Stress really sucks. It sucks up your energy, your desire to get to the gym, and even your libido. And while some stress can help you kick butt when your body goes into fight-or-flight mode, daily stress can mess with your mind and body in serious ways. Check out these freaky symptoms, and follow our pointers for how to mitigate…
Did you know that men and women have different sleep experiences? On the whole, women report more sleep disturbances than men. Here is an article on healthy sleeping tips for women. The 2007 Sleep In America poll reports that two-thirds of women experience a sleep problem at least a few nights each week and as many as half report waking up feeling un-refreshed.…
Alice Proujansky, a documentary photographer, as a mother of 2, speaks of how she managed to balance her career and motherhood. She also photographs women who continue to find work-life balance in their lives. When Alice Proujansky was pregnant with her first child, a man at a party came up to her and remarked, “You’ll never want to go back…
When Richelieu Dennis came to the U.S. from his home in Liberia to attend Babson College, he wasn’t expecting to stay. But unable to return home owing to the first Liberian civil war, stay he did, building the personal care products company SheaMoisture with his college roommate Nyema Tubman in Harlem and later establishing a larger holding company, Sundial Brands, that would…
A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that among women, Democrats are leading on the generic congressional ballot by a 58% to 33%, a 25-point margin. Republicans, though, lead among men 50% to 42%, an 8-point margin. That large gap between how women and men say they will vote in the midterm election is consistent with an average of live interview polls taken…
Female soccer fans packed a stadium in Tehran after the de facto ban on their attendance was lifted. For the first time in nearly 40 years, female soccer fans helped pack an Iranian stadium’s stands to cheer on their country in the World Cup after a decadeslong ban was briefly lifted. The historic moment at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium marked a…
Michigan State University announced it had settled with 332 sexual abuse victims of Lawrence G. Nassar, a physician who worked with the school’s gymnastics program. The settlement will pay $425 million to 332 victims, or about $1.28 million each; it will set aside an additional $75 million in a trust for any future claims of sexual abuse against Mr. Nassar. Half a…
“Regarding girl power, I am still banging on that drum, and I’m not going to stop.” “When I used to sing, I’d get that feedback all the time when I went onstage,” says Victoria Beckham, as her microphone buzzed when she started speaking at Forbes’ Women’s Summit. She is, of course, speaking of her career as Posh Spice, one of five women…
Sameer Areff, Chief Operating Officer, SAP Middle East South speaks of about gender equality, in the work place and in the society for the future and well-being of the world. We live in a world that is yet to completely empower all the wonderful human potential it is blessed with. Stereotypes and gender discrimination still constrain so many extraordinary and…
The cornerstones of the Fashion industry today have been featured on the most Powerful Women lists of esteemed magazines like Forbes, Fast Company, and Time. Their achievements are indeed formidable and deserve acknowledgment in a time where gender equality across all industries is a global priority. The following women are leaders in their own right, and their commitment to the…
