Women's rights

Mahkota Medical Centre: Promoting Women Empowerment

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Martedì, Maggio 21, 2024
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ACN: Can you share with us Mahkota Medical Centre's journey in promoting women empowerment within the organization, and how it aligns with your core values and mission?

Key Points: 
  • ACN: Can you share with us Mahkota Medical Centre's journey in promoting women empowerment within the organization, and how it aligns with your core values and mission?
  • Ms Teo Chin Yee: Mahkota Medical Centre's journey in promoting women empowerment within the organization is deeply rooted in our core values of Competence, Compassion, and Collaboration.
  • At Mahkota Medical Centre, our commitment to promoting women empowerment aligns seamlessly with our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services.
  • In summary, the accreditation process undertaken by Mahkota Medical Centre reinforces our dedication to promoting women empowerment and advancing gender equality within our workplace.

Mary Kay Inc. Announces Expansion Into Denmark, Strengthening Its Commitment to Women's Empowerment in Scandinavia

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Giovedì, Maggio 2, 2024
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This strategic move marks a significant milestone in Mary Kay's mission to enrich women's lives across the globe.

Key Points: 
  • This strategic move marks a significant milestone in Mary Kay's mission to enrich women's lives across the globe.
  • With this launch, Mary Kay products are now available in all the Scandinavian and Nordic markets in partnership with Lesley Cosmetics, Mary Kay’s authorized distributor in Scandinavia.
  • The availability of Mary Kay products in the Danish market promises to offer exciting, new prospects for female entrepreneurship and empowerment through its unique business model.
  • Mary Kay Europe President Tara Eustace expressed her excitement about the introduction of Mary Kay products into a new country.

Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor Embraces Heritage from Birth to Almost Death and Back in His Poignant and Hilarious New Memoir

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "Won't Be Silent—Don't Stop 'til It Matters" from debut author Abe Gurko, is a candid and humorous retelling of an unconventional life. The producer, writer, and social media influencer delivers an honest, hilarious, and rollicking ride filled with joyous, life-affirming moments to reach what the author describes as a life "finally worth living." The book has garnered stellar reviews, now reaching Amazon Best Seller status.

Key Points: 
  • Abe's madcap journey through ongoing obstacles is an insightful story of survival with grace and resilience.
  • Armed with razor-sharp wit, Gurko has embraced the uncanny instincts and DNA passed down by loving parents who survived the Holocaust.
  • "I wanted to leave behind an imprint in the hopes that someone would benefit from my travels and travails," the author commented.
  • To receive a review copy or to book an interview with Abe Gurko, please email Brooke Young [email protected] or call (917) 275-6126.

Afghan Women’s Rights Leader, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, to Deliver Roger Williams University Commencement Address

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Mercoledì, Marzo 27, 2024
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During her visit to Roger Williams University in 2021, Basij-Rasikh spoke about women’s rights and access to girls’ education in Afghanistan.

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  • During her visit to Roger Williams University in 2021, Basij-Rasikh spoke about women’s rights and access to girls’ education in Afghanistan.
  • COMMENCEMENT DATE: The university-wide Commencement celebration for undergraduate, graduate and law students of the Class of 2024 will be held on Friday, May 17.
  • LIVESTREAM: RWU will provide a livestream enabled for broadcast and radio recording of the main university ceremony.
  • PHOTO CAPTION: Shabana Basij-Rasikh, founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), will deliver the keynote speech and receive an honorary degree at the RWU Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17.

USPS Honors Betty Ford

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Venerdì, Aprile 5, 2024
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the life of former First Lady Betty Ford on the campus of Eisenhower Health, adjacent to the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA. She was the wife of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president, and widely admired for her support of women's rights and her candor about the serious health challenges she faced.

Key Points: 
  • RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the life of former First Lady Betty Ford on the campus of Eisenhower Health, adjacent to the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA.
  • Also attending were Susan Ford Bales, Betty Ford's daughter; Marty Massiello, CEO of Eisenhower Health; Dr. Joseph Lee, president and CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation; and Tessa Voss, also of the foundation.
  • Betty Ford did that for both breast cancer and addiction — replacing shame and isolation with dignity, community and equitable care," Lee said.
  • In 1982, Ford and Leonard Firestone, a former ambassador and family friend, established the Betty Ford Center substance use disorder treatment center, which is now part of the nonprofit Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

The 10th Anniversary FreeHer March and Rally Returns to Washington, D.C.

