Women who choose to present a poor attitude at the workplace should be prevented from holding back other women, writes 29-year-old Tan Peiying from Singapore. There has been lots of talk about the low fertility rate in Singapore and from the public’s point of view, the government is not doing enough to support them in …
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On 26 March people all around the world will be turning off their lights as part of an international campaign to raise awareness about the environment. Eighteen-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia, reports. On Saturday 26 March, the world will once again – for the fifth year running – take a stand for our environment …
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On 26 March people all around the world will be turning off their lights as part of an international campaign to raise awareness about the environment. Eighteen-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia, reports. On Saturday 26 March, the world will once again – for the fifth year running – take a stand for our environment …
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Together we can create a world that not only treats women as equals, but ensures that they enjoy lives free from oppression, violence and subjugation, writes Mohammed Elleissy, a 26-year-old from Melbourne, Australia. The world celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March – an event created exactly 100 years ago to celebrate the economic, social …
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Young people must hold their leaders accountable, reject violence and utilise social media to insist on meaningful change, writes Meeckel Beecher, a 23-year-old from Jamaica. As a high school student in Jamaica I had the privilege of reading the novel, ‘The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born’. Written by Ayi Kwei Armah, a Ghanaian writer, the …
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Young people must hold their leaders accountable, reject violence and utilise social media to insist on meaningful change, writes Meeckel Beecher, a 23-year-old from Jamaica. As a high school student in Jamaica I had the privilege of reading the novel, ‘The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born’. Written by Ayi Kwei Armah, a Ghanaian writer, the …
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Poet, activist and development expert Simone Leid launched a new project last month to encourage women around the Caribbean to speak out about their experiences of discrimination. Leigh-Ann Worrell, a 23-year-old from St Thomas in Barbados, reports. “I am woman, hear me roar/in numbers too big to ignore,” sang a strong, invincible Helen Reddy four …
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Poet, activist and development expert Simone Leid launched a new project last month to encourage women around the Caribbean to speak out about their experiences of discrimination. Leigh-Ann Worrell, a 23-year-old from St Thomas in Barbados, reports. “I am woman, hear me roar/in numbers too big to ignore,” sang a strong, invincible Helen Reddy four …
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Bahamians often seem ashamed of their national culture, but they do not need to look abroad for inspiration, writes 26-year-old Jennawade Pratt from Nassau New Providence. There is a proverbial saying that has echoed over the length and breadth of our islands: ‘When America sneezes, The Bahamas catches a cold.’ And it’s no wonder our grandparents …
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Bahamians often seem ashamed of their national culture, but they do not need to look abroad for inspiration, writes 26-year-old Jennawade Pratt from Nassau New Providence. There is a proverbial saying that has echoed over the length and breadth of our islands: ‘When America sneezes, The Bahamas catches a cold.’ And it’s no wonder our grandparents …
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