Women

The inspiring story of Mikerlange Austin shows how USAID supports women’s entrepreneurship — In December, Mikerlange Austin was named the Best Entrepreneur Innovator by the Chamber of Commerce of Women Entrepreneurs of Haiti (CCFEH) in the South department. Her journey as a successful businesswoman began with her desire to keep alive the Haitian cultural tradition of making Palma Christi oil (or castor oil)…

The bond starts the day a woman sees the double red line on her pregnancy kit and announces to her loved one that she is pregnant. A mother’s bond starts from that day until her last breath. — She starts talking to her baby in the womb and starts feeling her movement. She is impatiently waiting for the day when the baby will come out and she can hold her in her arms. The moment a child is born, she is also born. She never existed before. A…

Being a woman myself, I love to draw inspiration from other women. Whether that is from examples like Jacinda Ardern or Greta Thunberg or any of the amazing women we have at Gousto, from each and every one of them there is so much I can learn. And I was…

But Hey, I’m Not Complaining — I know I’ll catch some flak for this, but come on people, let’s focus on the real issues. Berlin has welcomed topless female swimmers in a victory for gender equality activists. The new rule change affects both indoor and outdoor public pools. …

Humanity’s binary social structure around gender is the cause of my bipolar disorder — In 2009, I was really struggling financially trying to figure out how to take care of infant alone and care for myself with some kind of freak show pharmaco-resistant bipolar disorder where medication either did nothing or made my episodes more severe. I tried a ketogenic diet that seemed promising…