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Feb 21 2022February 21, 2022

Disability does not mean limitation for this Kerala research scholar

2 Comments / DifferentlyAbled, Education, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment, Youth / By SLSV / February 21, 2022 February 21, 2022

Sharada Devi, who prefers ‘disabled’ over ‘differently-abled’, says it is society that disables an individual. She has submitted a doctoral thesis in disability studies, reports Aathira haridas THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Disability studies is an all-new realm of academics. It deals not with the medical aspect, but the social, cultural and political realms. And Sharada Devi V, a …

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Feb 18 2022February 18, 2022

Women-only travel platform Wander Woman wins grant worth $22K

Leave a Comment / Brand, ChangeMaker, Efforts, purpose, Social Enterprise, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022

Wander Woman, a social venture catering to female travellers from Bangladesh, has won a grant worth $22.5K at the UNLEASH Plus 2021 Program for “developing a revolutionary platform for female travellers in South Asia,” according to a press release. UNLEASH Plus 2021 is the third iteration of a 6-months incubation program seeking to build the …

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Feb 17 2022February 17, 2022

Her daughter was teased for having a Deaf mom — so she created a business to build inclusive connections.

1 Comment / Brand, ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / February 17, 2022 February 17, 2022

Andrea Zackary grew up hard of hearing. Born in Jamaica, the Brampton, Ontario-based entrepreneur and mother of five relied on hearing aids and amplifiers for many years of her life. She studied Hotel and Hospitality Management and worked in hotels as a front desk agent. At the age of 25, her entire world went silent. …

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Feb 16 2022February 16, 2022

Gujarat-origin woman does justice to history

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / February 16, 2022 February 16, 2022

Ahmedabad: Her mother was the first Indian woman to open a retail business in Edison, New Jersey. Her mother-in-law was one of the first women entrepreneurs running a motel on her own. Thus, her kin were not surprised when Dipti Vaid Dedhiya created history recently by becoming the first woman municipal court judge of South Asian descent …

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Feb 15 2022February 15, 2022

Ocala’s Erin Jackson wins Olympic speedskating gold

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / February 15, 2022 February 15, 2022

The University of Florida graduate is the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter Olympics. BEIJING — Erin Jackson bolted off the line, her powerful legs attacking the ice, her destiny awaiting at the end of a frenetic dash around Beijing’s magnificent speedskating oval. The University of Florida graduate didn’t view …

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