Gender Imbalance: Are Females Missing Out on Singapore’s Tech Revolution?
By: Linette Lim
Women make up just a third of the booming tech industry’s workforce. The question is, how far does gender bias from the time they are in school play a part? In 2008, Fiona Tay made history by becoming the first female to win the Singapore Physics Olympiad. Fast-forward eight years, and she is still challenging gender stereotypes, although she is nowhere to be found near a physics lab.
8 Essential steps to raising a confident teenage girl
We all know that Parents and guardians always want the best for their daughters: they want them to have the wisdom to make good…
HARD TRUTHS: AFRICA AND GIRL CHILD EDUCATION
By: Hamish Mlambo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 2016 report titled: Girls’ and women’s literacy with a lifelong learning perspective: issues,…
First all-black women’s pro cycling team forming in Africa
By Anne-Marije Rook An African news source announced the forming of all-black women’s pro cycling team to be part of the UCI Women’s…
Discussing Problems in Relationship
THE CHALLENGE When you and your partner discuss a problem, do you seem to end up further apart than when you started the conversation?…
Saudi Arabia: Women Launches Restaurant to Tackle Unemployment
By Sarah Jacotine A group of Saudi women in the central region of Qassim in KSA have opened a restaurant staffed solely by…
Women’s Economic Rights: South Africa Takes Lead
The AU has awarded South Africa the prize for being the best country in Africa in advancing women’s economic rights. It was, however, trumped…
Corruption Charge against Ex-Philippine President Dismissed
The Philippine Supreme Court has dismissed an official charge of corruption against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ordered her immediate release from custody.
Walking to Stardom
Yolanda Holder The phrase woman of colour is a term used to describe a group of women who belong to a racial…
7 Things… A Serious Minded Woman Should Do on Monday Mornings!
EARLY TO RISE Resist that temptation that may make your bed seem like the loveliest place in the world on a Monday morning. The…
On the Rebound – What If I Help Him Heal?
Let’s imagine for just a bit that someone came to you and said, “You know, I like you. You seem to be a nice,…
10 Tips to Reduce Snoring in Women
Every woman can relate to those times when they have to deal with a snoring partner and the sleepless nights that come along…
