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In Career Gems September 18, 2019 By Women of Rubies

CIVIL RIGHTS ICON, ANGELA DAVIS INDUCTED INTO WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME

On Saturday, the hall welcomed the Activist and Educator as well as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor into its ranks. Davis was a Black Panther during the height of the civil rights movement and continues to promotes equal rights, social justice and women’s rights.

Sotomayor, who broke ground as the first Latina woman to sit on the nation’s highest court, was also inducted. Women from various backgrounds and professions were on hand in Seneca Falls, New York. A panel of experts chose the nominees from a list created by the public.

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In Career Gems September 18, 2019 By Women of Rubies

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE HONOURED WITH ‘PRISM OF REASON’ AWARD IN GERMANY

The ‘Prism of Reason’ award was founded in 1990 by citizens of the city of Kassel. So far, the prize has been awarded 28 times. The 2019 award is the 29th in the series.

She shared photos from the event with the caption, “So grateful to have received the ‘Prism of Reason’ award from the citizens of Kassel, Germany, on my birthday, September 15. Grateful to have turned 42. Grateful for family, friends and fans. Dalu nu rinne”.

According to VON, a statement issued by the organisers of the event said the prize is awarded to: “Persons or institutions whose work serves the ideals of the Enlightenment by overcoming ideological barriers and promoting reason and tolerance towards dissenters.”

“The Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of the Society of Friends and Sponsors of the Kassel Citizens’ Prize have selected Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the 2019 winner of the ‘Prism of Reason’. This makes her the first Nigerian to receive this remarkable prize,” organisers said.

“The award… is also in recognition of Adichie’s undeniable literary prowess, also for her equality and justice advocacy,” the statement added.

A statement by the Kassel Board president Bernd Leifeld read: “Combative but not fanatical, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie… points out ways to overcome outdated patterns which are deeply anchored in education and society. Kassel citizens honour her with their Prize ‘The Prism of Reason 2019’ because she believes in the social, political and economic equality of all people”.

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In Career Gems September 17, 2019 By Women of Rubies

“SHE WAS NOT A PROSTITUTE, SHE WORKED AT THE HOTEL” – SISTER OF LATEST VICTIM OF PORT HARCOURT SERIAL KILLER CRIES OUT

The sister of one of the girls killed last week by a suspected serial killer at a hotel in Port Harcourt, has debunked claims of her death being as a result of prostitution.

Revealing that her sister identified as Nikky Dora worked at the hotel, Nketa Esther Bright said she was killed alongside another staff while attending to some guys that booked a room at the lodging facility.

It was learnt that one of the girls died at the hotel while the other died at a church she was rushed to. Nikky Dora said to be an orphan, left behind a 10-year-old sister.

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In Career Gems September 16, 2019 By Women of Rubies

10-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN COMPUTER GURU, EMMANUELLA MAYAKI APPOINTED TO TEACH IN UK SCHOOL

An after-school club at the Southfields Primary School, Coventry, England, has appointed a Nigerian pupil, Emmanuella Mayaki, to teach following the discovery of her rare talent.

The 10-year-old is reported to be have been proficient in all main Microsoft programs by the age of seven and has even launched a website of her own.

Martin Benbeidge, one of the instructors at the school, said Emmanuella is not only the school’s star, but has superior skill and passion for sharing knowledge, Vanguard reported.

Despite what she has been able to achieve at such tender age, the 10-year-old is not slowing down as she hopes to learn more programming languages like Prolong and Lisp as soon as possible. She has shown what is possible with the right education and guidance and her story is something she wishes other kids, especially in Nigeria, get to share.

The young girl said she wants the Nigerian government to put up infrastructure that would allow kids in the country to learn some computer skills and be able to code too.

“I want to become a machine learning engineer because I have experience in programming and my job is to program a machine to perform specific tasks,” she said when describing what she does.

“My knowledge of modern software such as Eclipse, which I use to program Java applications, is also part of the reasons I want to be a machine learning engineer,” she added.

She further noted that she wanted to teach children because she believes technology is the future, saying technology learning at a tender age will create a better society.

