In July 2019, the US women’s football team won the World Cup. Their success was, in part attributed to having tracked each player’s menstrual cycle and adapted individual training loads and diet accordingly. It is an approach which many think is long overdue. In recent years, a number of top sportswomen have talked about the … Continue reading WOMAN’S HEALTH | How Tracking Menstrual Cycles Helps Women In Sport
Remainders to lean into self-care are always welcome. But reminders to lean into self-care from Michelle Obama? Those are revered. The former first lady took to Instagram last Wednesday to celebrate #WellnessWednesday with a tribute to the small things that keep her-and all of us-feeling and functioning from a centered space. Obama shared a duet … Continue reading INFLUENCERS | Michelle Obama Wants You To Step Into Self-Care
If you’ve always wanted to be a social media influencer and didn’t quite known how to go about it, you might not need to look too far from home. From September 2019, the American University of Dubai (AUD) will be offering up a course on how to become a full-time influencer. The course comes a … Continue reading The American University Of Dubai Is Offering Up A Diploma In Being An Influencer
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, August 27, 2019 – On Wednesday, 28th August, the UAE will celebrate Emirati Women’s Day, an annual event that celebrates inspiring women, supported by the government and welcomed by the community. Emirati Women’s Day coincides this year with the Federal National Council, FNC, election, which will witness considerable progress in terms of … Continue reading EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN| UAE To Celebrate Emirati Women’s Day
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh has issues an order appointing Ibtisam Al-Shehri as spokesperson for public education in Saudi Arabia, who has been a supervisor for schools in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province, will hold the position as the first woman spokesperson of the ministry, responsible for over six million students … Continue reading FIRST IN SAUDI ARABIA: Spokeswoman for Ministry of Education
Like most influencers – or, at least, the good ones – supermodel Ashley Grahan knew what she was doing earlier this week when she posted to Instagram what those adhering to what they consider “traditional beauty standards” might view as an unflattering photo of herself. Five days after announcing her pregnancy, also via Instagram, Graham … Continue reading WOMAN’S LIFE | Ashley Graham’s Nude Pregnancy Photo Tells An Important Truth
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia has begun allowing adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more control over family matters, state news agency SPA, reported on Tuesday, following a flurry of royal degrees approving the changes. Riyadh has long faced international criticism over the status of Saudi women. Rights groups say women … Continue reading WOMEN EMPOWERMENT | Saudi Arabia Implements End To Travel Restriction For Saudi Women
Ashley Graham is pregnant and proud of her body – and she’s letting everybody known on Instagram. The model, who announced her pregnancy last week, posted a nude photo on the platform Monday, in which she displays her stretch marks. “Same same but a little different”, she wrote in the caption. In the photo, she … Continue reading Model Ashley Graham Praised For Showing Pregnancy Stretch Marks
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi mothers will be able to apply for passports for children in their custody and approve travel abroad under new guidelines that represent a further chipping away of exclusive male power in the conservative Islamic kingdom. The changes, detailed on the website od Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports on Monday, … Continue reading Empowerment of Women | Saudi Women Get a New Right: Allowing Their Kids To Travel
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA – Women in Saudi Arabia will finally be allowed to hold passports and travel abroad without the consent of a male guardian, a policy shift that marks a significant loosening of the Kingdom’s notorious restrictions on women. The new amendment was approved on Thursday by the Saudi Cabinet, and will allow all … Continue reading KSA | Saudi Arabia Finally Allowed To Hold Passports And Travel Independently
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