Voices
Monica McWilliams co-founded the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and was one of few women at the table for the multi-party peace negotiations leading to the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.
We asked 2,000 young people in the UK about their career prospects, interest in political and social action, and the UK's place in the world, as part of the Next Generation UK research.
!['[Maria Stoian's book] is a collection of comics based on stories of women who have experienced abuse.' Image (c) Maria Stoian, used with permission.](https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/styles/bc-landscape-100x56/public/stoian-samples3.jpg?itok=oehzW9vI)
Anamaria Pravicencu, who curated events at the European Comics Festival Exhibition in Bucharest, talks about the rise of international comic books by women authors.
We asked Hitham Elhimmali, a young doctor in Tripoli, Libya, who is a debating champion and trainer in the British Council's Young Arab Voices programme.
What exactly is gendered language and why should you warn language learners about it? Jemma Prior explains.
Fatma Özdemir Uluç, who led a British Council-supported study into gender equality in Turkish schools, tells us how teachers can show children that boys and girls are equal.
We asked Shoshone speaker Samuel Broncho.
How can you help girls become more confident? We asked April Negrette, a member of the British Council's Active Citizens programme.
!['[W]e noticed the way people here washed their cars, and we thought there was an opportunity to do it better'](https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/styles/bc-landscape-100x56/public/car-wash-senagal.jpg?itok=86U9eAfT)
Marieme Mbaye, co-founder of Greenwash Africa, an eco-friendly car wash in Senegal, lists the factors that went into setting up an ecologically sustainable business.
Why are so many women in India victims of acid attacks, and what's being done about it? Ria Sharma, winner of the Social Impact category in the Alumni Awards India 2016, explains.