Note: Since I posted this blog in April Tawakul Karman, was one of three women who were announced as the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners. Karman was selected for her contributions to the ongoing struggle for democracy in Yemen. The other two for their pursuit of peace in Liberia. The Nobel Peace Prize committee recognized [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘challenges’
October 7, 2011
She Roars Like a Lion in a Country that Expects Her to Act Like a Lamb: Tawakul Karmen
October 3, 2011
Why Does An Afghani Colonel Fly Missions with 5-Year-Old Daughter at Her Side?
Life is tough for women in Afghanistan. The lack of child care may seem like a trivial matter until you consider the need of one mother who without child care options flies supply missions to remote areas and disaster zones in a military helicopter with her 5-year-old daughter alongside. Colonel Latifa Nabizada has flown more [...]
September 8, 2011
She’s played with the big boys. Now she calls the shots.
She’s played with the big boys. Now she calls the shots. Perry Barber was a singer/songwriter growing up in the 1970s. She did office work for Gladys Knight, and performed as an opener for Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Hall and Oates. But music was not to be her calling. Instead, her career path lay [...]
August 16, 2011
She’s Still Kicking After All These Years
Have you ever wanted something SO much you were willing to wait however long it took? Well, Keiko Fukuda waited almost 80 years to realizing her dream. At the age of 98 Keiko Fukuda became the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt in Judo. The petite woman not quite five feet tall has [...]
August 10, 2011
Israeli and Palestinian Women Are Proof Life is a Beach
Incivility is on the rise according to the American Psychological Association. At their recent annual meeting the APA focused on incivility in the workplace. The professional organization said that rudeness, insults and plain old bad manners are growing problems for Americans. Incivility stresses workers and reduces productivity. Sometimes the problem is simply the result of [...]
July 20, 2011
She’d Like to Drive Men
Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel doesn’t want to drive men mad. She does, however, want to be able to drive a car. She is not alone. No Saudi Arabia woman has the legal right to drive a car. Ameerah who is in her late 20s in the fourth wife of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the [...]
July 14, 2011
Still Dancing Through Life at 93
At 93 Therrell Camille Smith keeps everyone on their toes. She’s still teaching ballet in a school she established 60 plus years ago in her hometown of Washington D.C. The second of five daughters Ms Smith began taking dance lessons at the age of 8. Her teacher was the wife of a Howard University physician. [...]
May 24, 2011
Women’s Work on the Front Lines of Afghanistan
U.S. Marines are undertaking an experiment in Afghanistan. They are embracing the power of women’s work. A few women have been added to what used to be all-male patrols − patrols on the front lines. Although the women wear body armor (which can be cumbersome and cause discomfort and chaffing because it wasn’t designed to [...]
May 17, 2011
Sugano Hoso Rescues Pets in Japan’s Disaster Zone
There should be a photo of Sugano Hoso at the top of this blog. However, I was unable to find one. The Japanese woman appears to be far too busy to pose for photos. Most likely she wants the animals from an area of Japan recently pummeled by a tsunami then threatened by emissions from [...]
May 11, 2011
It Took 35 Years for This Woman to Rediscover Her Voice
Who hasn’t had a moment when they felt like yelling? What if you couldn’t? What if you weren’t able to say anything? Those among us who are able-bodied often take our abilities for granted. Jan Christian hasn’t taken the power of her voice for granted for a long time. She recently found hers after a [...]
