Petition To Endorse Anti Violence Against Women Act (AVAWA) Violence against women (VAW) is recognized as a problem that continues to disenfranchise women everywhere at the grassroots level in every region, country, culture, and religion. Gender-based violence violates human rights, hampers productivity, reduces human capital, and undermines economic growth. The global campaign for ending violence against …
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The LADYBRILLE WOMAN Show is the pioneer show for celebrating the brilliant woman (Ladybrille) and shinning the spotlight on African women entrepreneurs. The show features inspiring interviews from entrepreneurs with a heavy focus on women entrepreneurs. It also focuses on fashion law, marketing and promotions and business strategies. The show is hosted by Uduak Oduok, founder of Ladybrille, speaker, journalist and attorney.
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The Ladybrille community sends a hearty congratulations to our Ladybrille Woman Alum Uche Pedro and her husband Bode Pedro for the birth of their twins. The couple welcomed the twins yesterday, Wednesday, April 9th, 2015. “My husband Bode and I welcomed twins today, April 9,” said Pedro, the CEO & Founder of BellaNaija.com in a message shared …
He was picked on. Bullied. Called “fat boy” and spit on. Today, he is a 6ft 5in successful model turned fashion media icon. Rocco Leo Gaglioti appears on the 19th episode of the ‘Ladybrille Woman Podcast’ show, in a special Ladybrille Magazine feature honoring him, to share how he went from that bullied little boy to a successful owner of FashionNewsLive.com, his production company. Fashion News Live, almost overnight, has become ranked as one of the top ten out of the 150 million fashion and celebrity sites around the world.
The ‘Ladybrille Man’ is a special feature honoring and celebrating men that have contributed immensely to their local and international communities. They are dynamic leaders and successful entrepreneurs.
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Yesterday a friend called to check on me and my now 4-month old baby boy who has become the center of my world. As our conversation progressed she suddenly asked “so how is motherhood?” I paused, I chuckled then paused again. She couldn’t understand what was so funny and I didn’t expect her to. I …
“Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN)The country has an international supermodel. It has a world-renown designer, a centuries-old textile industry, and its very own fashion school. It’s Ethiopia, and it’s perched to hit the global fashion industry by storm. “I do see a trend of Ethiopian fashion going abroad,” admits Mahlet Teklemariam, the organizer of Addis Ababa …
