Dagny Taggart, the female protagonist of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is on her way to Hollywood. It is difficult to find the real Dagny Taggart though just as everyone will continue to ask who John Galt is.  Angelina Jolie, who rumored to play the role of Dagny in the much-awaited movie based on Ayn Rand’s novel, may act and sound and resurrect that image of Dagny that are only to be found between the pages of a book.

Jolie was once quoted in an interview that Atlas shrugged “is one of those, I think, once-in-a-lifetime films that you feel, ‘If I… Continue reading

Don’t call her Beyonce. She’s Sasha Fierce. That change in name was a forceful subject in the entertainment world.

“Sasha Fierce is the fun, more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken side and more glamorous side that comes out when I’m working and when I’m on the stage,” the R&B singer reportedly said.

But will it work? Self-bestowed names by celebrities like George (T-Bone) and Jennifer Lopez (Jenny, J.Lo) were followed by fans and the media. So long as the name does not affect Beyonce’s or rather Sasha’s performance as an artist, nicknames will remain irrelevant. Call your woman whatever name you like… Continue reading

San Diego-based writer Warren Farrell outlines over 80 positions where women earn more than men on average. Below are the top ten occupations where women’s median earnings surpassed men’s between 24 percent and 43 percent.

1.Sales engineers
2.Statisticians
3.Legislators
4.Other transportation workers
5.Automotive service technicians and mechanics
6.Speech-language pathologists
7.Library assistants, clerical
8.Motion picture projectionists
9.Helpers, construction trades
10.Funeral services workers

Is your job not on the list? Don’t fret. This should not prohibit you from pursuing a career you desire… Continue reading

We all know the story of a battered housewife. It may be a horrendous injuries inflicted on a nursing or even a pregnant mother or a seemingly simple case of a love-and-hate cycle.

Wife tells a friend that she was shocked when husband slapped her but consoles her self by saying that he’ll never do it again. Wife’s friend disagrees but she will convince her by telling her friend how apologetic husband was. It started with a slap and it will continue to be so but wife is forced to remain silent. Wife’s friend would ask her if he’s still hurting… Continue reading

The sudden surge of female suicide bombers raises a question of whether women are forced to become human bombs or are staunchly faithful to an Islamic group that made them detonate themselves.

Amid the intricacies of terrorist-related activities such as recruitment and the long-term process of preparing for the bombing itself, psychologists and military experts attempt at unlocking the psyche of a terrorist. Are they into it or are they willing to die for a cause after having been promised what most jihadists call paradise? An interesting number of cases, from the war fought in Sri Lanka and Chechnya to the… Continue reading

Shirin Ebadi was the first Iranian, the third Muslim and the 11th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize award along with India’s Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Burma’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

The 56-year-old lawyer and human rights activist is a formidable force behind reforming family laws by calling for change in divorce and inheritance legislation. Her campaigns for democracy and greater rights for the women and children of Iran made her highly controversial in the Middle East especially when pitted against conservative clerics.

Shirin is soft-spoken on the outside but inversely tough inside. When she was jailed after coming… Continue reading