Women in trouble can dial 103 from today

Mumbai: “If the gory images of two women being molested on the road on New Years’ Eve had not been splashed by the media, there’s a chance the police helpline for women may not have been launched today.’’ That’s what deputy chief minister R R Patil had to say while inaugurating the brand new police helpline for victimised women and children in distress on Thursday.
    The toll free helpline number, 103, can be accessed from a cellphone as well as a landline. Specially trained personnel will man the helpline. Several prominent women’s rights groups and activists like Nandita Shah from Akshara, have supported the helpline. Shah, who has worked with women’s issues for over two decades, said that the helpline could reach out to all women facing abuse, whether at home or on the streets.
    Patil assured the police that if ever they were short of resources, the state home department would support the helpline. He even suggested that pamphlets on the helpline be circulated in schools.
    Police commissioner D N Jadhav called it a “historic helpline’’ which would go a long way in benefiting society. “After all, women constitute half the population,’’ he said.
    The cops already run a helpline for senior citizens, which has received 45,000 calls since 2006.
    Patil vowed that the cops would attend to every single woman who called on the helpline. He hoped the helpline would be used not just after the abuse had taken place, but also to prevent abuse. “The helpline will really be a success if a woman calls in and talks of abuse that’s going to happen to her, and the cops are able to rush to the spot and prevent the incident from taking place,’’ said Patil.
    While stressing the need for the helpline, additional chief secretary (home) Chitkala Zutshi spoke of her experience a decade ago, as member secretary of the State Women’s Commission. “I had accompanied the cops on raids in red light areas where minors were rescued and sent to remand homes. Many objected, as their only source of income had been taken away from them. They asked us why we had rescued them when they were 16 years old and not when they were eight or 10 and had been forced into the trade,’’ she said.

 

MAN’S WORLD: Dy CM R R Patil with outgoing commissioner of police D N Jadhav during the launch of the helpline on Thursday

 

 

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Mrs. Pakistan World 2008
In light of the tragic assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, liberated Pakistani women grabbed a victory for progression this past month, when Saman Hasnain was crowned Mrs. Pakistan World 2008. In the second annual pageant, Hasnain’s crowning marks a time when modern and independent Pakistani women are doing all they can to gain a voice on the international stage.
Hasnain, a happily married mother of two, will go on to compete in the Mrs. World 2008 competition for her birth country. Hasnain, who now lives in San Francisco with her family looks at this win as a great honour and triumph for Pakistani women. “I would like to change the world’s perception of Pakistani women. It is important to raise funds and help resolve issues faced by Pakistan. I hope to act as a role model, and encourage, educate and motivate Pakistani women to help achieve a strong and progressive Pakistan” says Hasnain.
On December 27th, the world took a collective gasp over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, one of the few political leaders who could have catapulted Pakistan into economic and political liberation. One may see Bhutto’s death as a giant step backwards, however many are realizing that it is a sign that this can no longer be a one-woman-show.
The newly crowned Mrs. Pakistan World 2008 is a real estate agent by trade, but has already worked diligently to aid a struggling Pakistan find its footing. She showed her charitable nature by helping build a school in a small village in Pakistan for 1000 children, and shown consistent support for DIL (Development in Literacy), all while volunteering at her children’s school in San Francisco. She plans to use her new title to increase her work and broaden her scope throughout the world.
Sonia Ahmed, president of Miss Canada Pakistan Inc., the organization who created Mrs. Pakistan World, says “Our goal is to show the world that Pakistani women have a global voice and a desire to progress and help change the world.” Ahmed created Miss Pakistan World in 2002, and as the 6th annual pageant approaches, she has seen her mission come to light as the crown winners have won several international titles and helped to prove that all Pakistani women can eventually have a positive and free-thinking future on a global scale.
The organization’s headquarters is in Toronto, Ontario where recently a young girl, Aqsa Parvez, was strangled to death by her father for not wearing her hijab (a traditional part of Muslim attire) in public. Occasions like these act as a deep reminder to those who are liberated from the radical traditions of the fundamentalists within the Pakistani community, that advancement is an irrefutable necessity.
One from western society may find it challenging to see how a beauty pageant would act as a means for women’s liberation, however for the women of Pakistan these pageants are a sign that there is a lot to look forward to in the progression of their country. A global voice is something that many of these women grew up not realizing would be possible in their lifetime.
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Miss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant for all Pakistani girls from all over the world.

