My Dear Daughter, I never imagined that I would ever be a mom. Looking at the way my mother sacrificed everything for us when we growing up seemed like so much responsibility for one person. It terrified me so much because I…
The woman is the primary and often the only caregiver of children and elderly dependents at the household level; care work and constraints on her mobility imposed by family being the two ways patriarchy controls working…
Myth #1: Old age is synonymous with poor health. Busted : This stereotype perpetuates poor-quality medical care that disregards genuine symptoms of illness as inevitable effects of aging. In fact, socioeconomic standing and…
In the developing country like mine, due to the educational revolution, girls/women’s access to the education has resulted women’s participation in income generation activities and in employment. Women start to work outside…
Half of the population around the world comprises of women. Women with high economic potential are considered as independent and highly empowered. Do you think this is true? Can our well-being be explained just by having…
Last month, I went to Tacloban City. Instead of a less-than-an hour flight from Cebu , I decided to travel for three hours via a ferry going to Ormoc City, then rode a van to Tacloban. My purpose was to take this long trip…
For my love of Women Empowerment I have coordinated, "BoardTalks" women leadership development program initiated by Pakistan Stock Exchange. Presently, like never before, the time has come to return to women leadership…
Here I would like to share with my sisters about my recent career milestone. I was always passionate to become the part of this forum and i waited for so long to achieve this. Being the eldest and only girl child in family…
I Reject Forced Occupation of Kashmir. I am in chains, I have been locked. I am Gaza, I am Kashmir. My days are dark, my nights horrific. My sunshine is dim, my rain poisonous. My happiness has been grilled, my people…
These are some of the facts that came glaring out from the experience sharing time I spent with my domestic help who is a young 27 years married Muslim woman. This story is based out of Bengaluru city in southern region of…
I stepped on the Yoga mat to heal myself. And the rest is history. From a curious practitioner to silently brewing the dream to teach; the journey has not only seen blood, sweat and bruises but it has witnessed a path of…
In the year 1990 of July 16, I was 12 years old when I experienced an earthquake that hit Northern and Central Luzon. A magnitude 7.8 that left massive damages and casualties. I was at our school at that time when suddenly,…
How can it be achieved? In the mist of all these hatred, threats, hunger, anger, sicknesses and lawlessness. I had a dream! To envisaged a non violence earth, but how can this be possible? Today, all these are nightmares. A…
मे 14 वित्त आयोग (आमचा गाव आमचा विकास) इस विषय पर काम कर रहीहू ओर गाव की परिस्थिती विशलेषन कीया महाराष्ट्र महिला कौशल्य विकास परिस्थिती आयना स्पष्ट गाव मै कौशल्य विकास नियोजन नहि जहा नियोजन पर खर्च नहीं ऐसी परिस्थिती20…
I am Shirley Kimmayong, an aspiring changemaker and the founder of Hagiyo*, a nonprofit for indigenous peoples. Indigeneous peoples make up one-third of the world's poorest. A high percentage of IPs are uneducated,…
What’s the purpose? The purpose is that we EMPOWER each other with our creative messages and stories from all over the world, with a multicultural, multilingual, beautiful, piece of art that inspires, speaks to us and…
In 2011, I was going to the Gram Panchayat (village council) office on the midday. The office is at the farthest corner of our village. Along my way, I saw there was a big gathering of men and women. I pulled over my car and…
Namaste, Salam, Shalom, Peace, Paz, Pyeongwha, Heping, Heiwa, Pace, Mir, Over the past 16 years, I am honored to say that I developed a plan for WOMEN to unite the people of the world and lead a new global peace movement! I…
Sowing Seeds of Tumaini in collaboration with Inpireitonline, World pulse, Kyusa, Safy and Yetu all women led organizations plan to have the following activities to celebrate International Women's Day 2019. 1. Prior to…
he subject of almost all of my fiction so far has been the love lives of young women. For a long time, I found this to be both extraordinarily embarrassing and also something I couldn’t help. Throughout my twenties, sex and…
i Naseem Belongs from poor family where girls are not having opportunity to take education but with help of my mothers i completed my education & after completing my education join Swayam Shikshan Prayog who believes on…
My name is Urmila Chanam and I am a social worker, and newspaper and radio broadcasting journalist. I have 10 years experience in reporting on rural development , reporting with special reference on women and children, art…
For several decades, I have worked for people from grassroots organizations and local NGOs who are always in need of resources to jumpstart or expand their initiative. There are so many international funders or groups who…
The economy is an essential part of India as well as world. Everything is dependent on the economy from wheat, vegetables, flour, sugar, tea, and oil. Nowadays everything is very expensive and to buy them one has to have…
Wounded, lost and Bruised Lot By: Sumera. B. Reshi Look here, and look there Look around, and everywhere Everyone is lost in their virtual world Some for love, and some for fun In the offices, schools, and colleges They’re…
