Mauritius’ Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, has restated the commitment of the government to continue the fight against all forms of violence including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in line with the Sustainable Development Goal 5.
While South Africa may be scoring below the global average of women pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers, the country still leads in Sub-Saharan Africa. Tech education provider HyperionDev is helping bridge the gender gap in STEM, its female intake for 2021 increased to 60%.
According to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria can reduce poverty if the country trains and empowers more women.
The former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has appreciated the role carried on by the Liberia Girls Guard Association affecting the lives of young girls through exercises that will improve their character and set them on course for a better future.
“Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want. It is easy to allow insecurities about age/experience level to prevent you from making a big demand, or asking for a meeting with an influential person, or even admitting that you need help. However, if you don’t at least pose the question, it will probably never happen. So go for it! You might be surprised at what can happen if you just ask.” Olivia Pavco-Giaccia Summer Associate at Bain & Company
The Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture for South Africa, Nathi Mthethwa, has appreciated women who are flying the country’s flag high on the global stage as it commemorates its Women’s Month.
By Aditi Maheshwari Women have a formidable list of activities simply because of being a woman. Being tired is surmised to be a weakness. Success however should not be confined to result specific but on the contrary, it should be a reflection of the best choices made. The will to stand up for oneself and others is not easy and requires immense courage to be executed but women’s legacy is of comfortably handling the discomforts. Sharing in this article what can be the best choices to stay fit for a woman, no matter whether you work from home or office. Eat a good breakfast and depend on healthy snacks to avoid lifestyle diseases. Stay hydrated by drinking a sufficient amount of water. Since desk jobs are not generally manually intensive and more sedentary in nature, it leads to back-breaking, muscle tension and strain, neck pains are quite common and such…
