YOUR WOW WOMAN Nominations

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DIANE: ACTIVIST, FREEDOM FIGHTER, EDUCATOR, Cape Town, South Africa

Diane has been a tireless activist, freedom fighter, educator for her entire life. From a primary school teacher to University of Cape Town trainer of teachers, she has continued to expand her impact and share her knowledge. She fought against the apartheid regime in the…

Nominated by Karen Chandler Cain from Costa Rica

Jillian: FILMMAKER, REPORTER, SUrVIVOR, BLACK BELT, SPEAKER, USA

Jillian has defied expectations because she had to overcome horrific experiences when she was younger. She was raped at age 10. At age 15, she became homeless and was forced into a world of drugs and prostitution in order to survive. When she became pregnant at 16, Jillian knew she needed to find a way to get off the streets to give herself and her unborn child a better life. She went back to high school when she was 18, as she raised her baby. She successfully graduated high school at age 20 and went on to college while she worked as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal...

Nominated by Delayne Powe from USA

HUMAIRA: PSYCHOLOGIST, SOCIAL ACTIVIST, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, Islamabad, Pakistan

Humaira Syed is a symbol of female empowerment and gender advocacy. Ms. Syed is a chairperson of Dukhter/Daughter Foundation, a Non Profit Organization committed to up-skilling and empowering young women in Pakistan. Humaira has driven multiple initiatives for education of women, life/soft-skills and career development trainings. She also launched a remarkable BOLO-Helpline to address domestic, academic and work-place harassment in 2018 which got national level appreciation. Humaira believes…

Nominated by Zahid Rashid from Tokyo, Japan

TRIXIE: MOTHER, LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE, FUTURE MIDWIFE, NEW YORK CITY, USA

She arrived to the United States when she was ten years old with her parents and two sisters. They alternated between living in Albany, NY and Baltimore, MD and eventually the family moved back to Kenya where Trixie finished high school. When Trixie was 15, her mother died in a tragic car accident. When we met in university three years later...

Nominated by Esfir Shamilova, Anistla Rugama, Sufina Ali and Jeremy Kamps from New York City, USA