Excited to share: @GETCities and @DataKind have released a groundbreaking report I authored on equity in tech "Technologist Retention at the Intersections". This report highlights issues of race, gender, and intersectionality with regard to experiences in the tech industry.

Every home should be a sanctuary 💜 #dvawareness

Trigger Alert- Marceline Kongolo-Bice founded SOS Femmes en Dangers, a grassroots NGO in the Congo that aids survivors of sexual assault and empower women. At the age of 13, she fled militia gunfire in Congo after she refused to marry a local commander . #DVAwarenessMonth

Trigger Alert - Supermodel, Waris Dirie has spoken poignantly in the Guardian about being subjected to FGM when she was only 5, Since then she has founded several medical centers offering women reconstructive surgery and founded the Desert Flower Foundation. #DVMonth

Natalie Robi Tingo is the Founder of Msichana Empowerment Kuria, a women-led community-based organization in rural Kenya that has since 2015 worked to end female genital mutilation (FGM) by tackling its root causes and empowering women and girls. #DVAwarenessMonth

Mzuri Issa, a journalist, exposed a law in the early 90s that discriminated against women who got pregnant out of wedlock. The penalty could include a prison sentence for the pregnant woman. She advocated alongside activists until the law was changed in 2005 #DVAwarenessMonth

Celebrating Erin Pizzey, a British author and activist. She founded the world's first domestic violence shelter in 1971 in Chiswick, London, to provide a safe haven for abused women and their children. #DVAwarenessmonth

Angela Dwamena-Aboagye is a Ghanaian lawyer, gender activist and the Executive Director of The Ark Foundation Ghana. She set up the first shelter for women and set up a crisis centre to render legal services for sexual and gender-based violence victims #DVAwarenessMonth

October is #DomesticViolenceAwareness Month and the fight for women to live free from violence is a cause that is close to my heart. For the rest of the month I will highlight women who have been instrumental in keeping women safe and helping survivors heal.

Rounding up the month with the historic Mirabal Sisters. ✨ Patria, Minerva, María Teresa, were three Dominican sisters who opposed the authoritarian rule of Rafael Trujillo. Posthumously they became symbols of feminist resistance. #NationalHispanicMonth

Virginia Brindis de Salas is the first Black woman in Latin America to publish a book. The 1947 title Pregón de Marimorena meaning Marimorena proclamation discussed the exploitation and discrimination against Black women in Uruguay. #NationalHispanicMonth

Writers have a special place in my heart so I am celebrating Isabel Allende, a renowned Chilean-American author known for her magical realism. Her storytelling, full of passion and imagination, has made her one of the most-read Spanish-language authors.. #NationalHispanicMonth

Ellen Ochoa is a trailblazer! She's an American engineer, former astronaut, and the first Hispanic woman to go to space. She's also served as director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. #HispanicHeritageMonth

In honor of #WorldMentalHealth Day, I want to highlight the renowned painter, Frida Kahlo, a passionate advocate for mental health, often using her art to navigate her own struggles. Despite experiencing health issues, she remains a symbol of strength and resilience.

Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court! Appointed by President Obama in 2009, she's known for her commitment to justice and her inspiring journey from a Bronx housing project to the highest court in the land. #BlackHispanicMonth

Highlighting Dolores Huerta, a champion of labor rights and social justice in the US. She is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers, a labor union for farmworkers in the US that fights for better wages and working conditions. #HispanicHeritageMonth

Selena Quintanilla, known as the "Queen of Tejano music", was considered one of the most influential Latina artists. She made a significant impact in music and won the Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album in 1994.

It is #Hispanic Heritage Month till October 15 and I will be commemorating this by highlighting the contributions and influence of Hispanic #womxn to the #history, #culture, and #achievements of the world!

Celebrating my friend and freedom fighter Mary Hooks, an influential activist and a leader in #StopCopCity. This movement has amassed more than 30,000 signatures in an attempt to put a referendum on the ballot against the creation of a police training facility in Atlanta.

I want to shine the light on the Ghanaian women who withstood rain and sun to participate in the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest as a stand against the government's economic hardships and mismanagement of the economy. 📷 @FathiaNkrumah

Highlighting Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a standout black transgender rights activist. Her advocacy is deeply rooted in fighting for girls and #Transwomen of color who've endured police brutality and abuses while in prison. #WomenLeaders #FreedomFighters