Wedding of millennium
‘The wedding of the millennium’ involved a 17-year-old Chechen woman being forced to marry a married man 30 years older By Elena Holodny From Business Insider A 17-year-old girl was forced to marry a man who was already married and…
9 things we’re so grateful mom taught us about money
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Today is the day we pause to reflect on everything our mothers have given us, from kisses on scraped knees and comfortable laps to sit on, to financial wisdom that has the power to…
SLC woman brings national fundraising charity to Utah
By Faith Heaton Jolley From KSL Utah SALT LAKE CITY — Four hundred dollars and four hours a year — that’s what an efficient, national fundraising organization requires from its members to help local charities, and a Utah woman recently…
Debugging the gender gap: New documentary explores the complicated matter of the lack of women in tech
By Erin Carson From Tech Republic CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap’s director and producer Robin Hauser Reynolds tells TechRepublic why tech’s diversity problem affects everyone, not just women. Filmmaker Robin Hauser Reynolds saw a seemingly simple situation that didn’t make…
Challenging the power of the one percent
By Lydia Alpízar Durán From Caribbean Life SAO PAULO (IPS) – When you are faced with the task of moving an object but find it is too heavy to lift, what is your immediate and most natural response? You ask…
The New York Times just exposed the shady underbelly of the manicure industry
By Natasha Bertrand From Business Insider Workers at nail salons often don’t even make a legal wage, let alone a living wage New York’s governor might try to raise the minimum wage without the approval of state lawmakers The minimum…
Mothers Day: Inspirational stories that prove moms are superheroes
By Ryan Lytle From Mashable In 1914, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson officially recognized Mother’s Day as a national holiday. One hundred years later, the holiday has become a global celebration to honor the mothers who made sacrifices to raise generations…
9 recipes to rock Mother’s Day brunch
By Laurel Randolph From Serious Eats 20150429-Mothers-Day-Brunch-Dishes.jpg There are holidays, and then there are brunch holidays. Brunch holidays are all about lazing around in mid-morning sunlight, sipping refreshing drinks, eating great food, and definitely not thinking about anything else you…
Honduras to host CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship 2015
Eight teams will compete for the title and three spots in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 Miami (Thursday, May 7, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today…
Sacha Cosmetics cops top award Caribbean Exporter of the Year
From Trinidad Express Newspapers Sacha Cosmetics, a well-known beauty brand founded in 1979 in the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the winner of the inaugural Caribbean Exporter of the Year Awards, The Bahamas Weekly reports. The family-owned business…
