Students From Around The World To Train Like Astronauts
Honeywell, a company that invents and manufactures technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanization, has invited 325 students to an immersive, STEM-focused Leadership Challenge Academy Experience at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The 325 students from 35 countries and 25 U.S. states and territories will […]
David Yurman Joins Executive Producing Team For ‘Gender In Hollywood’
A new film will examine Hollywood’s gender bias through personal stories, leading research, and celebrity accounts. David Yurman is joining executive producer and Academy Award- winning actor and advocate Geena Davis in the upcoming feature-length documentary ‘Gender In Hollywood’ (working title). The film examines Hollywood’s gender bias through first-hand accounts from some of Hollywood’s leading industry professionals both in front of […]
Erasing Gender & Racial Pay Gap Requires a Uniform Approach
Today marks the launch of Mind The Gap, an initiative to bring together organizations who have done the hard work of studying and correcting pay gaps. Never before has there been a public, generally accepted methodology for measuring pay gaps across race, gender, or any other demographic segment. Mind the Gap’s methodology and implementation guide […]
I Lost my Arm, But I’m Still Part of Football
The love of football helped young Serbian Ljubomir Moravac recover from the loss of part of his left arm in a road accident – which ended his promising career as a goalkeeper – and he has found a new way forward in the game as a referee Every month, as part of its #EqualGame campaign, UEFA […]
A 15,000 Calorie Diet, 45kg log and 100km shark-infested water swim
Endurance athlete Ross Edgley swims from Martinique to St Lucia… with a twist. From climbing a rope the height of Mount Everest to running a marathon while pulling a MINI, Ross Edgley is no stranger to the extreme. But the 32-year-old’s latest challenge is one he billed his toughest yet, swimming over 100 kilometres in jellyfish and […]
Noor Daoud is Drifting Against The Tide
Palestinian drift racing star Noor Daoud relishes breaking down global barriers. Palestinian drift racing star Noor Daoud has spent her adult life breaking down barriers in the world of sport and she is only getting started. She launched her motorsport career in 2009 when she took part in a speed test, graduating to the high octane world […]
Here Comes The Pride: Historic Gay Wedding At Sea
In a historic ceremony hosted on board Celebrity Equinox, Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray have become the first same-sex couple ever to be legally married at sea on a major cruise line. The grooms were joined by their immediate family for an intimate ceremony officiated by Captain Dimitrios Manetas. They exchanged vows against the signature backdrop of the rose wall […]
Venture Capitalist Messes With The Wrong Dad
Purpose-driven agency Oliver Russell has launched a campaign to advance paid parental leave policies in the wake of venture capitalist Michael Moritz denigrating paternity leave in his Financial Times op-ed. Moritz, a partner at Sequoia Capital, praised the 24/7 work ethic of China, singling out paternity leave and work-life balance in the United States as particular concern, writing: “These […]
Bill Gates And Roger Federer Team Up in Match For Africa
Nineteen-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer will play his first-ever match in the Bay Area on March 5. Federer will take on American tennis star Jack Sock at the SAP Center in San Jose in an exhibition match to support children’s education in Africa. Celebrity guests Bill Gates and Savannah Guthrie will also take to the court in a celebrity-pro doubles match with net proceeds […]
New Zealand PM Joins Five Other ‘Power Mums’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received a flood of congratulatory messages after she announced she was pregnant with her first child, with campaigners lauding the support as a sign of women’s rights progress. The popular and charismatic politician, New Zealand’s third female leader, who took office last year after a closely fought election, said […]
