BOGOTÁ — Naja is a new e-commerce lingerie company launched in December 2013 that flips the typical script of lingerie production to make beautifully designed underwear and bras at relatively economical prices for and by women. CEO and founder the lingerie brand Catalina Girald states: “The whole industry is about seduction, and most of the images you see of women are ‘come and get me.’” But with the support and collaboration of her friend and Puerto Rican actress, Gina Rodriguez, who is best known from her comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin, Girald strove to change the narrative to: “Let’s present women as…
Author: Nicole Suárez
Nicole Suárez
Nicole lives in Davie, FL. She is a world traveler, to say the least: was born in San Francisco, California, has Colombian parents but was raised in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Writing became her passion, branching off from her love of great authors. Nicole hopes to use her writing to bring awareness to a great variety of themes, to begin that conversation. Her dream is to become a professional novelist or travel writer.
DAVOS, Switzerland — On September 20, 2014, Emma Watson, in her new role as United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador, launched the campaign for her movement He for She. Watson presented a powerful speech about feminism to the United Nations in New York in which she proposed: “… when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t have to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled. Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive…
SEATTLE — Grenada is a Caribbean island and one of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere. It is known as the Spice island due to being the world’s second-largest producer of nutmeg, as well as being a major manufacturer of mace, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. The most impressive aspect of its independence is the government’s focus on taking women’s issues seriously and finding ways to protect them from any violence that may arise. Specifically, the Grenada National Organization of Women (GNOW) was launched on April 23, 1995, to address equality and women’s empowerment in Grenada. It is a non-governmental…
SOUTH TARAWA — The Republic of Kiribati (previously known as the Gilbert Islands) is a Pacific Island nation located near the equator and east of the International Date Line. It consists of one main island and 32 coral atolls, is home to 110,000 people and ranks 137 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index 2015. Its constitution provides women with “formal equality” before the law, but it stops short of actually affording them all the benefits and opportunities of women’s empowerment in Kiribati required by the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The…
SEATTLE — Subscription boxes have been around for quite a while, bringing consumers products to their doorsteps. Many revolve around makeup and beauty — the vanity of the world — although there now appears to be a subscription box for items ranging from the epic fandoms of Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, to gentlemen’s elite clothing and everything in between. From there, the concept of “unboxing” came around to publicize companies even more as it shows potential subscribers what could be included in their monthly boxes. It also gives people a chance to view the ratings given by experienced…
SEATTLE — J.K. Rowling is a name that many of us have heard and grown up with thanks to the magical stories of Harry Potter. Rowling is an inspiration to struggling writers for she persevered despite her failures. It is her belief that failure is at the core of success and it’s the act of getting up again that steers one towards triumph. Even after the world acclaim gained by Harry Potter the world over, J.K. Rowling has never faltered in giving back to her community and to that effect she created the Lumos foundation. For those unfamiliar with the…