The Key To Communication In Relationships
Your friend is going through a rough patch in his marriage, and his wife is telling him that it’s partly because they need to communicate more. He tries to talk with her more, perhaps asking about her day or talking about how work went at the office. She responds, but almost as if it were […]
Equal Pay For Work Of Equal Value
Equal pay for work of equal value The International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on 18 September, represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for work of equal value. It further builds on the United Nations commitment to human rights and against all forms of discrimination, including discrimination against women and girls. Across […]
Inspiring Lessons from the Life of Oprah Winfrey
Few people in history have been able to reach the same level of achievement as Oprah Winfrey. Best known for her multi-award-winning daytime talk show, Oprah has also created her own television network (OWN), earned the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, been nominated for an Oscar, and been recognized as the first Black female […]
The Awkwardness In Brother-in-Law & Sister-in-Law Relationship
Meeting new people and starting new relationships can sometimes be challenging which sometimes can be awkward if both parties do not share the same ideals. One of the ways through which new relations are formed is through marriage and the Nigerian society takes the in-law relationship seriously due to the communal nature of our society. […]
It’s A Woman’s World : Understanding Female Privilege
The answer on whether female privilege exists or not has been a subject of heated conversations in both public and academic discourse. An even bigger problem exists in the misunderstanding on what privilege itself as a concept means, which has led to lack of uniformity in belief among people. While some scholars of gender agree […]
COVID-19 Highlights Need For Companies To Protect Domestic Abuse Victims
The global surge in domestic violence during coronavirus lockdowns highlights the need for companies to do more to protect victims and help them get their lives back on track, experts on the issue said on Thursday. Companies should offer women facing domestic abuse flexible working, extra leave so they can move home and sort out […]
Parliament To Have 30 Percent Women After House Approval
The lower house has approved a bill providing for a 30% quota for women in the Somali parliament. Although the parliament has yet to ratify the bill, it is one more step towards the feminization of politics in Somalia. It is a long-term struggle in a society that is both patriarchal and traditionalist, but progress […]
Loss Of Canada Elders To Coronavirus Threatens Indigenous Culture
When Diane Janvier Dugan’s mother was born in 1929, there were no roads or stores in her indigenous village in northwest Saskatchewan so as a child she learned how to hunt and trap for her food. “I’m starting to realize how much my mother knows about being Dene,” said Dugan, a teacher in the Canadian […]
The 3 Biggest Sources Of Workplace Stress — And How To Beat Them
Our cultural epidemic of stress and burnout seems to get worse each year. Recent Gallup polls showed that 79 per cent of Americans feel stressed “sometimes or frequently,” and two-thirds of the full-time American workforce has suffered from some degree of burnout. A survey from ComPsych, a company that provides employee assistance programs as well as resources and reports on behavioural health, found that […]
What Does Your Ideal Relationship Look Like?
What does your ideal relationship look like? What are your needs? What values would your ideal relationship embrace? When you start thinking about how to have a healthy relationship, don’t immediately zero in on what the other person should be like or what they should do for you. Instead, focus on the relationship itself and what […]
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