multilateral Diplomacy, spent a semester abroad in Geneva, … [Read more...] about Noura Bou Zeid

Susan Fernández is a graduate of the College of William & Mary where she majored in Music with a focus on piano and conducting. Most recently, Susan worked at the University of San Francisco in the Division of Student Life as assistant to the vice provost of student life, and previous roles have included support roles in communications and human resources at the AAA of Northern … [Read more...] about Susan Fernández