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Saudi Stock Exchange appoints First Female Chief in History of the Kingdom

Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange has appointed a woman to the position of chairperson for the first time in the kingdom’s history, sparking hopes that the country is progressing—albeit slowly—towards gender equality. Sarah Al Suhaimi, who became the first female chief executive of a Saudi investment bank when she took the role at NBC Capital in 2014, accepted the offer to chair Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul, the largest bourse in the Middle East, replacing Khalid Al Rabiah, the organisation said in a statement last week. The announcement was followed by Monday’s appointment of Rania Mahmoud Nashar to the position of chief executive of Samba Financial Group, one of the country’s largest national banks. Ms Nashar has nearly two decades of experience in the financial sector and previously held several jobs at within Samba, according to Bloomberg. The appointment of women at top financial jobs is an important step for the Saudi Arabia,…

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Health & Wellbeing

Infertility in Women: Causes and Treatment

Infertility is a condition that affects approximately 1 out of every 6 couples. An infertility diagnosis is given to a couple that has been unsuccessful in efforts to conceive over the course of one full year. When the cause of infertility exists within the female partner, it is referred to as female infertility. Female infertility factors contribute to approximately 50% of all infertility cases, and female infertility alone accounts for approximately one-third of all infertility cases. The most common causes of female infertility include problems with ovulation, damage to fallopian tubes or uterus, or problems with the cervix. Age can contribute to infertility because as a woman ages, her fertility naturally tends to decrease. Ovulation problems may be caused by one or more of the following: A hormone imbalance A tumor or cyst Eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia Alcohol or drug use …

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Innovations 4 HER

BEMPU: Commercializing life-saving health technologies

According to WHO statistics, about half the number of mothers and newborns in developing countries do not receive skilled care during and immediately after childbirth. Nearly 41% child deaths under-five, are among newborn infants, i.e. Babies in their first 28 days of life or the neonatal period Statistics have it that there are 8 million low-birth weight babies born in India every year, and these babies suffer from issues like hypothermia and infection which cause poor growth and often death. Hypothermia basically refers to when the body’s core temperature falls below 36.5ºC (97.7ºF). The word ‘hypo’ means ‘below’, and the word ‘thermia’ means ‘heat’. Newborns are unable to regulate their body temperature, and low temperatures can lead to life-debilitating illnesses. For this purpose, regular monitoring of the infants body temperature is the most reasonable way to ascertain and prevent these issues; however, in areas where there are very few skilled…

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Mums & Kids Zone

Kids Zone: Effect of false promises on your Child

I must say many parents have good intentions when they make promises to their kids; almost every parent wants to keep their kids happy and as such, they do not intentionally break their promises, knowing that it would affect or disappoint the kid, but this is not an excuse. One of the golden rules of parenting is to do what you say and say only what you will do. While some parents are very faithful in keeping their promises, never making promises they cannot keep, some others (though with good intentions), are unable to keep some of their promises when the time comes to deliver.

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On the Marble

On the Marble

“You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.”- Leymah Gbowee Leymah Roberta Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women’s peace movement- Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003.

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Patience Dickson: A leading voice for women with diasbilities

Patience Ogolo Dickson is the founder of Advocacy for Women with Disability International (AWWDI), a Non Profit organization that promotes the rights of girls & women with disabilities. She hails from Delta state, Nigeria and is also living with a physical disability. Dickson has never let her disability stop her from charting a course to success or speaking out for women in a similar situation. Her quest to empower women and girls with disabilities and ensure an Inclusive development plan prompted her to create AWWDI in February 2009. Since its inception, Dickson has covered significant ground through various AWWDI programs such as skill acquisitions and empowerment for Women and Girls with Physical disabilities; Advocacy programs, ensuring inclusive representation on panels, committees, and human rights treaty bodies among others. The program has spread from Delta state, to Abia, and other south eastern states in Nigeria, while having its…

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