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Our goal is to educate our community about important issues and inspire them to take action. We have a range of content in store for you from gender-based violence all the way to sports. Take a look at our blogs below, and don't hesitate to leave us some comments.

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025: Progress, Power, and Possibility

Every year on March 8th, the world comes together to celebrate International Women’s Day, a time dedicated to honoring the achievements...

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Mar 83 min read

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Celebrating Global Learning Access : International Day of Education 2025

Harper McGowan Take yourself back in time to December 3rd, 2018, the day The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution...

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Feb 273 min read

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Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation: A Global Commitment

Harleen Shergill On February 6th, the world observed the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This...

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Feb 273 min read

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Sydney Burland In 2016, the United Nations established the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated annually on...

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Feb 274 min read

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Why Investing in Gender Equality is More Important Than Ever

It has been recently stated by the United Nations Women's committee that gender equality may take up to 300 years to achieve if we do...

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Feb 212 min read

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Feminism in Gaming: Exploring the Stereotypes of Gaming Culture

Introduction and Rise of the Gaming Industry Over the past few decades, there has been major growth in the gaming industry. Previously...

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Feb 213 min read

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Awareness into Action : November 25th’s International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

What is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women ? The aim of this day is to shed light on the various...

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Nov 1, 20244 min read

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International Persons Day: Its Importance, Relevance Today, and Reflections on Afghanistan

International Persons Day: Its Importance, Relevance Today, and Reflections on Afghanistan By: Harleen Shergill Let’s go back to October...

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Oct 26, 20243 min read

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“Equality is Investment”:Addressing Women’s FinancialInequality at the CSW68

From March 11th to 22nd, the U.N. held the 68th Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s theme focused on the role of economics in...

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Mar 27, 20244 min read

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Black History Month: EmpoweringBlack Women and Girls in Science

With the recent passing of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th and February being Black History Month,...

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Feb 28, 20243 min read

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Empowering Women: Is MarriageAnti-Feminist?

Marriage was never designed to benefit women. In modern discussions, criticizing marriage, a concept deeply integrated into the...

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Nov 15, 20233 min read

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Strength in Numbers: Women in Iceland Strike for Equal Pay and Against Gender-Based Violence

On October 24, 2023, thousands of the Icelandic population, including women and non-binary individuals, showed up to oppose gender-based...

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Nov 5, 20232 min read

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Using their platforms: What These Brands Did to Celebrate International Women’s Day

As we are all (or at I least hope!) aware, we celebrated March 8th International Women’s Day in honor of past and ongoing fights for...

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Mar 17, 20232 min read

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Inspiring women featured in 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30

Forbes has recently released its annual 30 Under 30 list for North America, which features young leaders and entrepreneurs across the...

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Mar 16, 20232 min read

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Women Peacekeepers in Zambia Receive $1 million Grant to Improve Gender Equality

Zambian peacekeepers during training (source) In an effort to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, The Elsie...

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Feb 25, 20232 min read

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The Stigma's Women Still Undergo Daily

No matter the social progress that has been made towards women’s rights throughout history, such as the suffragettes who fought for our...

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Feb 25, 20232 min read

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India’s G20 Presidency: An Opportunity forWomen-Led Development

India assuming the G20 Presidency from Indonesia during G20 meeting in November 2022 (Source) On December 1st, 2022, India assumed the...

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Jan 19, 20232 min read

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Why Investing in Gender Equality is More Important Than Ever

It has been recently stated by the United Nations Women's committee that gender equality may take up to 300 years to achieve if we do...

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Jan 19, 20232 min read

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Charlotte’s Picks: Top 5 Taylor Swift songs

A role model for many young girls and women, Taylor Swift is one of the music industry’s top superstars, both for her incredible ...

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Dec 5, 20223 min read

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Mourning the death of women's rights activist and SEWA founder Ela Bhatt

Ela Bhatt with members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (Source) “There is no development without self-reliance. But there is no...

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Dec 5, 20222 min read

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The views expressed in our blogs are solely those of the author, and are not always reflective of the views of the GirlUp Queen's Team

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