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October 21, 2016

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Zimbabwe Workplaces Unsafe for Women

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has revealed that the country’s workplaces remain unsafe for female employees who are stalked by vices such as sexual harassment, job insecurity and lack of empowerment. In a study titled: “Future of Women at Work Initiative,” the ILO established that women are victims of unpaid work, low wage jobs and the ills associated with informal economies such as lack of job security, poor social security and lack of empowerment. With dwindling formal employment and negative job creation, Zimbabwe’s female workers find themselves confronted by traditional challenges, such as sexual harassment, unpaid maternity leave and are generally soft targets during retrenchment and gender discrimination by virtue of being women. According to the study, 30 percent of the country’s employees in the labour force are women. A paltry five percent are in senior management positions with three percent of Zimbabwean boards being chaired by women. Participants drawn…

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Happenings

Clinton Clinches Third Debate Victory

Hillary Clinton won CNN’s instant poll after the Wednesday’s presidential debate, giving her a clean sweep of her three matchups with Donald Trump. The results from late Wednesday night showed 52 percent of debate watchers calling Clinton the winner compared with 39 percent who thought Trump won the night. Clinton’s 13-point margin is the closest in CNN’s polls of the three debates. She won with a 23-point margin during the second debate, earlier this month, and she won the first debate in September by a 35-point margin. Clinton also bested Trump on the question of who seemed better prepared to be president: She won with 59 percent of the sample compared with 35 percent for Trump. But the two were effectively tied on who seemed more sincere and authentic, as well as whom the respondents agreed with more on important issues. The debate in Las Vegas was the final…

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Impact Inspire

Amal al-Qubaisi- A Trailblazer in the Arab World

The year 2015 brought about a turnaround in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) for the women empowerment agenda,  as it recorded the first appointment of a woman as President of the country’s Federal National Council (FNC), making her the Arab world’s first woman to be elected to the role and her name is Amal al-Qubaisi She is first female leader of a national assembly in the United Arab Emirates and the Arab world. Before holding the position she was the chairwomen of the Abu Dhabi Education Council. She also served as first deputy speaker of the FNC and became the first woman to chair a council session in 2011; she was elected to be a member of FNC for Abu Dhabi and President of the education, youth, media and culture committee in 2007, She was also a member of health, labour and social affairs committee. In 2001, she was appointed…

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Love Bites

Communication Goals in an Intimate Relationship

A lot of relationship experts and life coaches have said with very good communication between couples, the rate of breakups will be almost down to zero. This is absolutely true because in regular day-to-day interactions with clients, colleagues and platonic friends, communication serves as the determining factor for successes in these regards and relationship between couples is no exception. It has been observed that open and frequent communication makes room for honesty and intimacy and as such open, honest communication should be part of every healthy relationship. The guidelines below will open up the channels of communication between you and your partner. If you’re in an unhealthy or abusive relationship, be careful using these tips. You know your relationship best. If any of these tips would put you in danger, don’t try them. For healthier communication, try to: Find the Right Time. If something is bothering you and you would…

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Health & Wellbeing

Tips on how to handle Fluid in the Uterus

In normal conditions uterus does not hold any fluids in its cavity. During pregnancy, the amniotic sac holds the amniotic fluid. Apart from this, fluid gets accumulated in the uterus in the form of fibroids or polyps. Some non- malignant condition can cause retention of fluid in the uterus. People with pelvic inflammatory diseases caused by bacterial infection also experience retention of fluid in uterus. This is known as fluid in uterus. When fluid is present in the uterus it is a cause for worry.  The danger of the condition is that most women may not be aware of the fluid retention in their uterus. Sometimes inflammation of the uterine tissues also occurs.  The condition can be identified with the symptoms associated with it. In some women fluid accumulation in the uterus remains asymptomatic. Some patients show some of the following symptoms. Pelvic pain which results from the accumulation of…

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Gender Resources

Tackling the Downsides of Women Leadership Roles

It is a good thing that in recent years, a lot of woman are not only making adequate impact in the workspace, but are also assuming top management positions. For the heavy clamour for gender equality, this is good news. However, some downsides exist which may be worse than not having women in the workspace at all. This has to do with what is known as the “SECOND GENERATION GENDER BIAS”. Many CEOs who make gender diversity a priority—by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates of candidates for senior positions, and developing mentoring and training programs—are frustrated. They and their companies spend time, money, and good intentions on efforts to build a more robust pipeline of upwardly mobile women, and then not much happens. The problem with these leaders’ approaches is that they don’t address the often fragile process of coming…

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Arts & Academia

Jacqueline Oduol: A leader in Gender Studies

Prof. Jacqueline Oduol is a well-known Kenyan gender expert. She is also specialized in child protection and children’s rights, leadership, peacebuilding and conflict resolution. She has played key roles in developing gender policies to increase women’s participation in development activities in Kenya and was among the first members of the National Gender and Equality Commission when it was set up in 2003.

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