On International Women’s Day, Barack Obama shared a touching letter that was written to him and Michelle by an Indian-American woman named Sindhu. In her letter, Sindhu thanks the Obamas for bringing the biggest changes in the world with their leadership and expresses her gratitude by promising them that she’s in on the process of change that the dynamic duo kickstarted. Read the inspiring letter here. To: Michelle and Barack […]

Your quest for beauty could be killing you ….. slowly. Did you know your lipstick contains heavy metals and chemicals that are also used to manufacture rubber and plastics? That personal care and beauty products that make you look pretty, are mostly carcinogenic? That there are no strict laws governing the quality and production standards of the cosmetics you use as a rule every day? From the innocuous looking toothpaste […]

The illustrations mark the beginning of a different activities to be carried out in the coming weeks by UN Women Egypt. Why is gender a parameter to define the existence of a person at workplace? Man or woman, both should have equal rights and an equal stature while working at offices as they do the same amount of work, shouldn’t they? With a tagline that says, “Finding Women at Work […]

In a country where women are denied some of the basic rights, the observance of Women’s Day is path-breaking. International Women’s Day is widely celebrated across the globe where people pledge their support for gender equality and celebrate the achievements of women and has become a regular event in the social calendar. Yet, many countries beyond this ambit and Saudi Arabia is one such nation where many basic rights are […]