Inspiring Thursday: Nilde Iotti (1920 – 1999)
On April 25th Italy celebrates “Liberation Day”, to remember the defeat of fascism and the victory of the Resistance. But how was fascism defeated? This … read article
#WAVEmembers: Standing Together Against Domestic Violence, UK
This week, the WAVE journey to its members brings us to the UK. Meet Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (STADV)! STADV is a UK charity … read article
Introducing: What the WAVE? Podcast
During these times of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of use are fatigued with the news and are so oversaturated by this point that we don’t … read article
Inspiring Thursday: Maria Teresa Horta
Maria Teresa Horta is a Portuguese writer, journalist and poet, born in Lisbon in 1937, known for her fascinating and provocative writing, in times where … read article
Biased towards Racism
The importance of computer algorithms has been increasing in the decision-making process. The potential of the development of these tools is immensely vast, be it … read article
“Including” young people in conversations about the future is not good enough anymore
2019 marked the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, where 179 governments agreed and adopted a Programme of … read article
Inspiring Thursday: Judy Chicago
“I wanted to see if women before me had encountered the same kind of challenges that I was facing, but I discovered that so much … read article
“We can despair, but we will keep going!”
Mary Crilly, director of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork, gave an empowering speech at the last WAVE Conference. We think that her words are of … read article
Inspiring Thursday: Margaret Burbidge (1919-2020)
“The situation for women in astronomy has changed dramatically in my lifetime,” (The San Francisco Chronicle, 2005). Eleanor Margaret Burbidge was born in Davenport, in northwest England … read article
Inspiring Thursday: Adrienne Rich (1929–2012)
“Diving Into the Wreck.” (1974) I am here, the mermaid whose dark hair streams black, the merman in his armored body We circle silently about … read article
