Edition #5: June 3, 2024

Every month, She Writes highlights women contributors whose ideas deserve wider attention, and offers a curated selection of incisive commentaries written by women.

Jodie Ginsberg is CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit organization working worldwide to ensure that journalists can report freely and safely. A journalist by profession, Ginsberg began her career with Reuters news agency. She then became CEO of Index on Censorship, a group dedicated to defending freedom of expression, and, later, of Internews Europe, a media development non-profit.

Our Freedoms Depend on Press Freedom – Free to Read

Ginsberg warns that the increased targeting of journalists and the media is a key indicator of democratic erosion.

Rachel Ruto is First Lady of Kenya. She is the founder and patron of Mama Doing Good, which aims to catalyze socio-economic transformation in Kenyan communities through initiatives focused on women’s economic empowerment, environment and climate action, and “mercy works,” which includes emergency response and youth empowerment. Ruto also founded the Joyful Women Organization, an initiative to empower rural women financially.?

Clean Cooking Advances Women’s Empowerment – Free to Read

Ruto outlines a gender-based strategy for improving energy access and reducing air pollution in Africa.

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