Women Volunteer Organization: Celebrating Women’s History Month
Posted on September 7, 2008
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The role of women in history has often been overlooked, and Women’s History Month celebrates the forgotten contributions that women have made for this country. Women’s History Month encourages activities in schools, communities, and workplaces to remind the population of the important role women have played in the development of the country, and hopes to inspire great things for the future.
In 1987, the National Women’s Hist Read more
Experience Makes The Difference In Business Women’s Success
Posted on September 4, 2008
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Experiential training program aims to get more women leaders
in top management positions.
Birmingham, AL (GoArticles) September 7, 2005 – Can women lead
America’s businesses?
Six corporate consultants and one Princeton student say “Yes!”
A new leadership development program for women in business was
announced today. Six former corporate managers and consultants
to Fortune 500 companies and one student from Princeton Read more
Women – The Innovative Entrepreneurs
Posted on July 14, 2008
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More than one-third of entrepreneurs in the United States are women, and the growth in the number of woman-owned firms is more than double the rate of all U.S. firms. Stay-at-home moms are multi-tasking more than ever. In between childcare, cooking and cleaning, they are cranking out inventions that are making them millions. In America, women start 424 new enterprises every day that’s more than twice as many as men. These mothers of invention h Read more
Famous Women Inventors – a Few Historic Female Inventors
Posted on July 6, 2008
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Throughout history famous women inventors and mostly, not so famous women inventors, have contributed immensely to the world of invention and innovation. Women inventors are the creators of a wide variety of inventions that we all take for granted. For instance here are some of the inventions women are responsible for: the disposable cell phone, liquid paper, flat-bottom paper grocery bags, scotch-guard and even the Kevlar that’s used in body Read more
THE INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN IN POLITICS: GOOD OR BAD?
Posted on June 18, 2008
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THE INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN IN POLITICS: GOOD OR BAD?
There is a common maxim in the society today that’ whatever a man can do, a woman can also do it or much better’, which implies that women should be given equal opportunity to show case their talent (s) in all facets of human endeavour.
One issue that has over the years being a subject of controversy is whether women should involve in politics Read more
Nigerian Women Agro-entrepreneurship Development: Issues and Challenges
Posted on February 14, 2008
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Introduction
Suleiman (2006) defined entrepreneurship as “the willingness and ability of an individual to seek for investment opportunities to establish and run an enterprise successfully” while Drucker viewed an entrepreneur as a person who perceives business opportunities and takes advantage of the scarce resources and uses them profitably. Entrepreneurs are job creators and/or Read more
Shaheen Women’s Resource and Welfare Organisation – Challenging Patriarchy and Breaking Stereotypes
Posted on February 12, 2008
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The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, “It’s a girl.” -Shirley Chisholm.
In the congested by-lanes of the Old-City around Charminar in Hyderabad, lies Shaheen a Women’s resource and welfare organisation. This is one the few NGO’s in the country that works for Women’s welfare and empowerment. The organisation works on the principle that change happens when cultural norms are Read more
WOMENS’ RIGHTS IN WORLD PERSPECTIVE
Posted on February 9, 2008
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WOMENS’ RIGHTS IN WORLD PERSPECTIVE
Women’s rights around the world are an important indicator of understanding global well-being. Many may think that women’s rights are only an issue in countries where religion is law, such as many Muslim countries. Or even worse, some may think this is no longer an issue at all.
BACKGROUND
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California Women’s Rights Attorney Says Employment Discrimination Lawsuits Under the Fair Pay Act of 2009 Will Finally Get Women Equal Pay
Posted on February 6, 2008
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As a result of the first bill signed by President Obama, women finally have a much greater chance of receiving pay that is equal to what men receive for the same work from an employer. However, it is still likely to require the filing of numerous lawsuits before employers come to grips with the fact that they can no longer get away with paying less money to women.
On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed into law, the Lilly Le Read more
Whist at a Women in Leadership Forum in the Emirates, conference motivational speaker, Carole Spiers detects an abundance of confidence
Posted on February 5, 2008
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“It is confirmed by a new forecast by global HR consultants, Mercer, that salaries are predicted to rise by up to 7.5 per cent in the next year, following a separate finding from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, showing that the UAE is now firmly in recovery mode from the global downturn. So what conclusions can be drawn from my own varied schedule of meetings with all manner of people across the corporate, retail and government sectors? We might Read more
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