“In the code club, I am teaching HTML and CSS, also graphics because if you build a website you need some graphics to add on to the page,’ she said.

“In the club, there are currently about nine pupils. Hopefully, the club will increase its members in September,” she added.

She also advised all children that it is not too early to start, noting it is wrong for parents to keep computers away from their six or seven year olds fearing that they may spoil them.

“Today, my Academy App among others is already on Google play store where I pass on knowledge of coding and graphics. I remember at age seven, I set a target to become a professional web designer and analyst at age nine, and I have accomplished it,” she said.

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In Career Gems September 13, 2019 By Women of Rubies

SINGER, ADELE FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM ESTRANGED HUSBAND

Adele and her estranged husband, Simon Konecki are officially going their seperate ways 5 months after announcing their split.

Recall that on April 19, the 31-year-old “Hello” crooner and her 45-year-old husband who she share a 6-year-old son Angelo with, announced their split in a joint statement after 7 years of being together.

Court documents showed that Adele filed for the divorce in Los Angeles. The divorce came three years after they secretly got married and two years after she confirmed their union during an acceptance speech at the 2017 Grammys.

Though it is believed she and Konecki did not sign a prenup during their wedding, however Adele’s divorce filing might involve determination of their son’s custody and finance.

Also, Konecki might be entitled to as much as half of the singer’s earnings as the divorce was filed in Los Angeles, California where they own a property and where his business has a base of operations.

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In Career Gems September 13, 2019 By Women of Rubies

FG APPROVES INCREMENT OF VAT FROM 5% TO 7.2%

Value Added Tax (VAT) is payable on goods and services consumed by any person, whether government agencies, business organisation or individuals.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmedconfirmed the approval of the increase at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, September 11th.

The new rate which will take effect from sometime in 2020, is however subject to an amendment of the VAT act of 1994 by the National Assembly.

“This is important because the federal government only retains 15% of the VAT, 85% is actually for the states and local government and the state needs additional revenue to be able to meet the obligations of the minimum wage.

“This process involves extensive consultations that need to be made across the country at various levels and also it will involve the review of the VAT Act. So, it is not going to be implemented immediately until the Act is reviewed,” the minister said, according to Punch.

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In Career Gems September 13, 2019 By Women of Rubies

BARBIE RELEASES PILOT AND ENGINEER DOLLS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG GIRLS INTO STEM SUBJECTS

Mattel’s Barbie has announced three new dolls in partnership with Virgin Atlantic.

Created to encourage young girls to pursue careers in aviation, the three dolls include a pilot, engineer and member of the cabin crew.

The new dolls are part of Barbie’s Dream Gap Project, which was launched to combat the fact that girls as young as five can start to limit self-belief and doubt their full potential. This initiative aims to level the playing field for girls globally and highlight role models across a number of industries.

Virgin Atlantic has highlighted pilots and engineers for these new Barbies because, according to the Women’s Engineering Society, just 12 per cent of the UK engineering workforce is female and just 4.3 per cent of UK pilots are women.

Nikki Humphrey, SVP of People at Virgin Atlantic, said: “We know that women are currently underrepresented across a number of careers within aviation. We also know we can’t change this position overnight. Therefore it’s imperative we play the long-game, highlighting to primary aged children that any job role is open.

“Our partnership with Barbie marks another milestone in our commitment to this. It’s astounding that girls start believing they can’t follow a certain career path from as young as five and it’s our ambition we close this dream gap. By working with Barbie, it allows us to speak directly to our future generation of aviation workers, whether they aspire to be cabin crew, engineers or pilots.”

Virgin Atlantic’s cabin crew Barbie (Virgin Atlantic)

Designed to show both ethnic and body diversity, the dolls have been designed to reflect real Virgin Atlantic workers with the pilot doll wearing flat shoes – a step away from Barbie’s signature heel – and the engineer wearing flat safety boots.

All three dolls will be on sale on board Virgin Atlantic flights and in select stores later this year.

