Here we celebrate our successes, share our challenges and honour the wonderful people who make our world turn: journalists and women+ sources everywhere.
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by Kath Magrobi
One thing I’ve been thinking about recently is how much of women’s progress happens through introductions. Not the flashy kind that happen at keynote speeches and award ceremonies. The ordinary kind. That might be a colleague forwarding a name, or a WhatsApp message saying, “I know someone you should speak to.” Or it could be … Read more
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by QW+ staff writer
Rikky Minyuku is an independent human rights, development and facilitation consultant. Specialising in participatory multi-stakeholder processes gives her the opportunity to promote her passion for equality and human rights. She uses feminist approaches to accelerate systemic change in gender equality, DEIB and gender-based violence prevention. Pronouns? She/Her Born? Johannesburg South Africa Status? Single mother of … Read more
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by QW+ staff writer
Learning how to speak simply and clearly during a media interview is, on one level, a technical skill. But in our work training experts, Quote This Woman+ has learned that there is more to it than that. While men are often trained and mentored in the art of speaking with authority, for women+ that might … Read more
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Verashni Pillay is the founder of explain.co.za, a platform offering accessible and empowering news to those who don’t usually follow current affairs. She is a CNN African Journalism Award winner, an Open Society Foundations and Mandela Washington Fellow, and was named one of the BBC’s 100 Women. She was editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian … Read more
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by QW+ staff writer
When experts use AI to give them a soundbite or key message, they weaken own voices. Here are four of the most critical ways you lose ground when you use AI to answer interview questions.
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by Renee Moodie
Leonie Joubert is a science expert, writer and author whose work focuses on climate and environmental breakdown, energy policy and the ways modern cities and food systems leave people hungry, unhealthy and excluded. Over the past two decades she has developed a wealth of expertise on these issues, sharing her research in books, long form … Read more
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by Renee Moodie
In the world of generative AI, knowing what to ask an AI tool is crucial. But so is your thinking process. Enter feminist prompting… It used to be that a prompter (sometimes called a prompt) was a person who cued actors when they forgot their lines or neglected to move to where they were supposed … Read more
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Dr Shakira Choonara is a multi-award-winning independent public health practitioner. She is widely recognised for championing universal health coverage, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and youth development. She serves is a member of the International Congress Council for the upcoming 18th World Congress on Public Health to be … Read more
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by QW+ staff writer
Most times, when we prep for an interview, we focus on the answers we’ll give to the questions we’re expecting to be asked. But a truly strong interview starts one step earlier, with questions you can put to your interviewer to ensure clarity on the story, the audience, and the job you’ve been invited to … Read more
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Zukiswa White is a queer-feminist and pan-African activist-organiser, popular educator, and projects specialist. Her work is at the intersections of gender equity, racial justice, and sustainable development. Her specific skills lie in building systems and amplifying women’s leadership. Rooted in the belief that culture is another terrain of struggle, she founded Umanyano Lwe Jazz, a … Read more