Amina Doherty is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

/Antiguan

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

, artist and

women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...

advocate. As an African-Caribbean feminist and women's rights advocate, her work is centered around raising awareness for social justice through movement-building, and innovative approaches to philanthropy and grantmaking. Amina's work takes many forms: art exhibitions, community programs, cultural events, philanthropic advising, and grantmaking initiatives.

Education

Amina Doherty graduated from

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

with a bachelor's degree in

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

& Women's Studies (Distinction). She holds a master's degree in Gender, Development and

Globalisation Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...

from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

Career

Amina Doherty
began her career working as a researcher at the Directorate of Gender Affairs in

Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...

and Barbuda where she led research for the national report to CEDAW, the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) and the

Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action The Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA) is a nongovernmental organization that advocates for women's rights and empowerment in the Caribbean. The regional network, which serves as an umbrella organization for progressive ...

(CAFRA). Doherty is a founding member and first Director of '
FRIDA , The Young Feminist Fund
'', an organization that aims to strengthen the capacity of young feminist organisations around the world through small grants. Previously, Amina managed funding for women's rights organisations at th
Sigrid Rausing Trust
one of the largest private human rights funding organizations in Europe. She has worked with a diverse range of clients including governments, international NGOs, community-led groups and individual philanthropists. From 2014 - 2019 Amina worked at the '
Association for Women’s Rights in Development
'' (AWID), an international feminist membership organisation that serves to support, resource and strengthen women's rights organisations and movements. Since 2019, Doherty is the program director for th
Women’s Voice and Leadership-Caribbean Project
a
The Equality Fund
- a dynamic partnership between leading actors in feminist organizing, global philanthropy and impact investing. Doherty currently sits on the board of the '
Global Fund for Women
'', one of the world's leading foundations for gender equality. She has served in an advisory capacity to '
Mama Cash
'', the '
African Women’s Development Fund
'' (2014-2016), th
African Feminist Forum

Just Associates (JASS)Foundation for a Just Society (2014)Comic Relief
(2014)
The MATCH International Women's Fund
(2013), and the University of the West Indies
Caribbean Institute in Gender and Development
. Together with

Jessica Horn Jessica Horn (born 1979) is a Ugandan feminist activist, writer, poet,"Jessica Horn"
, im ...

, she is a co-creator fo
Our Space is Love
an online community platform.

Invited Meetings, Lectures & Presentations

* “Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda,” High-Level Event of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, USA (March 2014). * African Women's Creative Non-Fiction Writing Residency”, The African Women's Development Fund & FEMRITE, Entebbe, Uganda (July 2014). * ‘Negotiating Belongings. Transnational Feminism: The Question of Migrant Women in Europe,’ (Discussant) University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany (September 2014).

Articles, Video & Media Work

* "Changing Systems, Changing Lives" , Association for Women's Rights and Development * "Young Women Speak Out" Video Blog (Vlog) Series, Sylvia Global Media Network
The GREAT Interview
* 18 phenomenal African Feminists to know and celebrate * Women's Rights in Africa *Simply Antigua Barbuda
Tourism Coffee Table Book
(Artist Spotlight)

References

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