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Emirates Woman of the Year Award

Zenny Hirji with the Emirates Woman of the Year Award.

In May of 2007, Emirates Woman magazine hosted its second annual Emirates Woman of the Year event in Dubai. Published by Motivate Publishing Group, the magazine recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and has a circulation of around 28 000.

In 2006, independent film-maker Nayla Al Khaja received the first-ever Emirates Woman of the Year Award (2005) at a high-profile event in Dubai, attended by some 160 VIPs from across the country. For their achievements in the areas of  business, philanthropy and lifestyle, six exemplary women received nominations for the Emirates Woman of the Year 2006. They included:  Raja Al Gurg, Executive Director of the Essa Salegh Al Gurg Group; Katy Newitt, Chairwoman of Foresight; Zenny Hirji, Chairwoman of Children's Hope Foundation; Maryam Al Noori, CEO of Intraflora; Girja Sinha, Chairperson of Indian Ladies Association; and Dyala Sabbagh Evers, CEO of Proof Woody.  

Zenny Hirji, Chairwoman of Children's Hope Foundation with the Emirates Woman of the Year Award with fellow nominees and participants of event. Photo: Courtesy of Emirates Woman magazine.

From among these six highly-accomplished nominees, Zenny Hirji founder of the Children's Hope Foundation (CHF) received the 2006 Emirates Woman of the Year Award at a high-profile luncheon at Le Méridien Dubai. The event was attended by prominent businesspersons, professionals, civic dignitaries and other eminent personalities from the UAE.

Hirji, who moved from London to Dubai in 2000, brought with her years of experience with various charitable organisations in the UK. Hirji was also Chairperson of the Aga Khan Foundation Annual Ball in London for two years. Shortly after moving to Dubai, she assembled a group of like-minded volunteers to set up the Children's Hope Foundation.

Children's Hope Foundation logo. Courtesy Zenny Hirji

In Dubai, the CHF comprises of 10 organising committee volunteers and has been involved with philanthropic initiatives where children are the primary beneficiaries. In most cases, CHF initiatives seek to promote education and/or alleviate poverty. CHF, for example, supported Manzil, a non-profit organisation that provides a professional, care-giving environment for special needs children.  Radiant School in Sharjah, with the assistance of CHF was able to complete its school playground and secure funding to maintain subsidised tuition fees. CHF has also assisted other UAE-based organisations such as the Dubai Centre for Special Needs and Al Noor Training Centre, but is reaching beyond the country's borders. It has assisted with and is an ongoing contributor, to children's projects in the UK, Asia, Africa and Europe. In Afghanistan CHF has contributed to the Focus Humanitarian Assistance School Milk Project as well as the Roshan Project which provides educational opportunities for children living in Kabul.

Speaking about the Award, Hirji reflected on the words of Shahnaz Pakravan keynote speaker for the event. Pakravan, who has worked with the BBC and Al Jazeera, noted that the awards are instrumental in highlighting the role and efforts of women in the Middle East. "I think [the award] highlights what we are doing, which can only lead to more help for the children." 

Zenny Hirji and Thomas van Opstal are proud of their unique cookbook that contains recipes from different countries. Photo: Courtesy Zenny Hirji

When asked about her specific role, Hirji said "Fundraising is something that I have done for a long time and am passionate about." She is very creative at it as well. Her recent endeavour with the Sheraton Hotel in Dubai resulted in a unique cookbook which compiles recipes from diplomats stationed in the UAE from different parts of the world. The 31 recipes are both fun and pragmatic – a lot of thought went into ensuring that the recipe's ingredients  were available locally. Moreover, the chefs at the Sheraton tested each recipe. The cookbook was a successful fundraising effort that highlighted Hirji's networking ability, creativity and other talents.

Hirji felt that receiving the Award would open more doors for the Children's Hope Foundation and that she would be able to leverage this recognition to realise even stronger partnerships as well as more generous support for the Foundation's work.

