BUN IN THE OVEN: The secret 'M' word
The secret “M” word is miscarriage. Like postpartum depression, miscarriage is not openly talked about; not with our peers or even our family sometimes. In the aftermath of a miscarriage I imagine that it’s a dark and lonely place, and it’s unfortunately riddled with guilt and shame.
Women making strides in Bahamian agriculture
When a woman announces to her family that she is going into agriculture she often gets a less exuberant reception than if she had announced a career like teaching or nursing. She may hear, “You’re too pretty to be a farmer!” She may be chastised for “wasting her talent”.
Bahamian women unite to ignite entrepreneurship
THIS Thursday is being celebrated worldwide as Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) and global ambassadors are planning events that will be of unique benefit to the women in their respective countries.
Bahamas’ American Women’s Club joins international federation
The American Women’s Club in the Bahamas (AWC) has named its board of directors for 2016, re-electing Calliope “Cally” Couchell as its president. The organisation also has become a member of the global Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO).
Michelle Miller Motivational: Aren’t you tired of waiting to feel good enough?
The opening lyrics of one of my favourite’s songs by Sarah McLachlan go like this:
Silence
In a late 1980s paper on the oppression of Indian women, “Can the Subaltern Speak’, postcolonial critic Gayatri Spivak declares that the subaltern woman is silent in the Indian context.
BUN IN THE OVEN: Weaning with love
Choosing to breastfeed is giving your baby the best start at health in life, but it is a labour of love as there can be challenges and trying times in the beginning, but sticking to it will come with big rewards in the long run.
Christine Stubbs in operation ‘Save Our Little Darlings’
WITH a mission to take a stand and bring about change, awareness and safety for children who are victims of abuse, a determined Bahamian woman started an organisation called “Operation SOLD: Save Our Little Darlings.”
A fashion trip around the world
Up-and-coming teen designer Navado Dawkins recently took fashionistas on a tour around the world with his first solo showcase.
BUN IN THE OVEN: Take a ‘babymoon’
You may be tired of thinking and hearing about all the things to do before baby arrives.
Expanding your comfort zone
What if I told you I’d give you $1,000 to make an important public speech? Would you take the offer? Or would you, like many individuals, immediately recoil at the idea, even though it could be lucrative for you. Why doesn’t this idea appeal to you?
Damaged men
We are being led by a system of hypermasculine men who see it as their right to steal, plunder, rape, pillage and murder through their class privilege, lies and deceit.
Taking some ‘Me time’
WITH so much going in day-to-day life, many people don’t get the chance to spend quality time just with themselves.
Fashion Beats Cancer
An aspiring Bahamian stylist is joining the fight against breast cancer by using his talents to put together and host a charity fashion show on November 14.
Woman shaming
Given the inability of women in the Bahamas to receive equal rights despite all the legal international obligations the government has committed itself to, society seems to think it OK to treat women worse than they treat Potcakes.
