Women that inspire us
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!
In honour of International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, here are some of the women that have inspired us to be the best we can be.
SERENA WILLIAMS
Undoubtedly one of the greatest tennis players ever, Serena has been at the top of her game for over 20 years, winning 23 grand slam titles.
Former world number 1, Serena also serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, helping to establish schools to provide quality education to vulnerable children in Africa and Asia.
Kamala Harris
His icon made history in 2020 when she was elected as the 49th Vice President of the United States. This made her the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, and the first African American and first Asian American vice president.
Kamala began her political career in 2015 when she was elected to the senate, after a successful campaign trail where she called for immigration and criminal-justice reforms, increases to the minimum wage, and protection of women’s reproductive rights.
Emma Watson
Most people know Emma best as book-worm Hermionie Granger in the Harry Potter films, but she has also dedicated a lot of her time to philanthropy and charity work.
In 2014 she was appointed a UN Women Goodwill ambassador, and since then has frequently been in the media for equality campaigning and has been involved in the promotion of girls’ education for several years and previously visited Bangladesh and Zambia as part of her humanitarian efforts.
Amal Clooney
Although she became a household name in 2014 due to her marriage to famous actor George Clooney, Amal was already a successful Human Rights Lawyer in her own right long before she met George.
Celebrated humanitarian, high-powered barrister, and mother of twins with her actor husband George. Amal is licensed to practice law in both the United Kingdom and the United States, and has been involved with a number of high-profile cases.
Whitney Wolfe Herd
The founder and CEO of Bumble, Whitney became the world's youngest female self-made billionaire after taking the company public in 2021.
Bumble is a popular social and dating app, which unlike other dating apps, empowers women to make the first moves in both love and business.
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