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How Women Can Overcome Barriers and Take Bold Career Steps Today

 How Women Can Overcome Barriers and Take Bold Career Steps Today For women in career advancement, mid-career professionals, returning parents, and early  leaders, progress can feel harder than it should. Gender workplace inequality shows up as  being overlooked, second-guessed, underpaid, or steered toward “support” roles, and those  signals can quietly widen career development barriers over time. The hardest part is the inner  tug-of-war between ambition and exhaustion, especially when personal growth challenges start  to feel like personal shortcomings. With clear language for what’s happening and what matters  most next, professional empowerment for women becomes a choice that can be acted on today. Quick Summary of Key Takeaways ● Choose a career change path by clarifying what you want next and building momentum through targeted skill development. ● Prepare for a promotion by strengthening the skills and readiness signals that support confident w...
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CULTURAL BEAUTY: "The lip plates"


A lip plate is a form of body modification upon which an individual increases the size of their lip by placing a piece of jewelry  within the bottom portion of the lip. The plates are generally circular and made from clay or wood. This is usually worn by different tribes of Africa. Depending on the tribe, some of the plates are worn on the bottom lower lip, while others are worn on the upper portion. Certain Ethiopian women (the Surma and Mursa) will insert the plates 6 to 12 months before marriage. The piercing process usually happens around the age of 15 or 16 by a girls mother with a peg that is inserted. After the insertion of the peg, there is a period of waiting until the lip heals. The initial insertion is about 1 to 2 cm. Afterwards, it is replaced with a slightly bigger one. Each girl who wears the plate will often create her own lip plate. While many are not clear as to the meaning behind the lip plates, cultural researchers speculate that the larger the lip plate a woman has, the more she is valued in her community. Also, it has been rumored to have been used during slavery times to make them less attractive during slave trades. Many experts suggest that the slavery answer is not true. In certain cultures or tribes, women are alleged to be looked down upon if they do not wear a lip plate because it is a symbol of her culture and her dedication to her spouse. While many are not completely sure about "why" the tradition of  lip plates are truly worn, one thing seems to remain true; the women who are wearing the lip plates appear to take pride in it as beauty.



Cultural Beauty" Lip Plates"



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