fresh soil

🌍 The unsung Caribbean roots of the vegan food movement: Most Western diners know Jamaican food for its bold flavors like “jerk” and a heavy emphasis on meat. However, Rastafarians (“Rastas”) have promoted vegan lifestyles for nearly a century. Rastafarianism is a spiritual practice rich with political ideology and a reverence for the Earth. And their veganism is part of a broader belief in Black sovereignty, health, and ecological harmony. → Story​
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🌍 A book club that helped spark the US gay-rights movement: What was a year-long obsession is now a thorough article on a fascinating piece of US history. The author takes us on a journey about a forgotten 1950s newsletter dedicated to gay literature. It built up a mailing list of thousands of people despite threats from the FBI. → Story​
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🌍 Decolonizing "sustainability" – a case study through the Indian fashion industry: Sustainable fashion that ‘otherizes’ the village thrives on the carefully-constructed case that the village is stuck in the glorious past. This urban fascination for the exotic village is not a new theme; it has to do with the specific colonial history of India that has resulted in a seemingly eternal tightrope walk between tradition and modernity. → Story​

water your soul

🌙 Enter a place where Afro-Cuban music becomes a spiritual language.
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🇨🇳 Trailblazing Chinese photographers.
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😂 Every TED talk ever. Ever.

🐌 The snail with a right heart: a true story.
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🚀 The women behind promising tech in the private space industry.
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🦋 Bringing Nigerian indigenous mythology to life.

grow new roots

NORTH AMERICA​
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​NGO – Remote – Policy consultant – International Center for Research on Women​
​Media – Remote – Junior graphic designer – Career Contessa​
​International Affairs – Remote – Part-time consultant on elevating Black & POC voices project – Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security​
​Civic Org – Remote – Digital marketing fellow – Robert F Kennedy Human Rights​
​NGO – Remote – Comms fellow – Pay Our Interns​
​International Affairs – Remote – Research assistant intern – Sustainable Development Solutions Network​
​Tech – Palo Alto – AI research assistant – Salesforce​
​NGO – DC – Gender equality research fellow – Center for Global Development​
​Tech – DC – Multiple awesome openings – TechChange
​Ed – Ann Arbor – Anti-racist data justice faculty position – University of Michigan​
​NGO – NY – Enterprise reporter – The Markup​
​Media – NY – Newsletter writer – New York Magazine
​Ed – Ithaca – Associate dean of students for LGBTQ+ resource center – Cornell University​
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​NGO – Toronto – Indigenous language instructor – Native Canadian Center of Toronto​
​NGO – Toronto – Human resources specialist – Native Canadian Center of Toronto
​Consulting – Remote – Data analyst – Canadian Equality Consulting​
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ASIA + OCEANIA
NGO – Geospatial analyst for Asia-Pacific Region – Humanitarian OpenStreetMap​
NGO – Consultants – Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development​
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Philanthropy – Remote – Admin assistant – Co-Impact​
NGO – New Delhi – LGBTQ+ program associate – Naz Foundation​
​Philanthropy – New Delhi – Program manager for learning & evaluation – Co-Impact​
​Tech – Mumbai – Project management intern – Viamo​
Ed – Bangalore – Multiple openings including Research analyst, Junior specialists in hygine, Digital media associates – Indian Institute for Human Settlements ​
Tech – Mumbai – PR associate – Bumble​
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​Media – Flexible – China editor – Rest of World​
​Media – Flexible – China reporter – Rest of World​
​Think Tank – Beijing – Comms assistant – World Resources Institute ​
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​Fashion – Sydney – Community associate – Poshmark​
Fashion – Sydney – Marketing associate – Poshmark
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NGO – Suva – Monitoring & evaluation database officer – Pacific Community​
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NGO – Dhaka – Executive assistant – Islamic Development Bank​
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​AFRICA + MIDDLE EAST
Ed – Research associates – African Leadership University​
​Environment – Climate finance manager – UpEnergy​
​Environment – Business development fellow – UpEnergy
​Tech – Customer experience manager – Viamo​
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Ed – Beirut – 6 month intern – Ifpo Department of Contemporary Studies ​
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Philanthropy – Nairobi – Admin assistant – Co-Impact​
​Consulting – Nairobi – Comms intern – Options ​
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NGO – Nampula – Climate change adaptation manager – ACDI VOCA​
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NGO – Dakar – Health informatics associate for West Africa – The Clinton Health Access Initiative​
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Tech – Cairo – Country manager – Viamo​
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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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​Arts – Cape Town – Art director – Social Systems Labs​
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​Tech – Kigali – Community associate – Co-Creation Hub​
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​EUROPE
NGO – Call for researchers on structural & institutional racism – European Network Against Racism​
​NGO – Carbon finance consultant for Berlin, Amsterdam or Rotterdam office – Climate Focus​
​Ed – Visual media coordinator – Force of Nature
​Tech – Sustainability & comms specialist *right to work in Spain, Portugal, or UK* – Vizzuality
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​NGO – Employment project worker – Scottish Refugee Council​
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​Arts – Zürich – Program specialist – Global Education Museum​
​NGO – Geneva – Ops trainee – ICRC​
​Finance – Geneva – Impact associate – Bamboo Capital Partners​
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NGO – Remote – Climate policy, economics, & finance traineeship – Climate Focus
​Ed – Utrecht – Postdoctoral research position on gender equality in the European Union – Utrecht University​
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Tech – Lisbon or US remote – Product manager – Hala System
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NGO – Stockholm – Program administrator – Civil Rights Defenders​
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NGO – Remote – Admin officer part-time – Sex Education Forum
​NGO – Remote – Supervising lawyer for refugee legal support & safe passage international – Afghan Pro Bono Initiative​
​NGO – Flexible – Digital strategist – Forward Action​
​Ed – Oxford – Departmental lecturer in forced migration – University of Oxford​
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Ed – Osnabrück – Research fellow – Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies
​Ed – Berlin – Student research assistant for disruptions from AI project – Max Planck Institute for Human Development​
​NGO – Berlin or DC – Land & climate science consultant – Climate Focus​
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NGO – Copenhagen – Development & outreach intern – Human Rights Watch​
​Tech – Copenhagen – Junior Devops engineer – NorthQ​
​Tech – Copenhagen – Product data anlyst – Linkfire​
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Think Tank – Barcelona – Multiple traineeships – European Institute of the Mediterranean​
​Marketing – Barcelona – Academy manager – Trend Watching​
​Media – Barcelona – Digital marketing associate – Devex​
​Tech – Barcelona – Freelance localization specialist – Bumble​
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NGO –  Paris – Advocacy intern – CARE France​
​Public Safety – Nîmes – Interns x2 – Resilience France​
​NGO – Paris – Junior economist for innovation & entrepreneurship – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development​
​Research – Courbevoie – Junior business intelligence consultant – Vélite​
​Philanthropy – Roissy-en-France – Foundation project manager – RAJA-Danièle Marcovici Foundation​
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​NGO – Remote Belgium or Netherlands – Intern – European Journalism Center
​Consulting – Brussels – Junior public affairs consultant – VELUX​
​NGO – Brussels – EU media assistant – Oxfam International EU Office
​Consulting – Brussels or London – Junior public policy consultant – ICF​
​Environment – Brussels – Comms consultant – Arctik
​Civic Org – Brussels – Events & comms intern – European Peace Institute
​Civic Org – Brussels – Responding to violent extremism assistant – European Institute of Peace​
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NGO – Rome – Intern – NATO Defense College
​NGO – Milan – Part-time admin – Mama Chat
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LATIN AMERICA + CARIBBEAN
NGO – Comms director – Chicas Poderosas​
​Marketing – LATAM content analysis intern based in South America or Barcelona –Trend Watching​
​NGO – Head of Latin America & the Caribbean – Girls Not Brides​
​NGO – Junior & senior consultants – FAO​
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​NGO – Port-au-Prince – Impact specialist – CARE
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​NGO – GBV & trafficking expert – American bar Association​
NGO – Multiple jobs in monitoring & evaluation – USAID​
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​Consulting – Mexico City – Global knowledge associate – Dalberg​
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​Ed – Remote – English teacher – Voxy​
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REMOTE
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Research – Membership engagement coordinator – Association for Women's Rights in Development​
​Research – Digital comms coordinator – Association for Women's Rights in Development​
​NGO – Advisory services program coordinator – Women Win​
​NGO – Gender index writer/editor – Equal Measures 2030​
​NGO – Part-time comms coordinator – Global Forest Coalition
​NGO – Admin assistant – CISV
​Security – Counterterrorism intelligence analysts – Counterterrorism Group​
Ed – Part-time community lead – Fiveable​
​Civic Org – Community manager – Foresight Institute​
NGO – Trustworthy AI senior fellow – Mozilla Foundation​

