Tell us about yourself and the journey undertaken to work for the cause of women? I have a personal and vested interest in championing the cause of women. I come from a background of strong, powerful and assertive women, who have always defied the gender dynamics. I grew up believing that women are the worlds...
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Setting the rules for women
A few months after a law was passed in neighboring Uganda to ban women from wearing miniskirts, I sat in a bus keenly listening to a conversation between two elderly women. That was in mid-2014. The topic seemed to have been initiated by the sight of a young lady walking along the street, conspicuously clad...
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Emancipating the Arab Woman Economically
The importance of women participation in economic activities globally, regionally and nationally cannot be emphasized enough. Not only do women represent half of the population of the world, but their inclusion also signifies a balanced economic approach leading towards sustainability and growth. There is much to be desired when it comes to women in the...
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Commodifying Woman Through Time
Gender inequality is an issue deeply entrenched in modern society stemming from various factors including poverty, lack of and inadequate access to education, or illiteracy; history bears witness to its existence since time immemorial. A brief look into Greco-Roman myths and Eurasian history will show how the female sex was perceived in the pre-Socratic, post-Aristotelian...
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On being female, sick and dying
When we read the news or come across statistics on national or global health concerns, does the word sex cross our minds? Does it matter at all, other than just being a mere demographic term? The widespread use of social media has also enabled us to easily, even accidentally discover articles of interest like those...