Ladybrille congratulates Africa Style Daily’s Zandile Blay who has been named the Editor-in-Chief of the newly launched Hello! Magazine Nigeria. Blay is also a Fashion Journalism Professor at Syracruse University. Read Blay’s first Editor-in-Chief message in her role as Editor in Chief for Hello! Magazine Nigeria. -Uduak Oduok “Welcome to the new online home of …
Here at Ladybrille, we love and celebrate the unapologetically brilliant woman, regardless of race or socio-economic background. One such woman is Nigeria’s Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, an Attorney, Filmmaker and Founder of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). Ladybrille has featured Anyiam-Osigwe’s events for many years now so be sure to revisit some of our prior coverage …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 22, 2013 — Omidyar Network today announced that Ory Okolloh has joined as a director, investments within the philanthropic investment firm’s government transparency initiative. Okolloh will help drive the organization’s work in supporting innovative organizations that use technology and media platforms to provide access to information and the tools necessary for …
Women in Economic Decision-making How can gender gaps be closed at the highest levels of economic decision-making? Dimensions to be addressed: – Increasing female graduates in relevant fields – Overcoming mid-career development hurdles – Exploring potential of regulatory intervention • Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University, USA • Kevin Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Heidrick & …
WIE releases its 60 Annual women Influencers in Africa and a handful from the fashion and entertainment industries make the list including Alek Wek, Iman, Lisa Folawiyo of Jewel by Lisa and Folake Folarin-Coker of Tiffany Amber. Check out the full list and last year’s WIE feature on Africa. Media and Culture Dambisa Moyo – …