{"id":62924,"date":"2018-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2018\/03\/08\/celebrating-24-incredible-women-international-womens-day\/"},"modified":"2018-03-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T00:00:00","slug":"celebrating-24-incredible-women-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/celebrating-24-incredible-women-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 24 incredible women on International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This International Women\u2019s Day <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/internetcitizen\/2018\/03\/07\/mozilla-celebrates-24-incredible-women-on-international-womens-day\/\">Mozilla is celebrating 24 remarkable women<\/a> who are using the web to change the world. We\u2019re recognizing them throughout the day on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/\">Mozilla twitter feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaireMurekatet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@clairemurekatet<\/a> strives to create change for African women &#038; girls in tech. In 2015, she co-founded the &#8220;Refugee Girls Need You&#8221; project.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, at least 400 young refugee girls in Rwanda learn basic computer programming, web design, ICT support &#038; graphic design. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Uy5PMrkLb\">pic.twitter.com\/2Uy5PMrkLb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971657808272912385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the Digital Minister of Taiwan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/audreyt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@audreyt<\/a> has adopted a policy of radical transparency to push innovation and risk-taking at the government level. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5bUuxHvAF\">pic.twitter.com\/E5bUuxHvAF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971674209872171008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImmersiveJourno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ImmersiveJourno<\/a> is a journalist, activist and one of the most influential pioneers in virtual and augmented reality. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gGFNpKJcn9\">pic.twitter.com\/gGFNpKJcn9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971688083614814208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Internet only stays healthy if we trust it as a safe place\u2014to explore, transact, connect, and create. That&#8217;s why we\u2019re thankful for people like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawlkat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lawlkat<\/a>, a former Reddit moderator who\u2019s working toward a PhD in online moderation. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Not6654N7U\">pic.twitter.com\/Not6654N7U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971732439948251136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In every field, especially online, representation matters.<\/p>\n<p>As an avid blogger who started in 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarenOkonkwo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@karenokonkwo<\/a> struggled to find images that displayed diversity. So she set out to launch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TONL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TONL<\/a>, a stock photography site that emphasizes diversity and people of color. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EdgnYB7Ty2\">pic.twitter.com\/EdgnYB7Ty2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971762525707567105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thousands of readers wake up to good news (and adorable animal GIFs) in their inbox every day thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erinruberry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@erinruberry<\/a>, whose e-newsletter \u201cIn Better News\u201d promotes feel-good content to combat the negative stuff making headlines as of late. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3GbxNy6ucL\">pic.twitter.com\/3GbxNy6ucL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971777786619756546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Writer and activist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lkherman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lkherman<\/a> runs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cl3Sl13LaC\">https:\/\/t.co\/cl3Sl13LaC<\/a>, a network of 2,100 volunteers who offer their skills pro bono to over 200 women candidates running for office, from local school board all the way up to U.S. Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j0h9D97fRo\">pic.twitter.com\/j0h9D97fRo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971807833674211334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KateRoseBee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KateRoseBee<\/a> connects tech volunteers with reproductive healthcare and rights organizations to bust stigma and improve access. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wWZpCp3NoA\">pic.twitter.com\/wWZpCp3NoA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971794722497925121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the first documented &#8220;Meme Librarian,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/continuants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@continuants<\/a> is making web history while keeping her finger on the pulse of the internet&#8217;s latest obsessions &#038; fandoms at Tumblr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SynEskdEaB\">pic.twitter.com\/SynEskdEaB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971930081915555840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A resident of Bahrain, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ealshafei?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ealshafei<\/a> and her team of Middle Eastern, Indian and Mexican women challenge injustice and the status quo across cultural and national boundaries in some of the most oppressive places in the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d2ojd0mpHl\">pic.twitter.com\/d2ojd0mpHl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971917092252512258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gisela P\u00e9rez de Acha, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giselilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@giselilla<\/a>, is a Mexican lawyer and activist who specializes in free speech and gender rights in the digital world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/38qKvGz8cW\">pic.twitter.com\/38qKvGz8cW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971900089303171072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiffani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tiffani<\/a> is a tireless advocate for access, whether it&#8217;s water or the internet.<\/p>\n<p>As Executive Director <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/humanutility?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HumanUtility<\/a>, she brings people together from around the world to help families in Detroit and Baltimore with their water bills. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kA5JoohsIj\">pic.twitter.com\/kA5JoohsIj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971883373059813376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With over 2 MILLION YouTube subscribers, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackieaina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jackieaina<\/a> defies conventions in the beauty world with funny &#038; approachable makeup videos\u2014all while championing people of color and pushing the industry to be more inclusive of darker skin tones. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gsUuWLYrbg\">pic.twitter.com\/gsUuWLYrbg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971868224701763584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennschiffer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jennschiffer<\/a>\u2019s work bridges the worlds of arts and tech. As the community engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glitch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Glitch<\/a>, she helped introduce a playful, non-intimidating way for coders to get help from experts by \u201craising their hands.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PGxZgt7SK\">pic.twitter.com\/5PGxZgt7SK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971853222469165056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the Founder and Director <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisVisibility?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DisVisibility<\/a>, Alice Wong (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SFdirewolf<\/a>) fights to raise visibility for disabled people on the web. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vMMKZuVlnD\">pic.twitter.com\/vMMKZuVlnD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971839622761336834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NetNeutrality?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NetNeutrality<\/a> protections under siege, now&#8217;s the time to get to know the FCC Commissioners <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MClyburnFCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MClyburnFCC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRosenworcel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JRosenworcel<\/a> who are fighting to keep the internet free and open. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgdHPqDNtB\">pic.twitter.com\/pgdHPqDNtB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971826451115839488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So, is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NetNeutrality?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NetNeutrality<\/a> worth fighting for?<\/p>\n<p>In December, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verge?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Verge<\/a> spoke with both women in the days leading up to the FCC vote to rollback net neutrality protections. Read on and decide for yourself&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tgi2i4Gw70\">https:\/\/t.co\/Tgi2i4Gw70<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QzLFuC0jTv\">pic.twitter.com\/QzLFuC0jTv<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971827145478721536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is tech good or bad for our kids?<\/p>\n<p>In an increasingly connected world, this is the question Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YuhyunPark_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yuhyunpark_<\/a> has set out to answer. As Founder of DQ Institute, she advocates for \u201cdigital intelligence\u201d aka DQ, and empowering youth to become responsible digital citizens. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FOaX1dE1vj\">pic.twitter.com\/FOaX1dE1vj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/972004060172763136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lifewinning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lifewinning<\/a> is the author of &#8220;Networks of New York,&#8221; a field guide that invites readers to pay closer attention to the ways in which the internet exists IRL\u2014in the physical spaces we inhabit every day. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/networksofnewyork?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#networksofnewyork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o9OhlOJ3Wq\">pic.twitter.com\/o9OhlOJ3Wq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971988956484026368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In Cape Town, Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MmakiJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MmakiJ<\/a> fights to educate and equip the next generation of South Africa with technology skills. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pZvzY3PbzU\">pic.twitter.com\/pZvzY3PbzU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971973857295843330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nairobi-based researcher and analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiNanjira?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NiNanjira<\/a> leads advocacy efforts at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/webfoundation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@webfoundation<\/a> to close the digital gender gap in Africa and around the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWWomen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWWomen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCrg7LkAjR\">pic.twitter.com\/WCrg7LkAjR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mozilla (@mozilla) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozilla\/status\/971943659896676352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all the amazing women working to build a better web for the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This International Women\u2019s Day Mozilla is celebrating 24 remarkable women who are using the web to change the world. 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