Mylan Pharmaceuticals has found itself at the center of controversy with its pricing of the EpiPen. EpiPens are used in emergencies to treat severe allergic reactions to insect bites and foods like nuts that can lead to anaphylactic shock. They are auto-injectors, or spring-loaded syringes that provide a single dose of the drug epinephrine, and […]
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Representation in Film: Turkey’s Filmmor Women’s Cooperative
Since 2003, the women of the Turkish organization Filmmor Women’s Cooperative (Filmmor) have held an international women’s film festival and what makes this film festival unique is that it is a traveling festival. The “International Filmmor Women’s Film Festival on Wheels” happens annually in the months of March and April, commencing in the city of […]
The Key to Women Empowerment
Amartya Sen, philosopher and Nobel Prize winning economist, once said, “Empowering women is key to building a future we want”. Sen and many world leaders, scholars, and experts have brought attention to this fact but how exactly do we empower women? 4Girls Glocal Leadership sought to answer this questions by launching their first Women’s Empowerment […]