Women in the business world have a tendency to struggle with a balance between home and work life.  If you happen to be a working mom there is definitely added pressure on you.  There is a heightened sense of guilt whether you work from your home or in an office.  You should never project this guilt on to your family members.  If you run a home based business include your children in the process so they don’t feel like something else is taking your attention away from them.  Working from home does have the same benefit and drawback.  The work… Continue reading

Women are undoubtedly adept at managing households but in the new millennium, woman are not only tied to their chores at home. Since a record breaking number of female candidates running for office was achieved early in 2000, women debunk the sexist myth limiting political seats to males. The 2008 US Elections, in particular, have ensured that women do have a place in the White House.

Four personalities figure prominently in the 2008 race for the White House. One was close to clinching the title as the first woman presidential candidate and another still awaits her vice presidency status. Two others… Continue reading

Everyone listens when Oprah talks but the trite, action speaks louder than words, still applies to one of the world’s most influential woman. Her story of success often centers on her economic rise, media success, philanthropic involvement, and even political engagements leaving an important part of Oprah’s life— her troubled childhood.

At the tender age of nine, Oprah was sexually abused persons close to her: an uncle, a cousin, and a family friend. She was expecting for and eventually lost a baby at the age of 14, which only added weight to the already burdensome and unspeakable horror she was experiencing… 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