#RainbowGirls

Congratulations Kaja Kallas on becoming Estonia’s first female prime minister – a positive step in Europe’s pursuit of gender equality! I also look forward to working with another female leader, Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, the country’s new finance minister.

#FutureLearning is the #NewNormal for education - so much to explore and discover in life!

Linking research and education - the Digital Education Action Plan, the European Research Area and the European Education Area unveiled actions for the next five years, acknowledging the key role education plays to Europe’s social and sustainable future ht.ly/ymjJ30rmlxU

#GlobalSkillsNetwork member present at the launch of Pact for Skills ht.ly/tZe730rjqUq Promote culture for lifelong learning; Build strong skills partnerships; Monitor skills supply/demand and anticipate skills needs; Work for gender equality ht.ly/bNPS30rjqVt

Marie Skłodowska-Curie was born on this day in 1867. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the very first person to win it twice, and the only Nobel laureate in two different sciences. 👏

Schuman Traineeships in the European Parliament - application deadline: November 30, 2020 The goal: contribute to EU citizens’ European education and vocational training and to provide an insight into the work of the European Parliament ht.ly/r7dz30riNmK

Combatting youth unemployment remains one of the priorities of national and European agendas - what's going on with the #NEETs, still reeling from the financial crisis and now hit with the fallout of the pandemic, especially in Spain, Italy and Greece.....

Though there are more women than men in Europe, only 16% of European start-ups are founded or co-founded by women, and a mere 6% have all-female founding teams. More female leaders role models will be critical if we want to achieve gender parity in Europe ht.ly/Bvln30rhTw0

Education, the Public, Private and Third Sectors, Youth Groups and Volunteers come together to respond to COVID in Europe and the Mediterranean linkedin.com/pulse/educatio… via @LinkedIn

Startup icons are sharing the books that changed their lives. on.inc.com/u1tETww

painting celebrates healthcare workers as the real superheroes in the Covid19 crisis ht.ly/mdMb30qEway

Top ten soft skills for 2020: Growth Mindset Creativity Focus Mastery Innovation Communication Storytelling Cultural Awareness Critical Thinking Leadership emotional Intelligence

These female prime ministers are taking charge in this time of crisis and here's how they do it: bit.ly/3d9iGbj

"Sexism is sickeningly centered on and intertwined with women’s bodies because fixating on women’s physical form is an easy way to objectify and dehumanize us." bit.ly/2vFTI2m

#NASA Program Analyst Vickie Walton sits down with #NASAPeople at Headquarters to learn about work life and what it's like to explore the extraordinary everyday. #CelebrateBlackHistoryMonth

15-year-old computer scientist traces her path to becoming an innovator ht.ly/wYJ930qhUlw via @MelindaGates

"When women come together, work together and connect around common ground and causes, we are more ready to collaborate, to actively listen, to form alliances, and to bridge differences in order to get to a solution." via @melindagates ht.ly/TuDA30qhB22

Five women breaking the glass ceiling in science: Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell (astrophysics), Dr Nicola Beer (biochemistry), (mechanical engineering), Dr Megan Wheeler (neuroscience/psychology), Elina Aino Johanna Pörsti (molecular science) ht.ly/eGw730qhtjd

.RT@EUErasmusPlus - building the EU for more #WomenInScience: In 2018 of almost 15 million scientists and engineers 41% were women but 4 Member States had a higher % of females: Lithuania 57%, Bulgaria 52%, Latvia 52%, Denmark 51%

Greece elects Katerina Sakellaropoulou as first woman president ht.ly/6YvN30qbzWw