fresh soil
🌏 Tunisia's new PM is the first woman to lead government in the Arab world: Najla Bouden Ramadhane, a university engineer with World Bank experience, has been lifted from political obscurity to become Tunisia's — and the Arab world's — first female prime minister. → Story
🌍 Meet the Latin American women who launched the global day for safe abortion: Three decades ago, in a small Argentinian beach city, thousands of women’s rights activists met and launched what would become the International Safe Abortion Day – now marked each year around the world on 28 September. → Story
🌍 Scotland is now first country to require LGBTQ+ history in schools: Scotland has officially become the first country in the world to implement a required LGBTQ+ curriculum in schools. Educators have access to e-learning courses on teaching topics related to the LGBTQ+ community, as well as a host of inclusive lesson plans and educational support materials. → Story
water your soul
🍕 The only way you should order a pizza.
🦜 A young Indigenous TikTok star sharing glimpses of her life in a remote indigenous community in the Amazon.
🌀 Languages in other circles of motion.
👑 How a concubine became the ruler of Egypt.
🗿From a bag of bottle caps to redefining Africa’s place in the global art scene.
grow new roots
NORTH AMERICA
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International Affairs – Remote – Research assistant intern – Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Remote – Policy consultant – International Center for Research on Women
Media – Remote – Social media coordinator – The Financial Diet
Civic Org – Remote – Digital marketing fellow – Robert F Kennedy Human Rights
Media – Remote – Assistant editor – Vox Media
Wellness – Remote – Head of marketing – Shine App
Media – Remote – Climate & sustainability reporter – The 19th
Wellness – Remote – Operations associate – Shine
Ed – Ithaca – Associate dean of students for LGBTQ resource center – Cornell University
Media – DC – Public policy intern – Economist Impact
Sports – Oakland – Program manager – Street Soccer
NGO – NY – Fellowship for emerging Asian & Muslim writers – Asian American Writers’ Workshop
Media – NY – Newsletter writer – New York Magazine
Media – DC – Spring editorial intern – Foreign Policy
Philanthropy – SF or NY – Gift processing associate – Global Fund for Women
Civic Org – DC – Email coordinator – Emily's List
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Law – Toronto – Strategic policy advisor for Indigenous initiatives – Law Society of Ontario
Consulting – Remote – Data analyst – Canadian Equality Consulting
ASIA + OCEANIA
NGO – Call for proposals for research on Covid19 & women in Asia – Gender Justice Hub Asia
NGO – Multiple associate roles investigation, ops, comms – Fortify Rights
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NGO – Dhaka – Gender justice & diversity program manager – BRAC
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Think Tank – Beijing – Comms assistant – World Resources Institute
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Marketing – Singapore – APAC trend analyst – Trend Watching
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Tech – Remote – Interaction designer – PeopleGrove
Health – Ahmedabad – Sales & distribution – Saathi
Health – Ahmedabad – Storyteller & comms specialist – Saathi
Tech – Bengaluru – Category manager – Essmart
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NGO – Multiple locations & openings including finance assistant / video consultant – Care Philippines
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Research – Sydney – Human rights research legal fellow – UNSW
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Think Tank – Jakarta – Gender equality analyst – World Resources Institute
AFRICA + MIDDLE EAST
NGO – Consultancies in leadership development training & information technology – African Women's Development Fund
Tech – Digital & innovation fellows – African Union
NGO – Advocacy adviser for Kenya, Zambia, Uganda – Center for Reproductive Rights
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Media – Lagos – Associate editor – The Republic
NGO – Maiduguri – Design, learning, & monitoring coordinator – Search for Common Ground
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NGO – Remote – International gender consultant (french speaking) with experience in West Africa – UNFPA
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NGO – Beirut – Interpreters x2 for gender equality event – Search for Common Ground
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Ed – Meyerton – Interns x5 – Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa
Arts – Cape Town – Art director – Social Systems Labs
NGO – Johannesburg – Equity & engagement coordinator – CIVICUS
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NGO – Kabul – Gender officer – WFP
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Tech – Kigali – Community associate – Co-Creation Hub
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Media – Nairobi – Digital rights & data equity specialist – Thomson Reuters
EUROPE
Ed – Visual media coordinator – Force of Nature
NGO – Eastern European project coordinator – Women in Informal Employment
NGO – Europe digital manager – 350.org
Finance – Senior sustainable finance analyst – Principles for Responsible Investment
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NGO – Paris – Junior economist for innovation & entrepreneurship – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Arts – Zürich – Education program manager – Jacobs Foundation
NGO – Geneva – Gender identity, gender expression & sex characteristics program manager – ILGA
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NGO – Salzburg – Comms associate – Salzburg Global Seminar
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NGO – Remote Belgium or Netherlands – Intern – European Journalism Center
NGO – Brussels – EU media assistant – Oxfam International EU Office
NGO – Brussels – Associate project officer – European Union Global Diaspora Facility
Consulting – Brussels or London – Junior public policy consultant – ICF
Environment – Brussels – Comms consultant – Arctik
