If there is a will, there’s a way – a famous epigram we’ve heard many a times in our lives but Afroz went a step ahead by proving the statement.
She left Jeddah during the crises of Gulf War in 1991 by boarding a plane not knowing where she’s...
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Darfur women have suffered agony and humiliation for being from the land of the Janjaweed. They have been raped and physically assaulted several times to threaten them and their clan. What a pity the government is siding away from such...
Corporate life of Yukako Kurose withered away after she had a baby. In 1985, Japan passed a resolution which administered equal opportunities for both the genders, especially in work-front. Women like Kurose acknowledged it with open arms but (for...
It’s all about women power these days. Well I am not a staunch feminist as such, but it definitely is a feel good factor when women all across the world are heading towards a common goal and proving their mettle.
According to a survey carried out...
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Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won’t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.
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