In this eight-day long series, people aged 65 and over tell us about the physical and mental scars they were left with during the pandemic, the danger of being shown as “scapegoats” and their struggle with technology.
who needed to move their bodies more than anyone else
The last polls just before the election gave reason for hope. According to the polls, the Liberals could look forward to strong gains and, even more, the chance to take first place. The polls on the election day itself, published after the polling stations closed last Saturday shortly before 11 pm, also predicted a victory for the ALDE member party Progresívne Slovensko (Progressive Slovakia, abbreviated PS). On Sunday morning, however, disappointment prevailed: The left-wing populist Robert Fico, an outspoken sympathiser of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, won the election with just under 23 percent. Who is Robert Fico?
KDH party meeting could still vote for something else
Yulia Mykytenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a contract in 2016 together with her husband. After doing the “work for women” at the headquarters, she entered The Hetman Petro Sahaidachny National Army Academy, returning to the front as a combat officer. After the death of her husband in February 2018, Yulia went to work at the Kyiv Military Lyceum. In the special project „The Unbreakable“, Mykytenko talks about how the Ukrainian army changed and how important it is to be in your own place.
I have a higher chance to die, just like anybody else
Professor Zeynep Alemdar, a Turkish academic, on why political representation matters and women should be put at the forefront of global decision making. “Feminist foreign policy is about making women count in all foreign policy decisions. To make use of women’s knowledge, of women’s experience, and of women’s intelligence in an area which has traditionally neglected women”, Alemdar explains.
low-hanging fruit that it could be done without anyone else
The reluctant politician was determined to be and do her best in this frontier of her life, and she never ceased from being the stern teacher she had a reputation for.
with her own identity, not just appended to (someone else
Maia Panjikidze, the first female Georgian foreign attaché, always loved her profession, but was never afraid to leave it when its demands clashed with her beliefs
Education is fundamental to everything else in life
In today’s era, we see women not only taking on the role of mothers but also excelling in the business world. Many mothers are balancing their family life and business responsibilities. Among them, we feature Mya Phone Sint, who is the founder of Growth Session Myanmar – Maternal Care & Support and also a mommy blogger, in this week’s women to women program.
unwavering confidence in your abilities, even when no one else
For singer Maryna Rusia Shukiurava, her power is her voice. Deep, honest, and reassuring, it’s her source of inner strength, resilience, and vulnerability. As a vocal therapist, she uses her voice to heal others. She can release the traumas trapped in people’s bodies and set them free.
generation, who values freedom more than anything else
Growing up with the burden of the past—both triumphant and tragic; the burden of chartering her country’s future squarely fell on her shoulders during one of its most tumultuous times.
I’ve never seen anyone else able to do that — except
I don’t know what it means to hide behind the veil of memories, and I can’t pin down exactly when I picked up this habit. Surely it hasn’t been more than a decade since I began feeling the need to cling to images of the past–though they are pale like our streets and our facades, which we mistakenly believe are capable of improving our image.
ago, the names remained the same, but everything else
