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The Resistance Gets Creative

In the run-up to President’s Day weekend, San Francisco Bay Area designer and entrepreneur Carly Dennett was in the mood to shake things up. Uplifted by the Women’s March in Oakland a few weeks before, but still mad as hell about the election of a misogynist president and almost daily attacks on the civil rights of women and girls from the new administration, Carly’s Flowerland nursery in the town of Albany became a hub for a community looking for ways to fight back. In honor of President’s Day, the big Flowerland sign on Solano Ave read: “It’s time to plant your impeach trees” – the work of Carly’s husband Matthew Hooven. Carly and her staff were brainstorming about how to unload a shipment of self-watering pots that just hadn’t hit it off with her customers as well as she’d hoped. Her long-time friend and co-worker Carrie Schulze came up with…

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Prof C. Hope Sadza: Championing the Cause of Women in Africa

Prof C. Hope Sadza is the Founder and Founding Vice-Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa. She holds a PhD in Public Administration with the University of Zimbabwe where her research was on “Critical Organisational problems of administering and Managing Social Development in a newly-independent Public Service”: the case of Zimbabwe. She also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration with the University of Missouri, Columbia and BSc Public Administration with the same University. She also holds a Primary Teachers Diploma with Waddilove Teachers’ College, Marondera in Zimbabwe.

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7 Things

7 Things to Avoid when Constipating

There are days when we all have to go through the inconvenience of constipation; a situation where it becomes difficult for us to empty our bowels. It is a condition of the bowel in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent. Incidentally, women are three times more likely to get blocked up than men. Some doctors speculate it’s because our colons are slightly longer, having more twists and turns and potential roadblocks to our digestive tracts. But while the bloating and abdominal pain associated with a gridlocked gut may be common, the symptoms aren’t something you should simply flush down the drain. Very severe constipation is not only very uncomfortable, but it can also lead to blockage of your colon (obstipation) and you may require more than laxatives in dealing with the situation. Here are some of the things we can avoid in order to…

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Impact Inspire

When Courage Dispels Fear- Latifa Nabizada

Latifa Nabizada is the daughter of an Afghanistan Islamist from Uzbeks who spent six years in jail after being accused of being a member of the Mujahedeen (Mujahedeen is the term for one engaged in Jihad). Uzbeks is Turkic largest ethnic group in Central Asia. Nabizada and her sister were the first female graduates of the Afghan Air Force Academy. They both wanted to become pilots but many times they were denied admission into the Afghan military school based on medical grounds. But eventually a civilian doctor certified them fit. Prior to that time, when they mentioned their desires of becoming professional pilots to their parent, they were amazed at the big dreams the ladies had. The impossibilities were so high but Nabizada and her sister chose to ignore all of it and they convinced their parent to believe in their dreams. Their father, on seeing their determinations gave them…

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Business Clinique

Some Flexible Working Opportunities You Can Consider as a Career Mom

BY: Amanda Ditchik

Often times many mothers wonder how life would be when they have babies. It has been discovered that most 21st century moms want to earn extra income even after childbirth but don’t know where to begin. Today’s mothers are just as passionate about their careers as they are about their kids. The reasons why moms need or want to work can vary, here are just a few:

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