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With movies like  Mean Girls  and  Aitraaz , we have always been taught to be competitive with every other woman. However, the truth is that raising other women up and sharing their triumphs can never dull your own glory. Here are the times when women supported another women in real life and proved the fact that there is nothing more powerful in the world than an outstretched hand of another woman in your direction. 1. When Priyanka Chopra Stood Up For Meghan Markle On Racism: In an interview with The Sunday Times, Priyanka spoke about the criticism Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, faces and said that much of it is due to her biracial heritage. She quoted, “ I have seen that and it’s really unfortunate. But if there’s anyone who can handle it, it’s her. The beauty of Meg is that she’s been herself through all of this. A lot of people got to know her after everything, but I knew her before [she started dating Harry] and she’s the same chick. Now she’s got a real platform, she talk...

Over the last year, bitcoin has experienced its usual volatile swings reaching a new all-time high of over 50,000 USD. This jump in price has been attributed to greater adoption by large enterprises and the mainstream population as a whole and has led many to wonder how they can begin using their new assets. A common question to new bitcoin enthusiasts is, “what can I use bitcoin to buy?” Fortunately, the answer is more things than ever before. The only caveat is that some of these purchases can’t be made directly through the buyer and will require a few workarounds. Rather than purchasing from a seller directly, users may elect to use a third-party payment service or connect directly with a third-party for one-off purchases. To ensure security, a  cryptocurrency escrow payment  can be issued. With that in mind, here are a few things that you can use bitcoin to purchase in 2021. Holidays Travala, a platform for hotel and accommodation bookings, allows users to access over 2 million des...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman “approved an operation … to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” according to a scathing  new report  from the Biden administration. Yet President Joe Biden says the U.S. will not sanction the Saudi government, calculating that any direct punishment  could risk Saudi Arabia’s cooperation  in confronting Iran and in counterterrorism efforts. Like his predecessors, Biden is  grappling with the reality  that Saudi Arabia is needed to achieve certain U.S. objectives in the Middle East. This is a change from Biden’s criticism of Saudi Arabia on the campaign trail. He said his administration would turn this repressive kingdom – a longtime U.S. ally – into a global “ pariah .” The Khashoggi affair highlights a  persistent oddity in American foreign policy , one  I observed  in many years working at the State Department and Department of Defense: selective morality in dealing with repressive regimes. A panoply of dictators The Trump administ...

Women are also less likely to be employed than men, about  14%  less likely, in part because women give birth to and are more likely to care for children. What is less well known is that women are  32%  less likely to work full-time than men and have an average commute that is  20%  shorter. Could women’s shorter hours ( even when working full-time ), and shorter commutes be part of the reason for the gender gaps in wages and employment? If women are willing to endure longer periods of unemployment and lower rates of pay in order to get a job that provides their preferred working hours and commuting distances, it could be. The Netherlands  has  similar gaps  to Australia on all of these metrics. Women commute shorter distances In a  study  with Wolter Hassink of Utrecht University I used ten years of administrative micro data from Statistics Netherlands to examine differences in the experiences of men and women who had lost their jobs. We limited the analysis to people who had lost the...

The long awaited interview between Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Oprah Winfrey is finally here and some fine tea was spilled. For two hours, the Sussexes spoke about stepping down as royals, feeling uncomfortable, mentally drained and having been silenced enough. Here is everything Meghan and Harry revealed in their interview: 1. Meghan admitted to feeling suicidal while pregnant with Archie When she was pregnant with Archie, Meghan admitted that she had begun feeling suicidal due to the onslaught of negative coverage by the British press. “I just didn’t see a solution. I would sit up at night, and I was just — I don’t understand how all of this is being churned out. I realized that it was all happening just because I was breathing. I was really ashamed to say it at the time and ashamed to have to admit it to Harry, especially, because I know how much loss he’s suffered. But I knew that if I didn’t say it, that I would do it. I just didn’t want to be aliv...

There are certain songs that celebrate women, in all their glory, courage, uniqueness, and fierceness. Songs like these: 1. Rupaiyya from Satyamev Jayate Written by Swanand Kirkire and composed by Ram Sampath,  Rupaiyya  attacks the concept of dowry. Sona Mohapatra’s powerful vocals remind the world, once and for all, that women are not objects to be bought and sold. There’s more to their future than just getting married, and they can achieve all they set their heart out to. As the lines go,  patwaar banugi, lehron se ladungi, mujhe kya bechega rupaiyya? 2. Aasman Di Pari from Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Written by Kausar Munir and sung by Jyoti Nooran,  Aasman Di Pari  is a heart-thumping motivational track, pushing women to achieve any dream they set their heart to, and literally, chase the skies. 3. Badal Pe Paon Hain from Chak De! India Jaideep Sahni gave words to the feeling that every underdog experiences when finally, they’re given a chance to prove their wor...