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

The trite is true. Christmas is the busiest time of the year. How busy can get it for moms and ladies often tasked to do lists of holiday-vacation-work? You bet.

Here are a few guidelines that would aid ladies in preparing for much anticipated parties and reunions without spoiling fun and getting stressed:

Fix your budget. Cost of gifts and party-related stuffs intensifies anxiety. For mothers, tell your kids truthfully in advance how much you are willing to spend for their gifts. Santa Claus isn’t a spendthrift either. Single ladies are not expected to limit their budget when they anticipate for expensive… Continue reading

It is not without basis that women fare worse than men in getting financial satisfaction from their employers.  With the economic surge in the West rippling around the world, their loads are becoming heavier.

US-based National Center for Women and Retirement Research notes that women receive lesser retirement benefits, which are about a quarter of what men have, due to the twofold cause of lower salaries and lesser working hours.

If women are expected to live an average of seven to 10 years longer than men and if their income does not even reach half of what men are earning, then women… Continue reading