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HerStory in the Light of History

HerStory Campaign of the EmpowerWomen.org challenges history by making sure more women enter the history books with some more ease! Knowledge is both a resource and an investment, and like all other forms of wealth, it is often deferentially distributed throughout a social system. In many areas, information simply does not exist, and where it does exist, it is often sexist. Gender knowledge gaps…

‘Why every woman should be offered menstrual leave’

Image copyrightCHURAN ZHENG Several provinces in China now have laws in place to ensure women can take a day or two a month off work if they suffer from period pain. Events organiser Churan Zheng regularly takes menstrual leave, and says it is an essential option for every woman. I suffer from severe period pain and every month post a picture on my social media accounts showing a woman tied to an…

BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?

The BBC has chosen its list of inspirational and influential women for 2016. They will bring you groundbreaking moments of defiance, new takes on fairy tales, stories of octogenarian cheer-leading, and take you inside the world of e-gaming. Others will be exploring black feminism or taking part in our first ever live festival. You will hear from some of the world’s biggest names but also from…

Justification – can a man ever be justified for hitting a woman? – an EmpowerWomen post

By Igwe Ogbukah 8 Replies Last Reply: 24 November 2016 22:14 By DRISS AMJICH 3 Likes UnlikeA man, my neighbor, finds his woman/wife regularly flirting with another man. It goes on and on, in the workplace, outside the workplace, on social media, and everywhere the man has access. He tells her to stop. She refuses. One day it gets out of hand and he hits her – hard. For not doing what the man…

Abuse of domestic workers in Nigeria, an EmpowerWomen post

By Abiodun essiet 4 Replies Last Reply: 24 November 2016 13:54 By Tinuola Aina 2 Likes LikeIn Nigeria 80 % of domestic workers are women and mostly underage children, it is becoming a culture to bring underage children from villages to assist a woman who just put to bed thanks to the grandmothers. Unlike other Africa countries like Kenya and southAfrica, domestic workers have been organized into…

Choice – Currently faced with an issue of choice for a young woman! An EmpowerWomen post

By Igwe Ogbukah 8 Replies Last Reply: 18 November 2016 01:12 By Mujidah Ajibola 4 Likes UnlikeChoice. What about a young woman who chooses, by her free will, not to work but collect money from men or her man, not to use protection but rely on the man’s word to withdraw, not to develop her skills but to look for rich dudes who would meet her needs, not to develop her skills and build a career but…

Say No to Domestic Violence, an EmpowerWomen post

By Ezinne Ikejiani 2 Replies Last Reply: 24 November 2016 10:42 By Maryann Egwuonwu 1 Like LikeHi All, I am an active partner of Warien Rose Foundation. An Organisation working to stop domestic violence and also supporting victims of domestic violence. Domestic Violence is real and a number of women have suffered severe injuries physically, emotionally and mentally. We must join forces to stop…

Is there such a thing as a women being too Powerful? An EmpowerWomen post

Is there such a thing as a women being too Powerful?By Chipo Hildah Mutale 6 Replies I have heard from many men who say they cannot be with a woman who is more successful than they are. Many would give reason to a woman unsubmissive if she earns more and them feeling like lesser of a man. Now we see men enjoy power when they are successful so is it anuequal for a woman to do so too? Should a…

Men’s need to be educated/involved for women empowerment success – An EmpowerWomen post

By Melinda Nyaradzo Chakurira 4 Replies Last Reply: 24 November 2016 11:39 By GLORIA TELLEZ 4 Likes UnlikeI believe men also need to be educated in valuing and treating women right for women empowerment to be a sucess.Most of the unfortunate women stories I have encountered have a man involved too.A boy pursues a girl and makes her believe he is in love,impregnates her & leaves her,so many…

  Following the commencement of the LSD franchise for girls and young women, we are happy to announce our association with EmpowerWomen of the United Nations. Through our association we hope to further pursue and promote the work of the entire LSD Project for the good of girls and young women. We hope you will join us. But of course you will!

MY WIFE DOES NOT WORK – MEN’S MISCONCEPTION ON WOMEN

Got this convo off of facebook because it is astounding and revealing… MY WIFE DOES NOT WORK!!! Conversation between a Husband (H) and a Psychologist (P): P: What do u do for a living Mr. Bandy? H: I work as an Accountant in a Bank. P: your Wife ? H: She doesn’t work, She’s only a housewife. P: Who makes breakfast for your family in the morning? H: My Wife, because she doesn’t work. P: At what…

“THE BITCH AMERICA NEEDS”

There are so many ways to be a bitch when you’re Hillary Clinton. You can refuse to give up a thriving law career when your husband is elected governor of Arkansas. Later, when he becomes president of the United States, you can infuriate housewives across the nation with a dismissive reference to baking cookies. You can be too loud, too ambitious, too emotional, not emotional enough. You can say…

RIHANNA’ NEWEST HOT LINGERIE!

it first began to appear on tumblr a few minutes ago but pop diva Rihanna has always been one to watch when it comes to baring and unbaring it all. This hot lingerie ensemble is one to wow many of the followers of this good-girl-gone-bad. Here she is in all of her wild girl glory…they say Drake’s influence is already high on her but Rihanna has always had a mind of her own in these things…