Take a look at the state of web access for women in developing nations: http://www.onlineclasses.org/2013/02/18/women-and-the-web.
I hope this quote from the link above will caputre your interest:"...when women are able to gain access to the Internet, they begin to do powerful things with it. Among women in developing nations, many of those who…
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How is a bike a small step toward freedom for young girls in the state of Bihar in India?
Bihar is considered one of the least literate states in India with women's literacy as low as 53 percent. But that is now changing. Thanks to a plan by the chief minister, all girls in classes…
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Do you feel like you're getting more done when you're multitasking?
If you answered "yes", you may want to rethink your perspective.
An article in the newest Harvard Business Review (March 2013) shows that multitasking is counterproductive. Data gathered by a software tool called RescueTime contrasted a day's worth of computer use by two…
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What thoughts do you have that limit your ability to enjoy life?
Have you ever caught yourself saying things like:
"I'm such a failure..."
"No one likes me..."
"I always mess things up..."
Daniel Amen, M.D., proposes that how we think from moment to moment has a huge impact on how we feel and behave. Our negative thoughts often…
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What if there were habits that have the power to start a chain reaction that changes other habits?
What if some habits matter more than others in remaking our lives or how we work?
Charles Duhigg in The Power of Habit explains that these types of habits exist and they are called "keystone habits." He says…
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Even if you answered, "Not very" to that question, the good news is that you have the power to improve your persistence.
We have the power to "gradually strengthen our persistence 'muscle' " according to the research described in the article titled "The Power of Persistence" by Jeremy Mercer in the November/December 2012 issue of The Intelligence Optimist.
Several interesting findings about…
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