In one of my last roles before becoming self-employed, I had to deal with a woman who was the very stereotype that perpetuates women not supporting one another. Any fellow female worker she perceived either as outshining her or undermining her in any way was subject to her wrath. She talked behind people’s backs. She …
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Widowed at the age of 12, she vowed to do whatever she could to stop the marriage of minor girls. As she grew up, the first thing she realised was to study further, beyond her Class IV education. UTTARAKHAND: Two years back, the Uttarakhand High Court took a serious note of rampant child marriages in the state …
Sajitha O from Thrissur has scripted history by becoming the first woman Excise Inspector in Kerala, a local news platform Mathrubhumi first reported. Her appointment was announced on Tuesday as she took charge of the Circle Office as an Excise Inspector. Prior to this, Sajitha was a Civil Excise Officer in Thrissur for the past five years. An Excise Inspector …
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Judi Henderson, owner of Mannequin Madness, now hopes for a sea change for Black people in the business world. Judi Henderson is a proud Black woman business owner. Being one wasn’t always an option. Henderson’s Oakland, California business, Mannequin Madness, has been toughing out economic ups and downs for just about 20 years now. In 2019, she …
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Persons with disabilities often prove to be more than the sum of their parts. 29-year-old Premalata Behera, from a tribal community of Odisha, lives with her parents and three siblings. Her father is a small marginal farmer and supports the family with his meagre income. Due to economical reasons, he could not take care of …
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