WAKE stands for Womens Alliance for Knowledge Exchange. It is a non-profit organization which we founded in January 2015. It is actually an extension of what Heather Ramsey and I have been doing for the last 15 years. The two of us have worked together on a number of women in STEM programmes that focus...
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REPORT: Climate Change is not Gender-Neutral
Climate change is a serious problem. It becomes even more serious when it impacts different populations disproportionately. Between 1990 and 1999, two billion people across the globe were affected by natural or technological disasters, comprising more than 600,000 fatalities worldwide. More recently, in 2013, a total of 96.5 million people across the globe were directly...
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Purva Grover’s Passage to India
Tell us about The Indian Trumpet how did it all start and why? When I, Purva Grover, an Indian girl, landed in Dubai, I felt I couldnt leave behind my passion for journalism and my love for home. At the same time, I couldnt help but play with fonts, colors and words to create...
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Engendering diversity for positive economic growth
Since time immemorial, a womans socio-political status in society has been pre-determined by widely-practiced patriarchal hegemony that neither knows boundaries nor geography. Historically stemming from agrarian societies where men performed hard labor outside the home, and their softer counterparts were the women homemakers and caregivers. Patriarchy, however, remains deeply entrenched in the social fibers of...
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Meera Kaul Foundation Starts the Year by Inspiring Women in STEM
Unique event brings over 300 women entrepreneurs and senior executives under one roof. Dubai UAE – Under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, the year 2015 has commenced with a tribute to the female gender with the launch of Women in STEM 2015 Conference & Awards. Organized by The Meera Kaul Foundation,...
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On the recklessness of rationalizing conservatism
I get it why Pepsis newly appointed CEO Indra Nooyi said what she said; commenting on women striving to achieve work-life balance and cant having it all. I was, however, fairly amazed to read Kim Kardashian (of all people) challenge a titan in the world of business one who made her way up the...
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Travel Ink Founder on Economic Engagement of Women Entrepreneurs
Travel Ink Founder on UAEs encouraging environment for women entrepreneurs Travel Ink is a content consulting agency that primarily supports the travel and tourism industry in their communication activities. Managing Director of the company, Karen Osman talks about the UAEs highly encouraging environment for women entrepreneurs and how their participation can play a pivotal...