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South America- The Place of Women in the Academic Profession

It has been observed that for women in academia, the timing of tenure decisions often coincides with the optimal childbearing years, and as such requiring women to resolve individually the conflicts between biological and career clocks. A study by economists Donna K. Ginther and Shulamit Kahn found that women are less likely than men to pursue tenure-track positions in science but that the gender gap in such positions can be explained by fertility decisions. That is, women in science are less likely to move up the academic job ladder after their early post-doctorate years if they have children. For men, by contrast, both marriage and children increase the likelihood of advancing in an academic science career. Bearing this in mind, it is only proper to applaud the courage of the many women around the world who have towed this academic line and made waves in their chosen career. Helena Maria…

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7 Bad Things That Happen When You Don’t Moisturize Your Face

By: Sam Escobar Everyone knows that moisturizing you skin is important, but do you know why? What happens if you don’t moisturize your face? The obvious answer is that your skin can get dry, but there are other ill effects that you need to know. You could develop more wrinkles. That’s right: Leaving moisturizer out of your routine today could lead to deeper wrinkles later on. “When the skin barrier is compromised, which is what we see when it becomes dry, there’s actually a low-grade chronic inflammation that occurs in the skin,” warns dermatologist Dr. Whitney Bowe. “Low levels of ongoing inflammation ultimately lead to a breakdown of collagen and accelerated aging. The wrinkles you already have will look even worse. Yes, going sans moisturizer can make your current lines look, well, less fine. “Dehydrated skin shows all the lines,” says Dr. Bowe. Want them to be less prominent? Dr.…

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Fashion & Beauty

Style or fashion?

Boma Benjy Iwuoha

Fashion is commonly defined as a popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of people. I guess we could say this means that there should be a particular time, place or occasion for a particular dressing. For instance, you are charged with interviewing three candidates for a top management position, at a Fortune 500 company and they walked into the venue dressed like this:

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Governance in Heels

Gender and Politics: Celebrating the Achievements of Women in Parliament across Developing Countries (2)

By Ehis Ayere Last week, we began a discussion focused on celebrating the achievements and successes of women in parliament across developing nations, highlighting some of the achievements of the female-dominated Rwandan Chamber of Deputies which is the country’s lower house. With over 64% of women representation since 2013, the women in Rwanda parliament has over the years been successful in closing the gender parity in the country. Rwanda boasts of successful initiatives, policies and legal reforms that economically empower women, as well as address the health issues and violence against women which was rampant in the country, due to the 1994 genocide. According to the Global Gender Gap Index Report in 2015, Rwanda ranks higher than United States in leveraging the pool of female talent, based on economic, educational, health-based and political indicators. Findings reveal that 88% of women in Rwanda have jobs, compared to 66% of women in…

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Innovations 4 HER

The Dialysave: An Amazing Health Care Innovation by Anya Pogharian

Anya Pogharian, an 18 year old Armenian Teen, Living in Montreal Canada, developed the Dialysave, a portable, dialysis machine which costs $500, against the conventional $30,000 machines, currently in use around the world. Anya Pogharian She told Fortune Magazine that the Dialysave started as a science fair project, inspired by her time working at a local hospital’s dialysis unit, Anya was shocked at the huge cost of the conventional dialysis machines. Anya developed the $500 dialysis machine (Dialysave), a project on which she spent 300 hours, 30 times the required hours for her science project. The Dialysave has captured the attention of major international figures such President Bill Clinton and the Cleveland Clinic. Anya stated that she set her sights on inventing a cheap and portable dialysis machine, and making it accessible to people in developing countries. Though she’s still too young for med school, Anya might just transform the dialysis process…

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Girl Talk

Girl’s Talk: Fostering a healthy relationship between sisters

For many parents and guardians, cultivating close relationships between their kids ranks amongst their greatest concerns. We all dream of having kids who enjoy being in the company of one another, and have each other’s back. Oftentimes, this is not the case. We ask ourselves, what are we doing wrong? Why can’t they just get along? Siblings are bound to fight, argue, and compete, but at what point does it become unhealthy? What steps can we take as parents to foster a healthy relationship between siblings? Here, Lucinda Rosenfeld, the Author of “The Pretty One”, (A novel that explores the relationship of three sisters) highlights 10 important tips for raising sisters that get along. Don’t compare your daughters’ achievements, however small — e.g. “Penelope ate all her peas. Why didn’t you?” Don’t compare the big victories, either — i.e. “Your sister managed to get all A’s and still find time…

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Impact Inspire

Violet Chanya- Making a Difference for Widows and Orphans

Margaret Ngugi Violet Chanya was born in 1949, in the rural Kisorongonyi Village, the semi- arid area of  Taita Taveta County in Kenya. Taita Taveta is plagued by malnutrition and deaths due to AIDS thus the high prevalence of orphans. This has also resulted in many cases of widowed women who work twice as hard to support their children. Unfortunately those who are married still work as hard because many men engage in drinking illicit brews. She schooled to primary level 3 because her father believed girls should not be educated but should rather take care of the goats and assist in home chores and farming. Despite this, she is a firm believer in empowering young girls through education and widows through farming by donating seeds to them and teaching them nutritional values of growing their food. In 2004, she began Mvono Community Centre (MCC) to take care of orphans…

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