 

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Women memorise better than men

WASHINGTON: Women are better than men at memorising things in certain respects, according to a new study.

Psychologists Agneta Herlitz and Jenny Rehnman in Stockholm, Sweden, have discovered that women can excel in verbal episodic memory tasks like remembering words, objects, pictures or everyday events.

The researchers have also found that men can outperform women in remembering symbolic, non-linguistic information, known as visuospatial processing. According to them, this result indicates that a man is more likely to remember his way out of the woods than a woman.

However, their study also suggests that women are more likely than men to remember the location of car keys, which involves both verbal and visuospatial processing.

“In addition, women are better than men at remembering faces, especially of females, and the reason seems to be that women allocate more attention to female than to male faces,” say Herlitz and Rehnman.

In the course of the study, three groups of participants were presented with black and white pictures of hairless, androgynous faces. The researchers described the pictures as that of ‘female faces’, ‘male faces’ or just ‘faces’.

It was found that women were able to remember the androgynous faces presented as female more accurately than the androgynous faces presented as male.

The researchers also discovered that women performed better than men in tasks requiring little to no verbal processing, such as recognition of familiar odours. They said that the female episodic memory advantage increased when women utilized verbal abilities, while it decreased when visuospatial abilities were required.

The researcher duo believes that environmental factors, such as education, also seem to influence the magnitude of these sex differences. They concede that the probability of genetically-based differences between the quality of male and female memory is still unknown.

The findings appear in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science .

 

 

 

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LIC may write insurance policy for women self-help groups

HYDERABAD/MUMBAI: The United Progressive Alliance government is looking at rolling out a micro-insurance scheme for women self-help groups to provide security to scores of poor women in the country. The scheme, perceived to be a populist measure, could feature in the Budget.

The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is understood to have been asked to work out the modalities of an insurance scheme aimed at providing life cover to these segments. The government will part-fund the premium obligations, implying that it may look at giving a 50% subsidy to the insurance company that offers the scheme. Officials involved in the exercise said the scheme could be offered by LIC and other insurers as well.

The premium works out to Rs 5 to Rs 6 for a sum assured of Rs 1,000. The sum assured for a life cover to this segment could vary from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000. So the premium payout would vary from Rs 50 to Rs 250 a year. The government is also looking at a service tax waiver on the premium amount as the product is targeted at low income groups.

The government is also understood to have held talks with LIC on extending the scope of the Bhagyalakshmi Insurance scheme introduced by the Karnataka government at the central level. The Bhagyalakshmi scheme is aimed at providing support to families below the poverty line with a girl child.

Sources said the government was looking at funding a scheme which would provide conditional transfer of funds to a poor family with a girl child. The various conditions subject to the fund transfer include compulsory school attendance and family planning by a parent.

The scheme was introduced in Karnataka a couple of years ago with the objective of improving the male-female ratio. Sources said the government had made inquiries on the kind of funding requirement to make such a scheme feasible.

In the past, successive government’s have announced insurance schemes for the poor, but none of these schemes were specifically targeted at women. Policy managers are assessing the efficacy of some of the schemes introduced in the past. Last year, for instance, the government announced the Aam Admi Bima Yojana to extend death and disability insurance cover to the unorganised sector.

The scheme is managed by LIC. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is a health insurance scheme for below-poverty-line families and provides benefits of up to Rs 30,000. The premium outgo is to be borne by both the central and state governments. Earlier, the National Democratic Alliance government had announced two schemes through LIC — Varishta Bima Pension Yojna and Janshree Bima Yojna.

 

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Woman in your Life

The woman in your life...very well expressed...

Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well.

Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are;
Who is earning almost as much as you do;

One, who has dreams and aspirations just as
 you have because she is as human as you are;

One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your
Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system
that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements

One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as
much as you do for 20-25 years of her life;

One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family ,name

One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment and that kitchen

One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook
food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more,
and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother,
a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as
to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than  you;

One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities;

Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply
      Because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise

One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met;

One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important,
relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some
                           and trust her;

One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your unstinted support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it.

