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Features on the Guardian
Posted on December 19, 2016 1 Comment
22nd June 2016: For Women of Colour, the EU Equals Hope, letters 3rd April 2015: Why Do Fewer Women Tweet Political Party Hashtags?– by Laura Bates Advertisements
Features on European Youth Forum publications…
Posted on December 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
European Youth Forum Brussels, Belgium The European Youth Forum (YFJ) is the Platform of Youth Organisations in Europe striving for Youth Rights. Representing 99 National Youth Councils and International Youth Organisations from across Europe, the Forum works to empower young people to participate actively in society to improve their own lives, by representing and advocating […]
Features on NewhamMag
Posted on December 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
June 2014: Newham Mag, Selection from Election: Results, Issue 300, Page 24-30 Sept 2015: Newham Mag, Painting the Garden Fence, Issue, 325, Page 13 May 2016: Newham Mag Appeal to Rezone Station, Issue 340, Page 05 July 2016: Newham Mag, Police and Pupils on the Arts Beat, Issue 346, Page 04 Sept 2016: Newham Mag, Art […]
Features on OHTV
Posted on December 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
May 2012: OHTV 2Gether Magazine- Page 20 & 21 Feb 2015: OHTV Real Talk Road Show Live from UEL April 2015: OHTV 2gether Magazine- Page 24
Features on Newham Recorder
Posted on December 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
Maryland residents anger over ‘dirty and messy’ Tesco store 2nd Feb 2017: Newham councillor Seyi Akiwowo told she should die from a STD by racist trolls on Twitter 2nd Jan 2017: Forest Gate Councillor Calls for Questions by Jon King 15th Nov 2016: Police ‘Using all of our Resources’ to Tackle Rising Gun Crime in Newham- […]
Seyi
Posted on December 17, 2016 Leave a Comment
My name is Seyi (Shay-ee) Akiwowo (Aki-wo-wo) and I am an Afropean (British/European Nigerian) living in London. I am a Fellow at Royal Society of the Arts and have had eight successful years working in the social policy and sustainable development sectors in the UK and abroad in places like Kuwait, Istanbul, UAE, Prague, Brussels, India and […]
Commons Select Committee’s ‘Women in Scientific Careers’ Report
Posted on February 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
As I mentioned in my first blog post on this topic, I have been looking into what the current situation/problem is with girls and STEM subjects and the methods that can be adopted to address the issues identified from a policy perspective, within schools and at home (and the community). On 6th February The House of Commons Science […]
Why is the current situation “Girls vs. STEM subjects” and not “Girls & STEM Subjects” (Part 1)
Posted on February 5, 2014 1 Comment
In January, I chaired an Education Debate in Newham the panel included Lord Andrew Adonis and Professor Becky Francis from King’s College London. There was an interesting question raised by an audience member around improving the number of young women taking STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) subjects. Sharon Hodgson MP (Shadow Minster for Women and Equalities) who was also on the panel shared an […]
Happy New Year!!! =)
Posted on January 2, 2014 1 Comment
Happy New, Fun, Loving, Restful and Blessed New Year to you ALL! First, I want to sincerely apologise for not updating my blog in quite a while. My life has been so hectic but this is not an excuse of inconsistency =( I am back and back with a bang! As it is the first […]
Young people take over the UN in the name of quality education for all
Posted on July 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
Here is an article I wrote for the European Youth Forum about #MalalaDay Today marks the day of a young brave girl’s birthday, Malala Yousafzai. An attempted assassination was made on her life last year because she advocates for young female rights to education in Pakistan. Today, on Malala’s 16th birthday, hundreds of students from […]
