She hurries up the ridge, with her fifteen-year-old pot balanced precariously on her head. The pot was a wedding gift from her mama. The older women said she would need it to feed her family; they were right, as the brown pot had been her companion ever since. It is 9am; its her fourth trip...
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ANANKE collaborates with WDL & WEP to launch Premier Digital Internship Program For Girls
Dubai, UAE/Lahore, Pakistan/ NY, USA (Oct 3rd, 2016): Ananke Magazine, a non-profit digital platform empowering women, in partnership with the Womens Digital League Pakistan (WDL), and Women Engineers of Pakistan (WEP) have launched a one-of-a-kind, home-based online internship program for women and girls. With a vision to economically empower women through digital media, technology and...
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Feminism and STEM education
The simplest definition one can give to STEM is what it stands for, which is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM is important part of education in a competitive global market. The ultimate goal of STEM education is to encourage students to take an interest in STEM subjects at an early age, which would be...
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The Jewelry That Can Save Womens Lives
Imagine a crowd ready to take action in emergency situations, a bunch of people who will always be nearby to help as quickly as possible. Imagine if this crowd could be activated with a click of a button. Sounds good, right? We would be creating a safer environment! Now stop imagining. This is exactly what...
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Coming Full Circle to Empower
One of the foremost obstacles professional women face in their career is clearly illustrating inspiration. Although women are poised to play a pivotal role in taking leadership positions in the fourth industrial revolution, there is a yawning gap in giving women opportunities to rise up to their career; in addition to a dire need for...
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Women Deliver Launches Campaign to Promote Critical Investments in Girls and Women
September 21st 2016, New York, NY: Women Deliver and 10 partners launched today the Deliver for Good campaign, a global initiative that applies a gender lens to the Sustainable Development Goals and promotes 12 critical investments in girls and women to power progress for all Achieving growth and prosperity for all starts with ensuring equal...
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CFA Institute Study Points to Way Forward for Women in Finance
Dubai (UAE), September 18, 2016: CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, has completed the largest survey of investment management professionals on the subject of gender diversity to date. The study finds that while women continue to make progress within the industry, much more needs to be done to ease the global bottleneck that is...
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Superwomen of Pakistani Sports
The increasing awareness about female empowerment and how it positively affects society has led to an upsurge of womens participation in every walk of life. From STEM fields to politics, women have made their mark; showcasing a track record of brilliance and success. One such area is sports! A field generally dominated by men especially...
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Moving the Goalposts: Empowering Girls Through Football
Tell us about your journey; how was Moving the Goalposts (MTG) launched and what was your source of inspiration? I worked as a radio presenter, producer and reporter for the BBC world service, BBC Radio Four and BBC Radio Five; covering the womens football World Cup in the United States in 1999 before I came...
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Rise of the Phoenix
I recently launched my newest website, Linda Skarrup Healing Arts, formerly known as Windhorse Consulting, both evolved from Therapeutic Movement, which was the name of my business for fifteen years. All three entities held a common vision: that of helping others heal from a wide range of traumas, injuries from accidents and other life events,...