Roshaneh Zafar was born into a middle upper-class family in Lahore, Pakistan in 1967. A graduate Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA and with a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Yale University, USA, she set out to become an investment banker which at the time seemed to be her dream career but she soon realized that she had no intention of making wealthy people wealthier.
By Flora Charner, CNN Brazilian President Michel Temer has sparked a wave of anger following a speech to mark International Women’s Day, with his references to women’s domestic roles drawing accusations of sexism on social media. Wednesday’s speech began cordially enough, with compliments to female representatives of the Senate and Lower House, who were present at the event at the Planato presidential palace. He highlighted the importance of women’s struggles in Brazil, from gaining equal voting rights to fighting femicide. He also compared the country’s successes to others who still treat women as “second class citizens,” and praised his wife Marcela and other women in his life for everything they do “in the house, in the home and for their children.” While these comments may have led to some tepid applause and barely noticeable eye rolls, it was his praise of women’s “economic contributions” that left both men and women…
The word Grounding originated as a term in aviation, often used when a pilot is prevented from flying an aircraft due to misconduct, illness, technical problems with the aircraft, or other reasons. The pilot is said to be “grounded”.
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The Bindi is a decorative mark worn in the middle of the forehead by Indian women, especially Hindus. Since almost every Indian woman wears a ‘bindi’, the Grey Group Singapore’s newly formed philanthropic arm, Grey for Good, collaborated with the NGO, Neelvasant Medical Foundation and Research Center, to produce iodine patches, known as the Life Saving Dot. This initiative is further supported by Talwar Bindi. In rural India, millions of women suffer from breast cancer, fibrocystic breast disease and complications during pregnancy — many cases of which have been linked to iodine deficiencies. In order to combat this issue, Talwar Bindi created the Life Saving Dot, that resembles the traditional bindi, which many Indian women wear between their eyebrows, but the Life Saving Dot is coated with iodine to deliver the recommended amount of 150-220 micrograms of the nutrient daily to poor women. It costs only 10 rupees, or 16 cents,…
Improving Health, controlling weight and Clearing Complexion So many of us live our lives constantly searching for health tips that will serve as preventive measures for what I would like to call “household illnesses” such as common head or body aches when in fact the solution may just be right in front of us. Sometimes, we feel overwhelmingly tired and achy with brain fag and blotchy skin. We even get disturbed about our weight; a common pain point for women which drives us to spend large sums of money for supplements and gym sessions all to no benefit. Dehydration may cause more harm than we think it does but most times we tend to ignore the obvious consequences and refuse to stay hydrated all the time. Having established that fact, it begs the question: Are you taking enough water? If you automatically assume you’re drinking enough water without being intentional…
By: Jerrywright Ukwu Setting up a business in the art industry in Nigeria is no easy feat. It takes a lot of hard work, patience and dedication with the mass of people and personalities that come with it. Bolanle Austen-Peters is breaking new grounds in the industry as she has become the first Nigerian woman to build a private theatre in Nigeria. Austen-Peters who is the founder of Terra Kulture, a leading art, culture, lifestyle, and educational Centre located in Lagos, Nigeria, has said that the facility is a premier recreational destination. With her involvement in the arts, Austen-Peters noticed that there was an absence of spaces and resources for artists, thespians and theatre enthusiasts to thrive and decided to do something about it. This gave rise to the birth of Terra Kulture Arena a 400-seater, state of the art theatre. The theatre, which also doubles as a movie-screening venue,…