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In Career Gems September 13, 2019 By Women of Rubies

UZOMA ASAGWARA BREAKS 150-YEAR-OLD JINX BY GETTING ELECTED INTO THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT

Nigerian-born Uzoma Asagwara has been elected into a Canadian legislative assembly as a lawmaker in Manitoba. Until Tuesday’s vote, no black person had ever been elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the 150-year history of the province.

That makes Asagwara the first Black, queer woman in the legislature.

She won the Union Station seat for the NDP.

Asagwara, a first-generation Canadian whose parents are Nigerian is a longtime community activist in Winnipeg’s core.

She also becomes one of three Black people to have been elected into the 150-year parliament.

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In Career Gems September 12, 2019 By Women of Rubies

#WITHOUTUS: SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN GOES ON A ‘NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO PURCHASE’ STRIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT

The rate of sexual violence in South Africa is said to be among the highest in the world. Recently, a 31-year-old was kidnapped and shot dead in a Nature Reserve, while a 21-year-old nursing student was abducted outside a hospital and raped. These led to the Twitter movement #AmINext, which had women asking if they would become the next victim of murder.

With the #WithoutUs protest, the women are sitting in their homes, refusing to go to work, to school, or even participate in the economy. They say no woman on the streets of South Africa, on Wednesday, September 11, will be found buying or selling anything.

Some women have however said that while they support the protest, they have to go to their places of work, else they’ll lose their jobs. So they’re wearing black in solidarity.

Hopefully, the voice of Women South Africa are heard and the protest yields a positive result.

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In Career Gems September 12, 2019 By Women of Rubies

WENDY WILLIAMS TO FORCE HER NEW HUSBAND TO SIGN A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

Wendy Williams has plans to get married again – but insisted she’s learned from her mistakes with ex-husband and manager Kevin Hunter.

The outspoken TV host filed for divorce earlier this year, after reports suggested Hunter’s longtime mistress, Sharina Hudson, had given birth to his baby while Wendy was battling substance abuse issues in a sober home.

She later confessed in an interview with Andy Cohen she was aware of “a lot of things” about Hunter’s “double life” throughout their marriage, but added that his fathering of a child was “unforgivable”.

While the difficult experience hasn’t put Wendy off the idea of re-marrying, she now insists on “a man with a full career and his own money and his own situation”.

Speaking to host Mehmet Oz on “The Dr. Oz Show” in the U.S. on Wednesday, the star suggested she’s dating “many men,” but admitted this time round she plans to sign a prenuptial agreement and live in a separate home to her partner.

“I say this all the time… I’m a wife. I’m not a girlfriend and I will get married again. There will be a prenuptial agreement, and by the way, Mehmet, we will not be living in the same house,” Wendy Williams said.

She later told the host it would be “marriage under new circumstances,” adding: “Like, ‘All right. Let’s stay at your place tonight. Let’s stay at my place tonight… But… you buy the third place. How about that?’

“I need a man with a full career and his own money and his own situation. I don’t want anything from you, except your love and respect. (And) don’t ask anything of me, but love and respect.”

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Career Gems

CIVIL RIGHTS ICON, ANGELA DAVIS INDUCTED INTO WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE HONOURED WITH ‘PRISM OF REASON’ AWARD IN GERMANY

“SHE WAS NOT A PROSTITUTE, SHE WORKED AT THE HOTEL” – SISTER OF LATEST VICTIM OF PORT HARCOURT SERIAL KILLER CRIES OUT

10-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN COMPUTER GURU, EMMANUELLA MAYAKI APPOINTED TO TEACH IN UK SCHOOL

SINGER, ADELE FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM ESTRANGED HUSBAND

FG APPROVES INCREMENT OF VAT FROM 5% TO 7.2%

BARBIE RELEASES PILOT AND ENGINEER DOLLS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG GIRLS INTO STEM SUBJECTS

UZOMA ASAGWARA BREAKS 150-YEAR-OLD JINX BY GETTING ELECTED INTO THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT

#WITHOUTUS: SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN GOES ON A ‘NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO PURCHASE’ STRIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT

WENDY WILLIAMS TO FORCE HER NEW HUSBAND TO SIGN A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

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