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​Latina, Latino, or LatinX? A comic book artist made fantastic illustration to help you understand why "LatinX" is growing in popularity and why it's not really a gender-neutral term for everyone.
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The gender researcher's guide to an equal marriage.
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A queer film banned by Kenya now available to stream online free.
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How to fund truly interesting ideas and step away from the algorithmic feeds of big tech: rewilding your attention.
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Adapting your leadership to a multigenerational workplace.
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99% of fitness apps are built for men. But this Olympic athlete is building a femtech start-up aimed at amateur athletes.
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​Oct 15: Plant Based World Conference​
The latest product innovations, expert speakers in a world class conference, networking opportunities and more.​
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​Oct 20: Startup Equality Summit​
A virtual event that will focus on ways for underrepresented entrepreneurs to thrive across geographies and industries regardless of their background.
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$500 grants to trans people of color and activists of color doing rad art or activism. The Gender Reveal Podcast team are specifically looking for applicants whose work supports trans folks, people of color, or other marginalized communities, and/or whose work fosters exploration and celebration of gender diversity.
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​Online course on Indigenous People's rights from Columbia University. The course examines how Indigenous Peoples have been contesting norms, institutions and global debates in the past 50 years, re-shaping and decolonizing international institutions and how they have contributed to some of the most important contemporary debates, including human rights, development, law.
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A UNESCO fellowship for South Asian young people on behaviour change communication, with a special focus on intersectional feminism and digital rights.
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​Storytelling & impact workshops for LGBTQ+ activists in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
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​A free virtual 6-month Programme for future leaders of Africa designed to provide forward thinking and creative young minds with world class leadership training and tools, under the overarching themes of Leading the Self, Leading Others and Leading Systems, to set them on the right path early on in their careers as they emerge as the future leaders of Africa, helping them to create the Africa that they deserve and desire.
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The Wild Program is a 6-month leadership and career accelerator program for future female STEM leaders in Australia.
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For our Italian Bloomers out there! The Financial Times x Il Sole 24 Ore challenge is looking for 100 talented individuals who are proactive, curious and entrepreneurial to take part in the FTxMade in Italy Challenge 2022, the first edition of a global competition about the future of Made in Italy around the world, from digitalisation and sustainability.

community garden

Spotted in our community garden this week is...another newsletter creator, Mansi Gupta 🤩 Mansi is the founder of Unconforming, a twice-monthly newsletter about all things women + design. Unconforming observes the world's systems and services through a women-centric lens – identifying the ways in which we fail to serve women today, and how we might begin to meet their needs. Every issue includes new women-centric design strategies, and curated lists of opps and resources at the intersection of women, design, and impact.
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