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Domenica, Marzo 24, 2024
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BOSTON, March 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This Mother's Day, while families celebrate, 150,000 incarcerated mothers will face separation from their children unless the Biden administration and state governors take urgent action. In response, The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls (The National Council), alongside national allies and organizations in the fight against the incarceration of women and girls and mass incarceration will lead a march and rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., under the banner "Bring Moms Home for Mother's Day."

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  • March Start Time: 11 AM at the historic Metropolitan AME Church - 1518 M Street NW, Washington, D.C.
    Rally Start Time/Location: 12 PM at Freedom Plaza - 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
  • The stark reality is that 80% of women in jails and 56% in prisons are mothers to children under 18, many of whom are the primary caregivers.
  • The march and rally, part of The National FreeHer Campaign, also aims to stop the incarceration of women and girls and redirect resources toward community investment.
  • During this critical juncture, The National Council and its allies implore individuals to stand in solidarity with us.

Acclaimed British artist Maggi Hambling talks about life and death as she prepares for first solo exhibition in Asia since 2019

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Giovedì, Marzo 21, 2024
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LONDON and HONG KONG, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Maggi Hambling occupies a unique position as an artist who has consistently embraced a spirit of rebelliousness throughout her career, making her one of the most celebrated women artists in the British art scene.

Key Points: 
  • Speaking in The Pearl Lam Podcast ahead of the opening of her new solo exhibition in Hong Kong, Maggi Hambling talks openly about her career and about life and death, saying:
    "I've always worked very hard and have been in my studio every day.
  • Click here to watch the exclusive new video with Maggi Hambling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE0Ap2ijciA
    Maggi Hambling's new solo exhibition 'Maggi Hambling: The Night' will open at Pearl Lam Galleries at Printing House, 6 Duddell Street, Central, Hong Kong from 26 March to 16 May.
  • The exhibition marks the first solo exhibition by Maggi Hambling in Asia since the artist's museum retrospectives in Beijing and Guangzhou in 2019.
  • Pearl Lam Galleries will also showcase an important new Wall of Water painting by the artist at Art Basel Hong Kong.

Black Women Call for End to the D.A. Fani Willis Witch Hunt

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Lunedì, Marzo 11, 2024
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ATLANTA, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 100 women have signed on to a statement in support of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 100 women have signed on to a statement in support of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
  • When Black women ascend to positions where their voices can be heard, their presence seen, and their power felt, it often unsettles certain individuals in this country.
  • We are currently witnessing a concerted effort to scrutinize and attack Black women in positions of power, finding any issue or flaw, no matter how small, to use against them.
  • Despite these challenges, Black women persist in pursuing education and have broken barriers to excel in all sectors of the professional world.

Mongolia Aiming For Lower Gender Pay Gap Than United States.

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Lunedì, Marzo 11, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mongolia's minister for Labour and Social Protection will use UN events on the status of women tomorrow to pledge to keep her country in the forefront of global efforts to advance gender equality.

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  • The gender pay gap currently stands at 20.6 percent, and gender discrimination persists in the workplace."
  • The Mongolian government has prioritized reducing the disparity and has segregated data by gender to bring the issue into sharper focus.
  • In contrast the gender pay gap in the United States stands at 16%, according to the AAUW.
  • The Minister will also highlight the economic challenges faced by landlocked countries like Mongolia and how geographical disadvantages can be overcome.

Kotex Global Study Finds Nearly 60% of Women Feel Progress is Lacking and Launches #ProgressFeelsLike Movement to Ignite Action on International Women's Day

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Martedì, Febbraio 27, 2024
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DALLAS, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark's (NYSE:KMB) Kotex, creator of the period care category, is marking International Women's Day (March 8) by releasing eye-opening data from a study around how women worldwide feel about progress. Kotex uncovered that nearly 60% of women believe that the speed of women's progress is either stagnant or moving slowly. Half of the women polled indicated that the world is a more uncomfortable place for them than ever before. Furthermore, the study showed that these sentiments are relatively stronger among the younger generation. With this data top of mind, Kotex is launching its #ProgressFeelsLike effort to speak to this serious threat and encourage women around the world to have a voice and share their view of what progress is like in their daily lives and in the world around them.

Key Points: 
  • Kotex uncovered that nearly 60% of women believe that the speed of women's progress is either stagnant or moving slowly.
  • Half of the women polled indicated that the world is a more uncomfortable place for them than ever before.
  • On International Women's Day and every day, #ProgressFeelsLike unites us and empowers us in our pursuit of progress across every culture and every country in the world.
  • Kotex is encouraging women worldwide to participate in the movement by using #ProgressFeelsLike in social media posts.