Civic Org – Brussels – Responding to violent extremism assistant – European Institute of Peace
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NGO – Budapest – Legal officer – PILnet
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Marketing – Barcelona – Academy manager – Trend Watching
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Banking – Frankfurt – Multiple traineeships – European Central Bank
Banking – Frankfurt – Digital security specialist – European Central Bank
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Consulting – Copenhagen – Media graduate program – Dalberg
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Marketing – Amsterdam / Rotterdam – Design intern – Trend Watching
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PR – Remote – Digital media intern – Global Office Consulting
NGO – Remote – Admin officer part-time – Sex Education Forum
Tech – Remote – User researcher – Chayn
Finance – Remote – HR & team assistant – Finance Earth
Finance – Remote – Associate – Finance Earth
NGO – London – Young women's program manager – Advance
NGO – Flexible in London – Executive assistant – Fair4All Finance
VC – Flexible in London – Associate – Seedcamp
Research – London – Data justice & global ethical futures research assistant –Alan Turing Institute
LATIN AMERICA + CARIBBEAN
Marketing – LATAM content analysis intern based in South America or Barcelona –Trend Watching
NGO – Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean researcher – Business and Human Rights Resource Center
NGO – Regional project manager in gender & gender-based violence – HIAS
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NGO – Mexico City – Regional researcher – Amnesty
NGO – Mexico City – Monitoring, evaluation, & learning specialist for LAC – Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Consulting – Mexico City – Global knowledge associate – Dalberg
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NGO – Bogotá – Learning coordinator for GBV program – HIAS
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Ed – Remote – English teacher – Voxy
Ed – Remote – Junior software engineer – Voxy
Philanthropy – Rio or Sāo Paulo – Program manager for Latin America – Co –Impact
REMOTE
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NGO – Trustworthy AI senior fellow – Mozilla Foundation
Environment – Climate science research assistant, Copywriter for social media & web, & more awesome openings – Terraformation
Consulting – Senior global business development associate – Dalberg
NGO – Implementation coordinator – Women in Informal Employment
NGO – Website redesign – Safe Abortion Action Fund
NGO – Finance & operations associate – New Venture Fund
NGO – Project consultant – WHO Gender Equity Hub
Tech – Market researcher in multiple locations – Bumble
Media – Writers – Grow Ensemble
NGO – Admin assistant – CISV
Philanthropy – Multiple roles including TikTok content creator, Operations intern, Full stack engineer – Bold
sponsored seeds
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branch out
🧠EXPLORE
Can we change our sexual desires? Should we?
I used to think my disability made me unlovable. Here’s how I’m dismantling my internalized ableism.
Teaching as a Pakistani American Muslim feminist: ten, twenty years on.
Living root bridges over rivers used for centuries and other climate technologies from Indigenous peoples.
What is revenge bedtime procrastination?
Ideas to decolonize your academic research.
📆 JOIN
Oct 6: African Women in Artificial Intelligence
A three-part series that will explore the landscape of Artificial Intelligence across Africa through a feminist lens. This first part outlines existing AI applications on the continent, factors that drive or hinder AI innovation, and ethical concerns surrounding the impact of AI on women in the African context.
Oct 15: Better Tech Career Fair
Public interest technology convention and fair, the first convening of its kind in the US, bringing together the country’s most talented students, leading researchers, organizations, and companies at the forefront of creating responsible and accountable public interest technology.
Oct 20 Decolonizing Drug Policy
This webinar will explore the colonial origins of British policing and trace these legacies into contemporary conversations about the war on drugs, carcerality and racist state violence. It will explore alternatives to punishment and policies that are grounded in principles of decoloniality and abolition.
Oct 25: Asexuality Asia Conference
The world's first online conference examining and celebrating the intersection of Asexual identities in Asia.
💸 FUND$
Open global call to support gender initiatives making systems just and inclusive and advance women's leadership at all levels.
Grant program for women entrepreneurs in Ireland.
🦋GROW
How to start coding, how to get your first developer job, and more in the Ladybug Podcast, a podcast by 4 awesome software developers.
A UNESCO fellowship for South Asian young people on behaviour change communication, with a special focus on intersectional feminism and digital rights.
Storytelling & impact workshops for LGBTQ+ activists in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
A 3-week design course to collaboratively imagine tech products that work towards equality.
For African storytellers and creators: a paid creative fellowship program with a lens focused on Africa’s narratives and stories coming from the pandemic.
The Wild Program is a 6-month leadership and career accelerator program for future female STEM leaders in Australia.
community garden
Spotted in our garden this week is a community CHALLENGE!! And yes, there's not one but multiple rewards to go around for participating 😎
Ok, here we go…🥁
To join, all you have to do is refer The Bloom to your friends; if you get 3 new friends to sign up for the newsletter by next Sunday October 10th, you will get a free career coaching call with me where you can ask me for support on anything from CV or LinkedIn glow-ups, to a more abstract session where we can work through a challenges you’re facing like feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Send an email to info@readtobloom.com once you’ve completed the challenge to book our coaching call together💪🏽
