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Is it men’s inferiority complex, or are career women impossible to deal with?

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Way back in my primary school we were taught that father is the head of the family. Our teachers were right because those were the days no doubt the father was the head of his family. He, after all, brought home the bread and dictated what the family would eat. But with the emergence of the so-called empowered woman, however, those days are long gone.

May 19th, 2013 | Posted in Entertainment,Other News,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

Decoded: What your man’s favorite sport reveals about him

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So your man is a soccer, bas­ketball, golf or Tennis fanatic, huh? That has a lot to say about him.

May 12th, 2013 | Posted in Features,Other News,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

Infertility woes: When you just can’t get pregnant

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Infertility or the inability of a couple to become pregnant after 12 months of unprotected inter­course comes off as every woman’s nightmare. The idea that one cannot bring forth an offspring to the world is shocking in as much as it is dis­heartening!

April 28th, 2013 | Posted in Health,Other News,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

ICT Ministry puts girls in the spotlight

Girls in ICT

It is a myth that women cannot excel in ICT, a field that has so far been dominated by men. This was proven as the ministry of youth and ICT (MYICT) on Thursday marked Girls in ICT day with the ‘Girls in ICT Career Fair.’

April 25th, 2013 | Posted in Daily News,Other News,Technology,Woman | Read More »

Go for a pap smear test regularly to beat cervical cancer

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Cervical cancer is the num­ber one cause of death from cancer among women in the world – Rwanda inclusive, yet many don’t realise that it is also the most preventable among them. A simple test done on your cervix – the pap smear – can save your life. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens into the vagina (birth canal).

April 14th, 2013 | Posted in Health,Other News,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

Young Muslims to the rescue of needy women

Jojo Uwineza

For most people, youth is about getting an education in order to secure a job that en­ables them to support parents and siblings and improve their liveli­hood. Few would think of trying to have a real impact on society as a whole.

March 18th, 2013 | Posted in Other News,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

In rural communities, men still wear the trousers

Women's Day Karongi

Jean-Marie Vianney Mu­nyensanga, a 39-year old from Karongi, is not op­posed to women’s emancipa­tion, but to say that men and women are equal is a step too far. “I believe that they can complement each other, but there has to be a chief who is in charge and that has to be the man. There are times when the couple fails to agree on some­thing and you have to take a decision in the family’s inter­ests and explain it to her later. Women in the countryside still need a change in mindset.”

March 10th, 2013 | Posted in National,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

Black is beautiful; why bleach?

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Whoever said a light com­plexion was tantamount to beauty must be held accountable for the many bleached skins in the world. Most ladies – and quite a few men too – have gone cra­zy applying skin lightening creams and swallowing pills which have had negative effects on their health. This is all in the name of beauty!

March 10th, 2013 | Posted in Health,Other News,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

Women’s Day celebrations to promote family dignity

Oda Gasinzigwa

The Minister of Family and Gender Promotion, Oda Gasinzigwa, has announced that this year’s Women’s Day celebrations will focus on strengthening home-grown solutions to prevent and resolve conflicts in families and also facilitate forums to discuss different development programs. The theme for this year is ‘Gender equality that promotes family dignity.’

March 7th, 2013 | Posted in Daily News,National,Woman | Read More »

A tribute to Rwandan women

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On Friday the world will cele­brate the annual Internation­al Women’s Day. Rwanda, today the country with the biggest proportion of women in parliament in the world, has made gigantic strides in promoting gender equality and women’s emancipation.

March 4th, 2013 | Posted in Features,Other News,Weekly Highlights,Woman | Read More »

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