Whether due to the cultural trope of the ‘strong black woman’ or the pervading stigma to seek help, many African American women fail to get the mental health support they need. Therapy for Black Girls is aiming to tear down these barriers by connecting black women with empathetic professionals.

Mama K’s Team 4 is the first animated show written and produced in Africa to be commissioned by Netflix. With people expecting authentic inclusion and diverse voices, the opportunity comes for the media and entertainment industry to commit wholeheartedly and without hesitation.

Right in time for the beginning of Women’s History month, Devil’s Due Comic has unveiled its new heroine: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The youngest-ever woman in the US House of Representatives is using her hero status to inspire women and Latinos.

Though the stand-up scene in India is relatively young, it has been just as male-dominated as in the Western world. But as more female comics take to the stage and gain popularity, they’re using their platform to challenge prevailing stereotypes that resign women to domestic roles.