But not many guys understand this......

Please appreciate "HER"

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WOMAN:THE RESPECT OF YOUR FAMILY

By the time the Lord made woman, He was into his Sixth day of working overtime.

An Angel appeared and said, "Why are you spending so much time on this one?" And the Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic, have 200 movable parts, all replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers, have a lap that can hold two children at one time and that disappears when she stands up, have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart, and have six pairs of hands."

 

The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one.

"Six pairs of hands!

No Way!" said the Angel.

 

The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem.  It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must have! And that's just on the standard model?"  The Angel asked about the three pairs of eyes.  The Lord nodded. "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through the closed door as she asks her children what they are doing even though she already knows.  Another pair in the back of her head are to see what she needs to know even though no one thinks she can. And the third pair are here in the front of her head. They are for looking at an errant child and saying that she understands and loves him or her without even saying a single word."

 

The Angel tried to stop the Lord. "This is too much work for one day, wait until tomorrow to finish."  "But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she is sick AND can feed a family on a pound of hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand in the shower."

The Angel moved closer and touched the woman, "But you have made her so soft, Lord." "She is soft," The Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."

 

"Will she be able to think?" asked the Angel. The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason and negotiate."

 

The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like you have a leak with this model. I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one." "That's not a leak," The Lord objected, "That's a tear!" "What's the tear for?" the Angel asked.

 

The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."

 

The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord.  You thought of everything, for women are truly amazing."

 

Women have strengths that amaze men.

They carry children,

They carry hardships,

They carry burdens but they hold happiness, love and joy.

They smile when they want to scream.

They sing when they want to cry.

They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous.

They fight for what they believe in.

They stand up for injustice.

They don't take "no" for an answer when they believe there is a better solution.

They go without new shoes so their children can have them.

They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.

They love unconditionally.

 

They cry when their children excel and cheer when their friends get awards.

Their hearts break when a friend dies.

 

They have sorrow at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.

 

They know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart.

 

Women come in all sizes, in all colors and shapes.

 

They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much they care about you. The heart of a woman is what makes the world spin!

 

Women do more than give birth.

They bring joy and hope.

They give compassion and ideals.

Women have a lot to say and a lot to give.

 

 

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Fashion designer Ritu Beri is an encouragement for hundreds of women

‘I’m no longer running on a work treadmill’

NIMISHA TIWARI Times News Network

Ritu Beri, that charming designer, has never restricted herself to just the world of fashion alone. On a restless pace, she has channelised her creativity towards distinguished initiatives worldwide that have brought her laurels. But just a few months ago, this striking beauty decided to take it easy and slow down. “Motherhood has changed the way I
perceive the world. Working furiously towards creating eclectic designs and making it to various fashion week deadlines, signing on several new projects and running superfast on the work treadmill no longer interests me. I want to do things which matter to me, which bring deep satisfaction and peace within,” declares Ritu emphatically.
    But 15 days after the birth of daughter Gia, Ritu’s attempt to rest and take it easy went for a toss. “I was involved in so many assignments that I couldn’t keep myself away from them.” Up and about, Gia now moves along with Ritu. She admits with a laugh, “Gia is a travel-savvy baby. But she keeps me grounded. In fact, even this picture (inset) has been shot in her nursery. So, we work closely, you know.”
    Hands-on at creating the fabric designs for an art installation by young American artists in Los Angeles which will be unveiled soon, Ritu is indefatigable. And often people she works with compliment her glowing and exuberant skin. The secret of that, Ritu admits, is Olay Total Effects Challenge which helps in fighting the seven signs of ageing.
“This seems to be a multi-benefit product and an easy way to take care of my skin,” says the designer. Interestingly, Olay has just thrown open the Olay TE challenge where consumers can come and exchange their existing creams with Olay for free in selects malls. Hundreds of women have already done so, Ritu being one of them.
    Ritu has grave issues to address as well. “We need to do our bit to reduce the effects of global warming. And if we don’t start now, all that we do for our skin to keep it beautiful woudn’t really help,” she says. “I am planning a big move to create awareness on this front soon.”
    nimisha.tiwari@timesgroup.com 

 

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