Now I will admit, the thought of stepping up to speak to the UN assembly as the sole representative of over half the world’s population did terrify me a little.
Eleanor Parkes: Will the Real Environmental Heroes Please Stand Up
Two people are killed every week defending the environment. This number is rising. Today at the United Nations Environment Assembly we urged world leaders to take immediate action to reverse this devastating trend. To open the discussion we asked them to stand and acknowledge the ultimate sacrifice of these environmental defenders.
Robin Singh: Hypocrite Me!
Will I gain enough in terms of knowledge and understanding that I can drive a positive change back home in order to offset my footprint of this trip and all the flight trips I have taken?
OECD Forum delegate Anna Goble featured on Stuff
Today our OECD Forum delegate Anna was featured on Stuff! Read their article here to find out about what she sees as the biggest challenges to be discussed at the conference, and how she feels being the only Southlander on the team.
Ihlara McIndoe: Confidence in Menstruation - A Marathon of an Effort.
Menstruation is not a new, outrageous, unheard of concept - women have been doing it since...well...forever. But a stigma around menstruation and the discussion of it still exists, and has extremely negative impacts on women and girls worldwide. It is vital for the feminist cause that society loses the stigma surrounding menstruation, as it creates shame about femininity. We need to be able to talk about menstruation without feeling embarrassed or ashamed. We need to identify access to menstrual products as a basic human right for all girls and women. And we need to be proud of the bleedin’ cool things women’s bodies can do.
Deborah Tan: A Better World
How do we move from a world where there is so much injustice, to a world where things are right?
Eleanor Parkes: Trash Landing
How much waste does one person produce on an average international flight? Where does accountability lie for this waste? How can we get around strict government regulations for deplaned waste?
Suzy McKinney: Growing up Helen
The message that, “girls can do anything” was certainly a very enduring and persuasive component of my childhood – but I think all the more powerful reality was that I actually got to see a woman really doing it. It wasn’t just a message, it was a reality that I could see depicted in the newspaper each day. It wore red blazers.