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Women As Breadwinners: An Issue?(12)

December 9, 2009

now with more men loosing their jobs as opposed to women – the question becomes what is the impact of this change in the family? It is a given that more women will be the bread winners and then what next? For some liberal men they do not see the big deal in such a switch but for many women even though they do not articulate their frustration, they detest being the bread winners

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District9

Arise compatriots; Nigeria is calling, so obey. Gather a million men, let the women come with their cries and the children express their ability. Let them march against the disgust, let them yell, holler, curse, shout and scream at the top of their voices. Let them protest against the misrepresentation of their people while holding [...]

No District 9 in Nigeria

Probably 2009’s biggest summer block buster “District 9,” a science-fiction blockbuster about an alien refugee camp in South Africa, is drawing major protests from Nigerians all over the world including government officials in Nigeria over its portrayal of Nigerians, The Associated Press reported.
Dora Akunyili, the country’s information minister, has asked movie theaters in Abuja, the [...]

Australian Paper Claims Semenya is a Hermaphrodite With No Womb or Ovaries

An Australian newspaper is claiming Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite, someone with both male and female sexual characteristics.
Semenya is claimed to have NO womb or ovaries — and has internal testes, the male sexual organs which produce testosterone.
The row over Semenya’s biology has caused huge divisions — with South African politicians calling slurs she [...]

Gender Controversy Over South African Athelete Caster Semenya

There has been so much controversy over the gender of Gold medalist Caster Semenya ever since she won the 800m sprint by a large margin in the World Championships on thursday.
The Parents of the sprinter have protested such accusation, with her dad saying “That is my little girl.” Her dramatic winning margin, muscular build and [...]

South Africa tests first African-Made AIDS vaccine

South Africa has launched human trials of the first African-produced HIV vaccine, as scientists seek new approaches to battling AIDS in the world’s worst-affected country.
The locally produced vaccine, being tested in Soweto and Cape Town as well as a site in the United States, was the highlight of an international AIDS conference in Cape Town [...]


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