From my work in the culinary industry across Africa, I noticed that we have very few women in the top kitchen jobs, and very few female professional chefs step forward to take part in our Mastercook Chef’s competition, so I decided to go out and look for female Executive Chefs and ask why so many women seem to take a back seat in the professional kitchen.
Topics on domestic violence as one of the major challenges women are faced in the world today, has taken center stage in women conferences and meetings. Governments of the world have begun to push legislative actions geared towards protecting women. In the midst of all the drama regarding women’s right and advocacy, philanthropist like Indrani Goradia, have laid out all they have, money, time and energy to eradicate the abuse which greatly affects most women and girls. Indrani Goradia is a survivor of domestic violence from Trinidad and Tobago, and of Indian descent where gender-based violence is not taken seriously and victims are afraid to speak out even though they are dire need of help. She had suffered from the menace as a child and young adult, but has chosen to spend the rest of her championing the crusade against the abused girls and women, while catering for victims of…
We’ve all heard the phrase, “misery loves company,” right?
And it’s true. Have you ever noticed how when someone else starts complaining, you want to complain right along with them? Or you start a conversation with someone and the person starts throwing some negative vibes and ten minutes later – you’re both in a horrible mood.
By: Miracle Nwankwo
The increased report of maternal mortality in many parts of the world especially in developing countries in recent times calls for the attention to more solutions to the problem.
Maternal mortality has become unbearably high as everyday women and infants die of Pregnancy or childbirth-related complications. In as much as countries have directed their agendas to key developmental areas, it is also important to put into consideration the critical role of Women, Children and Adolescents’ Health to the global Sustainable Development Goals.
By: Shaelynn-Miller It’s hard to know what to say or do when someone you love experiences a miscarriage – it’s a touchy subject people don’t like to bring up. But amongst the awkward tension of not knowing how to react, there are things left unsaid that shouldn’t be. Here are seven things about miscarriage no one talks about (but should): It’s a lot more common than you think Between 10 and 25 percent of recognized pregnancies, end in miscarriage. In fact, most healthy women have a 20 percent chance of miscarrying. Just because it’s common doesn’t make it any easier to handle From the time a woman sees those two pink lines on a pregnancy test, she begins to dream of the little bundle of joy growing inside her and what life will be like once the child arrives. Having that stripped away so suddenly is devastating. Many women experience depression…
By: Nick Webster Hospitals and clinics are bracing themselves for the onset of flu season but are not expecting an increase in the number of cases seen last winter. Advice is being offered by the Ministry of Health and Prevention to strengthen influenza response capacities. That includes offering vaccines to those most at risk and improving diagnostics and disease surveillance to help monitor potential outbreaks. Common symptoms include a fever with a rise in body temperature, a dry cough, body aches and sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea, especially in children. “Those at the extremes of age, both very young and old are most at risk from influenza,” said Dr.Magdi Mohamed, a consultant in emergency medicine at Burjeel Hospital. “Anyone with any kind of immune deficiency or those with diabetes or HIV are also more at risk. “Prevention is always better than cure, so they should avoid contact with sick people.…
By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter Most American women would prefer to get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer every year rather than every two years, a new study finds. Currently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women at average risk for breast cancer be screened every two years, beginning at age 50. The recommendation is based in part on potential harms associated with screening mammography. Those include diagnosis and treatment of noninvasive and invasive breast cancers that would not have posed a threat to a woman’s health, as well as unneeded biopsies and the anxiety caused by false-positive results. However, other experts believe that the benefits of early breast cancer detection far outweigh the potential harms. To get women’s views, the researchers surveyed 731 women, 59 years old on average, who had screening and diagnostic mammograms done at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia between December 2016…
