UAE: It Is Time to Address Women’s Work Hours and Matters of Maternity Leave
According to the World Bank, the UAE female labour participation rate (FLPR) in 2014 was 46 per cent. It means that nearly half of the country’s female population is working.
South Africa’s First Black Female Pilot Is Helping Other African Women Take Off
Asnath Mahapa was fascinated by planes as a teenager; little did she know she would break boundaries with them by becoming South Africa’s first…
UAE’S Leadership Aims to Improve Gender Equality
UAE’s leadership has an aim to raise the country’s ranking to one of the top 25 countries in the world for gender equality by…
On the Marble
“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not…
Novel Menstruation Management
Did you ever have one of those embarrassing teenage moments, growing up; when you find your skirts badly stained with menstrual blood, and you…
Heather Henyon- Scaling Up Opportunities for Women Owned Start-ups in the Arab World
Women entrepreneurs the world over, are SUPERWOMEN. This is because they defy the odds, kick all stumbling blocks off their way, and create meaning…
Abaya: The Emirati Black Dress
By Boma Benjy – Iwuoha When we think of fashion in the United Arab Emirates, many envision Men in turbans and women in Burkas.…
Michelle Bachelet- President of Chile
Michelle Bachelet is also is known as Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria was born on September 29, 1951, in Santiago, Chile. In 2006 she became…
Haejoang Cho- A leading researcher on Gender Studies
Korean born Haejoang Cho, also known as Haejoang Cho Han; Han being her mother’s family name is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of…
Dr. Frannie Leautier: Championing Sustainable Development in African Communities
The appointment of Dr Frannie Leautier as the Senior Vice-President of the African Development Bank Group on 9th May 2016, did not particularly come…
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Sweat
Sweating is one of the involuntary actions which occur in the body from time to time. The uneasy feeling that comes with it is…
Ever Wondered What Goes on in the Zimbabwe Kitchen? Take a Peek
The Zimbabwe delicacy called Sadza nema veggie ane nyama, is a two-part recipe with sadza on one side and the accompanying stew on the…
