Jan Powell is an independent British journalist and video producer based in Geneva, Switzerland. She has written and produced for BBC Radio, CNN International and Swiss TV. For six years she was head of the Video Unit for the International Committee of the Red Cross, making films in countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Colombia, Myanmar, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. Find her on www.linkedin.com.     https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/jan-powell/rss en Equal Pay and Opportunity Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:18:28 +0000 Jan Powell https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/08/31/drc-women-rangers-fight-to-save-virungas-last-mountain-gorillas https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2017/08/31/drc-women-rangers-fight-to-save-virungas-last-mountain-gorillas Flying in the face of tradition, women are proving their worth as part of Virunga National Park’s elite fighting force. Their mission: To protect critically endangered gorillas from being poached to extinction. Education Minority Rights Solutions Thu, 20 Apr 2017 06:56:21 +0000 Jan Powell https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/20/free-schooling-helps-dalit-girls-break-down-social-barriers https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/20/free-schooling-helps-dalit-girls-break-down-social-barriers An innovative school in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is teaching the area’s poorest children for nothing, offering them the respect they need to thrive and an education to help them succeed. Health Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:07:21 +0000 Jan Powell https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/10/18/slow-progress-ending-legacy-slavery-domestic-workers https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/10/18/slow-progress-ending-legacy-slavery-domestic-workers As demand for home help increases around the world, the number of countries adopting laws to protect domestic workers continues to grow. But their abuse and exploitation won’t stop without a fundamental change in social attitudes, say advocates.