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In Career Gems January 23, 2020 By Women of Rubies

I Want to Live in a Place Where a Woman’s Ability to Succeed Should Be a Basic Human Right, Says Priyanka Chopra at WEF

In Inspiration January 22, 2020 By Women of Rubies

Amina Mohammed Is Our Woman Crush Wednessday #WCW😍

Amina Mohammed is a renowned female leader in the world today. She is the current Deputy Secretary-General, of the United Nations, and has previously being the special advisor to Ban ki-moon the previous leader.

She is a wife and a mother, with a passion for service to humanity. Last year she won the Global Citizens’ World Leader award for her work on the Sustainable Development Goals and was listed in Forbes 100most powerful women 2019.

Ms Amina J. Mohammed was Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016, where she steered the country’s efforts on climate action, protecting the natural environment and conserving resources for sustainable development.

She posed with the new class of UN female officers.

She posses with the new class of UN female security

“I have no doubt that this class of new

female Security Officers will diligently & admiringly perform their duties to the highest standards. I look forward to their service & protection,” she said.

Ms Mohammed has worked for three administrations in Nigeria, serving as Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals.

In Entertainment January 21, 2020 By Women of Rubies

BISOLA AIYESOLA KNOWS WHAT A QUEEN SHE IS |SHARES HER BIRTHDAY PHOTOS

Right here at Women of Rubies ‘WOR’ We love it when women own their crown and wear is proudly.

Delectable Bisola has this to say on her birthday:

As i Celebrate my birthday today, I am chanelling the Queen Amina in me. Queen Amina was a warrior, a leader, a defender of her people and one of the most successful traders in history. My fellow queens and princesses, the power in us is undefeatable and the light in us is undimmable, the conquest ahead of us is unstoppable. Happy Birthday Queen Biyesi of the world, your best is ahead of You”

The actress wrote on her Instagram Page this morning.

Bisola Aiyesola is not just an actress, she is a singer, an Mc and was a nominee for ‘Future Award Price for acting’. She starred in blockbuster movie Sugar Rush.

She adorned herself in a northern ensemble portraying Queen Amina.

She turn 34 today Queen! Because you know this just right.

In Entertainment January 21, 2020 By Women of Rubies

THE BRAVE KIKI MORDI WINS THE PJPA AWARD

Kiki Mordi an Investigative journalist, has won the People Journalism Prize for Africa 2019 (PJPA). The prize is backed by a $3000 (N1,000,000) endowment from Gatefield, a Sub-Saharan Africa public strategy firm.

She is a brave one with a high level of empathy who subjects herself to torture while seeking to expose her stories.
The prize would be received in Abuja during a World Day of Social Justice event to be hosted by Gatefield on Feb. 20, 2020.

She was selected investigating the sexual harassment on university campuses in West Africa. This resulted in a wide disciplinary action and policy reforms across the institutions that were exposed by her during this event. This is a recent work with BBC Africa eye, investigative film titled “Sex For Grades”.

She won this award alongside Fisayo Soyombo, another investigative journalism who exposed the nature of corruption within Nigeria’s criminal justice system.

Kiki is also a writer, filmaker, writer, voice over artiste, presenter, reporter and an advocate for gender equality. She is the founder of the #DocumentWomen movement that aims at tackling the erasure of women and women’s stories and produced a documentary entitled “Life At The Bay” that documented the lives of women living in the remote island, Tarkwa Bay.

She bagged a double nomination for Future Awards prize for journalism and Young Person of the Year.

In Inspiration January 20, 2020 By Women of Rubies

HOWARD LAW SCHOOL ALUMNA LAUNCHES BLACK-OWNED YACHT CHARTER BUSINESS

Every season is yacht season!

Sheila Ruffin is the owner of a new boutique travel agency, Soca Caribbean Yacht Charters (SCYC), Black Enterprise reports.

The Hampton University and Howard Law School graduate first thought of the idea to open a yacht charter company after landing a job on the island of St. Thomas. While practicing law, she decided she wanted to get into the travel business. “I googled yacht agencies that were one-stop-shops, but I couldn’t find any. This gave me an idea of what I could do. Plus, I couldn’t find any people of color within the industry. Therefore, I set out to start my own company,” Ruffin said.

The yacht charter company partners with other yacht companies in the Bahamas, Grenada, St. Lucia, the British Virgin Islands, St. Vincent and St. Martin to provide immersive yacht experiences complete with private chefs and captains. “We offer a door to dock-to-door service. The minute you step out of your home, there is a luxury car waiting to take you to the airport. Once you arrive in your Caribbean destination, we provide transfers to the dock where you board your yacht. After your trip, we also provide all services in reverse,” said Ruffin.

Ruffin grew up on the eastern shore of Virginia, gaining her love for boats from her grandfather. While not originally apart of her plans, this new venture seems almost like fate. She hopes that her place in the yachting industry can encourage other young people of color to experience luxury yachting.

“To be the anchor between the yacht industry and millenials and people of color is amazing. It’s not easy. I’m entering into space where Black women aren’t normally present. It’s an amazing feeling,” said Ruffin.

According to Black Enterprise, in 2018, African Americans contributed $63 billion to the U.S. travel and tourism industry. Now it’s time to put some of those dollars back into the pockets of one of our own.

Source : Black Enterprise

In Inspiration January 20, 2020 By Women of Rubies

HERE ARE 6 QUALITIES OF A CONFIDENT WOMAN

Being a confident woman begins from the inside. This has little to do with her physical looks,material gains or status. Yes! Most ladies still have bags of insecurities.

