The skewed number of women in research and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related fields is a problem that has been highlighted in the last few years. However, the problem continues to exist and grow. Between 1901 and 2019, 334 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 616 laureates in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine, of which only 20 have been won by 19 women.
UN Women estimates that there are more than 250 million widows globally, with one in ten facing discrimination and extreme poverty.
If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time. Marian Wright Edelman President of the Children’s Defense Fund
“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.” – Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms
Pregnant women in Britain should get a Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer (PFE.N) or Moderna (MRNA.O) because there is more real-world data to show they are safe, the British public body advise.
A former Liberian President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has called on Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis to continue championing the cause of women in West Africa.
By Miracle Nwankwo
The world is faced with certain systems and traditions that have been in existence for a long time. Many of these traditions stand as a limitation or bondage to a particular demographic who have had to suffer for generations until a saviour comes to their rescue.
