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This article is based on a media training session that the Nigerian Newspaper Prime Progress conducted, together with QW+, for new QW+ experts from Nigeria. You can access a link to the entire training here. Anybody who uses generative AI in their daily life might feel the temptation to turn to Large Language Learning Models … Read more
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The 16 Days of Activism period brings an annual spike in media interest around gendered violence. Journalists look for experts who can help explain the violence and offer practical ways forward. For our QW+ community of researchers, economists, psychologists, lawyers and activists, this is our moment to be the steady, clarifying voice that guides the … Read more
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Blurb Tarryn Tomlinson is a disability activist who has embraced the opportunities AI offers to make real changes in accessibility and understanding of disability issues. As a tech innovator, she has created the world’s first AI accessibility assistant. She is also a television presenter, media producer, and media personality. Pronouns: She/Her Born: 11 October 1998 … Read more
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Zuha Ajlan is a South African neuroscientist and an advocate for education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine. She is the founder of Shadow A Scientist, a non-profit company dedicated to making careers in STEM more accessible to young scientists in Africa. Since 2022, Shadow A Scientist has reached over 3,000 students across South … Read more
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A big part of being a speaker is being able to be reflective, to be able to be reflexive. And that means really thinking about, when my voice is warranted? And when is me speaking, actually speaking over the very people that I want to represent and whose voices I want to be able to amplify.
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Samukezi Mrubula-Ngwenya is a committed social justice activist and academic, advocating for the rights of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer (LBQ) individuals in South Africa. With a research focus on Gender Politics, her work explores LBQ narratives and lived experiences, social movements, democracy and political activism, African sexuality, gender-based violence, and Feminist Foreign Policy. Her academic … Read more
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By René Sparks On June 26, 2025, the Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) co hosted a Gender-Responsive Budgeting Workshop. The workshop included Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), Section 27, Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), TB Accountability Consortium (TBAC), Equal Education (EE), Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCISS), Black Sash, Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), South … Read more
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Every June, rainbows appear across social media timelines and shopfronts. But at Quote This Woman+, we know that Pride is more than a campaign moment, it’s a call to action. It’s a reminder that queer lives are political, vulnerable, powerful, and always worth quoting, all year round. Pride traces its roots to resistance. The first … Read more
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Caroline Peters is a seasoned African feminist, activist, and human rights defender with over three decades of experience combating gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa. She is the Founder and Director of the Callas Foundation, based on the Cape Flats, which supports survivors of violence through court accompaniment, psychosocial services, community kitchens, and educational empowerment … Read more
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“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb At Quote This Woman+, we believe in the power of the mic. And in Cape Town over 21–22 May 2025, that mic was handed to African women who are not just participating in global conversations, they’re reshaping … Read more