#IShapeMyWorld is a global initiative dedicated to bringing recognition to the accomplishments of women everywhere.
#IShapeMyWorld is a global initiative dedicated to bringing recognition to the accomplishments of women everywhere.
This year, we recognise women’s accomplishments – no gender qualifiers, no exceptions. Because ours is a future in which society does not see male or female – but the individual. This is equality.
WOMEN DO GREAT THINGS
When recognising women’s accomplishments, the world tends to lead with gender. But we think it’s time to talk more about talent and skill, and less about labels. This year, we share stories of four women shaping their worlds.
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Before she was playing stages around the world, Jekka got her start recording secret tracks in her bedroom. When she felt that “there [were] still too few female producers, sound designers, and composers in Russia”, she founded ‘Parallel’: an online magazine and educational platform that provides training, community events, and residencies for fledgling female artists.
In the Russian music scene, women were expected to do the singing, and leave the business to the men. She's showing the world that women can do both. Jekka is shaping her world by making space for women in music.
When Melis started her career, female journalists were expected to cover the fluff pieces. Soon, Melis went after real problems and brought culturally-taboo topics like domestic violence and gender equality to the forefront of Turkey’s national conversation. In 2019, she released a book featuring stories of girls breaking into different fields of achievement.
Melis carved out her place in a male-dominated newsroom. Now she’s shining a light on the often invisible issues women face. Melis is shaping her world by telling stories only women can tell.
When Myriah was eleven, she was diagnosed with a physically debilitating illness. Eventually she discovered something special in skating. When she moved to California, she met a group of women who, like her, had fought to find their places in an often male-dominated scene. In 2018, Myriah co-founded GRLSWIRL, a grassroots skate collective devoted to empowering women.
Myriah and her crew are encouraging more women to conquer their fears, and skate. She is shaping her world by coaching women to challenge their own boundaries.
As part of her research at MIT, Joy discovered the largest recorded gender and racial accuracy disparities in commercial A.I. systems. In 2016, she founded the Algorithmic Justice League, a collective that empowers coders, activists, and tech companies to build inclusive and ethical facial recognition software.
When Joy discovered racial and gender bias in major A.I. software, she set out on a mission to fight for algorithmic justice. Joy is shaping her world by enhancing facial recognition technology.
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