If you already see yourself as confident or not, or want to work on becoming a confident woman, the listed qualities below would help you identify where you are defaulting:

1.She is Optimistic

Been negative is not her thing. It reflects on how she desires good things and believe they will succeed. Her words are filled with positive words, ‘I can’ , ‘it will’ ‘yes’. This makes her unstoppable, because she believe in what she is about. No fears!

2. She Know What She Wants And Goes For Its.

She doesn’t spend her time dreaming all day. When she is sure about something, without a waste of time, she gets an action plan, then go all out to get it, knowing she will succeed and if she doesn’t,she moves on.

3. She Can Go Without Makeup

We all need to put on some nice mascaras and lip glosses most days. Your looks matter yes! But knowing you are good and still attractive without this is confidence. She breaks the trend, If she finds herself in public without this it wouldn’t it spoil her day. That’s where self care comes in.

4. She Has A Self Care Routine

This is what will make you feel really attractive and popping to move in the right energy. She takes some time off to help herself to something like a massage, vacation, or even a simple DIY or afternoon nap as soon as she is worked out.

5. She Is A Good Communicator

She will speak clearly about her opinion and will stare right into any eyes without looking away. She will only take a good advice because she has a mind of her own. Her body language will display itself freely. She would even speak publicly when there is an opportunity.

6. She Respects Herself A lot

You can not give what you do not have. A confident woman has a graceful way she carries herself, she doesn’t have to get intimidated by another woman, with this she commands respect for herself. And her respect teaches her that she deserves the best, and the best always comes to her.

A confident woman is a Queen, this is to help you know where you are going wrong on this💛.

In Inspiration January 18, 2020 By Women of Rubies

DIMMA UMEH LIVING AND BREAKING BOUNDARIES ON THE COVER OF ACCELERATE TV’S THE COVER

Dimma Umeh is on the cover of Accelerate Tv’s The Cover. She shares her experiences as a vlogger, influencer and talks about and how she deals with critics.

On when she started, “ First of all, I thought this whole thing was a joke, like I just started putting out videos for the sake of it, I thought it was fun, I loved the way others looked doing it. But I think that two years in, I started figuring out at that point that this could be so much more. Now I live off of Youtube, I pay my rent off Youtube. I never thought when I first started that I could live off of it.” she said.

On when her ideas are stuck and she’s having a creative block, “the easiest thing for me is that I go and watch other creators and I just start out from there. You start out just wanting to watch, but then ideas start popping and before you know it, you want to do something. “

She continues “It is so funny because a lot of people think that I am this organized person; my creative process is actually not the most organized, however, I do have a process now. So it mostly just always involves coming up with an idea, making notes of points that I’d want to highlight in that video from that idea, filming, then after filming, editing. Editing takes a lot of time, so sometimes it’s either me, cause I do the bulk of the editing, but sometimes if I have a lot to do at a particular point in time, I hire an editor who works with me. Then I upload, and after that, I figure out a good thumbnail to use, because I feel like the videos can be great but if your thumbnails don’t have a call to action then you’ve done all of that in vain ”

She shares how she deals lightly with haters “when it comes to negative comments, the best thing I’d say is to know that all the things they’ve said have nothing whatsoever to do with you. It’s them, and they’re just saying it because they feel like they can say it to you, the moment you begin to look at it like that you know that they’re not really worth your time, you can pray for them as I pray for them”.

Read the full interview on www.acceleratetv.com

In Career Gems January 17, 2020 By Women of Rubies

SANTIA DECK, THE FIRST WOMAN TO SIGN A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Santiago Deck is a prominent athlete and influencer who recently received the first multi-million dollar contract offered to a woman as a football player, the Women’s Football League Association (WFLA).

“To all the little girls who are watching this never doubt that you are valuable and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your dreams” she posted on Instagram.

She is popularly referred to as ‘queen of abs’ online. A woman of talent and drive who is also a celebrity fitness trainer, who has published a book about child abuse awarenesses and other endeavors.

Santia

There has never been a deal like this for a woman on the football field. , there has never been a self-made athletic brand like Santia Deck according to Digital Journal

https://youtu.be/TvDbDQ5U63Y

Her brand has been thriving through several avenues and multiple partnerships.

She loves this sport,and her influence, skill level and leadership to make things better has commanded her respect. She continues to inspire women.

In Inspiration January 17, 2020 By Women of Rubies

DESHAUNA BARBER BECOMES THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE NATION’S LEADING (501C3)

Deshauna Barber was an American beauty queen (miss USA 2016), motivational speaker, and captain in the United States Army and the first woman actively serving in the United States Army Reserve.

“I have just accepted an offer to become the President & CEO of the nation’s leading (501c3) nonprofit organization advocating on behalf of all service women and women veterans”, she said.

According to nextgen; ‘Captain Deshuana is a logistics commander in the United States Army Reserve. She currently commands the 988TH Quartermaster Detachment Company in Rockville, Maryland. She commissioned as a Quartermaster Officer in 2011 and has been serving her country ever since. Deshauna has a passion for our men and women in uniform and has spent much of her career focusing on advocating for soldiers suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).’

Her motivational speech shows how much she care cares about humanity and a life of integrity.

In Entertainment January 16, 2020 By Women of Rubies

LUPITA NYONG’O HAIR GETTING SO MUCH ATTENTION

Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o showed up at the 25th annual Critic’s Choice Awards with a hair that’s getting so much attention.

The actress hair was tousled up in a bun, adorned with gold wire. She is known for her natural hair inspiration.

Her stylist, named Vernon François, shared an Instagram post with details of the hair.

He partnered with Matrix to get this unique look,making her stand out with her tresses looking modern yet natural and beautiful.

Natural hair is the new normal!

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