Emma Fulu on feminism Spotlight on Emma Fulu Source :- ( Partners In Prevention ) Emma is the Founder and Executive Director of The Equality Insitute, a global feminist agency working to end violence against women and girls. We talked with Emma about her work, the effects of COVID on prevention work, leadership and ‘imposter syndrome’. Here’s Emma’s story. I feel like I was born an activist. I come from a family of mixed race and mixed religion. I grew up experiencing a lot of racism and sexism and saw abuse within different parts of my community and family. From when I was a child, I had an intense desire to try and make the world a better place. My parents say I used to walk down the street at age six trying to collect coins for charity from the neighbours. I did a degree in International Development and Gender Studies. After that, I worked at the Ministry of Gender in the Maldives, did my PhD, and moved to work for…
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