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The Story of Laura Powers: The Power of Opportunity, Optimism, and Determination

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Post Pandemic Aspirations Description of a Successful Person Laura's Inspiration Challenges and Growth Mantra to Live By Advice to Future Girl Power Talk Members Laura Powers, interviewed by Girl Power Talk. 1. What is the first thing you wish to accomplish and what are you looking forward to once things go back to 'normal', following the COVID-19 pandemic? Laura Powers: We have a list on the refrigerator of 'Things To Do Once Lockdown Is Over'. It gives my family something [...]
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Post Pandemic Aspirations Description of a Successful Person Laura's Inspiration Challenges and Growth Mantra to Live By Advice to Future Girl Power Talk Members Laura Powers, interviewed by Girl Power Talk. 1. What is the first thing you wish to accomplish and what are you looking forward to once things go back to 'normal', following the COVID-19 pandemic? Laura Powers: We have a list on the refrigerator of 'Things To Do Once Lockdown Is Over'. It gives my family something
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Changing the Way People Perceive Women STEM Entrepreneurs: Mireille Toulekima

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About Mireille Toulekima Challenges and Failures Entrepreneurial Journey Mireille's Message “Don’t leave anything on the table of life.” I was born in West Africa in a country called Gabon. Coming from an impoverished family, education has been my power. My father used to say, “Education is the real wealth.” This makes more sense with each passing day of my life.  Literacy is what constituted my life’s building blocks. When I was young, I used to think that going to Australia
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About Mireille Toulekima Challenges and Failures Entrepreneurial Journey Mireille's Message “Don’t leave anything on the table of life.” I was born in West Africa in a country called Gabon. Coming from an impoverished family, education has been my power. My father used to say, “Education is the real wealth.” This makes more sense with each passing day of my life.  Literacy is what constituted my life’s building blocks. When I was young, I used to think that going to Australia
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This Accidental Singer Is Uniting People Through Her Music

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Being a Singer Overcoming Challenges Future Plans 1. When did you first realize that you wanted to be a singer? Amirah: I actually did not set out to be a singer which is why I am sometimes known as the "accidental singer". It all started when I composed "Katakanlah'' as a call for peace during the desecration of churches and mosques in Malaysia due to clashes between Christians and Muslims. I felt I had to speak out, so I composed
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Being a Singer Overcoming Challenges Future Plans 1. When did you first realize that you wanted to be a singer? Amirah: I actually did not set out to be a singer which is why I am sometimes known as the "accidental singer". It all started when I composed "Katakanlah'' as a call for peace during the desecration of churches and mosques in Malaysia due to clashes between Christians and Muslims. I felt I had to speak out, so I composed
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Advocating Holistic Health and Sustainability: Soumya Ganapathy

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Growing Up in Mixed Cultures Interest in Medicine Seeking Inspiration and Being Sustainable When I was young, I felt like I was carrying two worlds within myself—my Indian heritage and the Western culture that I was growing up in. There were many times that I felt like an outsider. I was picked on a lot but that made me empathetic towards others facing discrimination. At times it was tough, but those experiences made me who I am. I believe that
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Growing Up in Mixed Cultures Interest in Medicine Seeking Inspiration and Being Sustainable When I was young, I felt like I was carrying two worlds within myself—my Indian heritage and the Western culture that I was growing up in. There were many times that I felt like an outsider. I was picked on a lot but that made me empathetic towards others facing discrimination. At times it was tough, but those experiences made me who I am. I believe that
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Fostering Connections and Making an Impact | The Woman Behind Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide: Cheryl Collins

