The GREAT Inititiative - Gender Right & Equality Trust

I founded the GREAT Initiative along with three other like-minded individuals; Karen Ruimy, Jason McCue and Marc Carter in 2010, after years of being frustrated with the lack of collaboration, excitement and innovation in the gender equality space – particularly …

Listen to an interview Mariella conducted with Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf during GREAT’s recent trip there: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 2011_March 28_interview

A fascinating piece that offers a compelling argument for quotas in business and government to ensure more women take part along with plenty of examples why female representation in both areas has so much to offer society as a whole”. …

We’re going to make our website live today and invite all of our existing colleagues to take a look and offer any useful comment, ahead of officially announcing it in a week or so. It’s actually taken us by surprise …

The initial focus for The GREAT Initiative is Africa, where gender inequality and its consequences on the lives of African people – and on the sustainable development of the continent – are alarming. However, we are wrong to think that …

All four Trustees of the Gender Rights & Equality Action trust today hosted a second lunch to introduce our GREAT Initiative to a small group of influential women that we feel are likely to find the project of interest, and …