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About the EJS Center
The EJS Center aims to amplify the voice of women and girls in all spheres of life by increasing the representation of women in public service leadership roles in Africa. Through a unique blend of programming, advocacy, archival research, and museum exhibitions, the EJS Center seeks to become a premier institution dedicated to advancing and sustaining women’s political and social development on the continent.
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Amujae Initiative
The Amujae Initiative is the EJS Center’s flagship program supporting women in public leadership across Africa.
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The Amujae Initiative is the EJS Center’s flagship program. Amujae, pronounced ӓ mōō jāēē, means ‘we are going up’ in Kru, a Liberian language.
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Women leaders: drivers of ambitious commitments toward equality
February 3, 2023In its latest report, the World Economic Forum projected that, at the current pace of change, closing the gender gap will take 132 years. The sobering conclusion reached in its 2022 Global Gender Gap Report means that no one living today can expect to see full parity reached around the globe in thei...
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