Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Sep 30
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98dmq03n92o
h/t @cstross
https://wandering.shop/@cstross/115293364720338490
#Afghanistan #Taliban #WomensOpportunities #GirlsOpportunities #HumanRights
Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet

For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.

Rich Stein (he/him)Jun 25, 2025
$1 towards a girl’s education = $3 for the global economy: That's how development works — UN News
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164856
#EconomicImpact #education
#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities
$1 towards a girl’s education = $3 for the global economy: That's how development works

Helping those with less isn’t charity – it’s a shared investment in a better future. Yet global development financing is under strain. An upcoming UN conference in Sevilla, Spain, aims to change that by mobilizing large-scale investment for a more just and sustainable world.

UN News
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Feb 11, 2025
@Sheril
#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities!!!
Rich Stein (he/him)Sep 25, 2024

Cats have more freedom than Afghan women - Meryl Streep

A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but girls do not have such freedoms under the Taliban, she said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr54d3qd5r7o
#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities — or they don't. #Afghanistan #Taliban #HumanRights #WomensRights

Afghanistan: Cats have more freedom than women, says Meryl Streep

A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but girls do not have such freedoms under the Taliban, she said.

Rich Stein (he/him)Aug 23, 2024
#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities — vote
https://flipboard.social/@coffeegeek/113009471121083767
h/t @CoffeeGeek @ukuku
#USpol #USpolitics #USelections #election #elections #Harris #Walz #vote
CoffeeGeek (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image #NCP That's the photo. That's the one. (Todd Heisler of The New York Times)

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Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Aug 23, 2024
@coffeegeek
#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities!
Rich Stein (he/him)Aug 12, 2024

Should be interesting:
"Swifties mobilize to support Kamala Harris" —
"... fans of world’s most famous ‘childless cat lady’ emerge as political force"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/swifties-kamala-harris-campaign

Background (maybe): https://www.wonkette.com/p/uh-oh-donald-trump-look-what-you

- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/did-taylor-swift-endorse-kamala-harris-instagram-post-sparks-speculation/articleshow/112411886.cms

Link for Swifties for Kamala kickoff call: https://actionnetwork.org/events/swifties-for-kamala-kickoff-call

#S4K #USpol #USpolitics #USelections #election #elections #Harris #Walz #vote #GirlsOpportunities #WomensOpportunities

Getting back together: Swifties mobilize to support Kamala Harris

Swifties4Kamala has 180,000 followers as fans of world’s most famous ‘childless cat lady’ emerge as political force

The Guardian
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Aug 12, 2024
@mediapartblogs
Les opportunités des filles deviennent des opportunités pour les femmes
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#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities!
Cc: @[email protected]
Rich Stein (he/him)Aug 9, 2024
#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities
https://ohai.social/@TarkabarkaHolgy/112915929257240675
h/t @TarkabarkaHolgy @theappletree
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág (@[email protected])

People: "I don't read old stories to my daughters because they are outdated and sexist and women are all passive princesses waiting to be saved." Me: I set out to read 26 traditional epics about woman heroes, and so far I have found 32. #epics #folklore #women #storytelling #representation #WomensEpics #folktales

ohai.social
Rich Stein (he/him)Jun 25, 2024
#GirlsOpportunities become #WomensOpportunities — when allowed.
https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/112676605996372870 #AnneFrank
#NeverAgain