Women Empowerment

Data, Women Empowerment

Women in the World’s Banknotes

As a keen supporter of gender equality, I’m always looking for ways to empower women. I was recently wondering why there are so few women portrayed in history (hint: the book Invisible Women helps explain this), and why they don’t…

anamilana
4 June 2022

Skills, Women Empowerment

Career Advice: Don’t be afraid to ASK for what you want

Have you ever wanted to try out something new at work but didn’t dare ask for an opportunity to do so? Were you worried about rejection or about sounding silly? Or perhaps, you didn’t want to make yourself feel vulnerable?…

anamilana
24 January 2021

Skills, Women Empowerment

The Basics of Interview Preparation

Preparing for an interview can feel like an enormously challenging task, and sometimes it might be hard to know where to start. Sure, there might be plenty to do before the big day (feels scary right!?), but everything will feel…

anamilana
16 November 2020

Books, Women Empowerment

Top Winning Books by Black Female Authors

Current events have highlighted the massive opportunity and humanity gaps fueled by racism. But did you know that if you compound that with the gender gap, the results are even worse for black women who can end up being doubly discriminated? Bearing this in…

anamilana
2 September 2020

Books, Women Empowerment

Must-Read Women Empowerment Books

My Women Empowerment and Education list includes remarkable books with very strong, eye opening and motivational messages from exemplary women. Some contain harsh real life stories, show both the difficulties that these women have endured, and (thankfully) the ways they’ve managed to pull through! The aim: To increase…

anamilana
24 August 2020

Books, Science, Women Empowerment

Ingesting radium: an outrageously dangerous job

Nowadays we're all aware of the insane dangers of radioactivity. So, if you came across a job description asking you to "swallow small amounts of a highly toxic and radioactive substance all day long, 5 days a week", you certainly wouldn't apply, right?

anamilana
14 August 2020