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The Journey Overcoming Challenges Empowering Women “To thine own self be true.” Everyone has a unique journey. Mine has been colourful and quite satisfying. I believe it begins and ends with my passion to travel and learn about other cultures. Surprisingly (or not) I got the motivation to travel through reading a book about Africa in elementary school. I was intrigued by a picture of a man standing in a field next to a lion, and I thought to myself,
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The Journey Overcoming Challenges Empowering Women “To thine own self be true.” Everyone has a unique journey. Mine has been colourful and quite satisfying. I believe it begins and ends with my passion to travel and learn about other cultures. Surprisingly (or not) I got the motivation to travel through reading a book about Africa in elementary school. I was intrigued by a picture of a man standing in a field next to a lion, and I thought to myself,
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Weaving Better Futures for Rural Women Through Pinthread: Sameera Jalan

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The Foundation of PinThread Empowerment Through Fashion Overcoming Challenges Advice to the Youth “Everything happens for a reason.” Pinthread started as a school project. As part of my curriculum, I had to complete a social work project, but I had no idea what to do. One day, I was talking to a friend not much older than me, but who was a mother, and her husband had left her.  She did not have financial support and was inclined to grovel
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The Foundation of PinThread Empowerment Through Fashion Overcoming Challenges Advice to the Youth “Everything happens for a reason.” Pinthread started as a school project. As part of my curriculum, I had to complete a social work project, but I had no idea what to do. One day, I was talking to a friend not much older than me, but who was a mother, and her husband had left her.  She did not have financial support and was inclined to grovel
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Cracking Automobile Sector and Stereotypes: Bella Sara

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About Bella Sara Challenges in the Field Dominated by Men “My journey has been wonderful because I never gave up in the face of challenges. That’s what I urge all women to do as well.” I hail from Ernakulum, Kerala. I graduated in science with an acute interest in the field of automotive services. Where I live, not many girls enroll in technical courses. There is still a huge gender gap when it comes to training in a technical field
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About Bella Sara Challenges in the Field Dominated by Men “My journey has been wonderful because I never gave up in the face of challenges. That’s what I urge all women to do as well.” I hail from Ernakulum, Kerala. I graduated in science with an acute interest in the field of automotive services. Where I live, not many girls enroll in technical courses. There is still a huge gender gap when it comes to training in a technical field
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Debunking Heteronormativity: Dr. Varuna Srinivasan – Educator, Sexologist and Gender Justice Activist

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About Varuna Srinivasan Journey to Acceptance Overview Bisexual individuals are often considered “confused” which is not true. Sometimes in order to find yourself, you have to step outside of your comfort zone and explore all that's out there. Intersectionality allows us to include everyone in the conversation and helps each of us first accept and then celebrate who we are. It is difficult but important to take care of your mental health.  “I found happiness when I accepted myself.” I
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About Varuna Srinivasan Journey to Acceptance Overview Bisexual individuals are often considered “confused” which is not true. Sometimes in order to find yourself, you have to step outside of your comfort zone and explore all that's out there. Intersectionality allows us to include everyone in the conversation and helps each of us first accept and then celebrate who we are. It is difficult but important to take care of your mental health.  “I found happiness when I accepted myself.” I
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Fierce, Relentless & Lupus Warrior: Journey of Urvashi Singh Khimsar

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Inspiration Behind the Rajputana Collective Biggest Mentor 1. What was the inspiration behind your publication Rajputana Collective? Urvashi Singh Khimsar: Growing up, I constantly mourned the lack of narrative representation amongst my ethnic community. As post-modernist sensibilities aptly put it, histories are thoroughly skewed, especially when the subject involved lacks a voice of their own. When I connected the dots through my academic years, I did realize that the media's rampant generalizations tied to India's erstwhile princely and noble communities
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Inspiration Behind the Rajputana Collective Biggest Mentor 1. What was the inspiration behind your publication Rajputana Collective? Urvashi Singh Khimsar: Growing up, I constantly mourned the lack of narrative representation amongst my ethnic community. As post-modernist sensibilities aptly put it, histories are thoroughly skewed, especially when the subject involved lacks a voice of their own. When I connected the dots through my academic years, I did realize that the media's rampant generalizations tied to India's erstwhile princely and noble communities
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