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IWD 2023: 30 Malaysian female personalities share their secret to ... (Options The Edge)

It's that time of the year when we raise a toast to strong and bold women everywhere, to their accomplishments and the value of their contributions to ...

I try to understand what I can’t do and don’t have, and am not afraid to ask for help and try to be helpful in turn. For me personally, I would attribute what I have today to a combination of hard work, creativity and the ability to build and lead effective teams. It’s the belief in myself that I can do it, and the belief from family and friends around me in the form of support and encouragement. One of the most important pieces of advice I can share with young women is to have confidence in themselves and their abilities. And of course, with some determination and persistence to achieve it. You need passion, commitment and consistency to succeed in whatever you do. Times have changed and I am very happy to be the first woman chef in Malaysia with a Michelin star. My passion and love for cooking is immense and when I was younger, I dreamt of working in a five-star hotel but all outright rejected me, saying “no women in the main kitchens”. I believe that we can all be better as a person, in whatever role we play, when we take the time to nurture a relationship and connect. My other secret and probably the biggest, is to work with people who share that same vision. Know what you want and how to be a part of it, then go for it. Be willing to step outside your comfort zone and take the risks in life that seem worth taking.

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IWD: Intrepid's general manager marketing ANZ discusses why ... (Travel Weekly)

We've got Louise Laing from Intrepid to discuss empowering women in the workplace, women's-only tours and where the industry has room for improvement.

Anywhere where there are women in the workplace, we need to look at how we can continue to have them represented and their voices heard. The opportunity to go to Iran and spend time with local women in their space, to go to a nail or hair salon with local women, lights people up. These itineraries are created by our local Intrepid DMC offices, so the people and the women in the local offices make these itineraries through their local connections with the local communities. It’s important to listen, learn and understand women around the globe and what is important to them and their communities. Our commitment to make the world a better place for women is not token, it’s ingrained in everything we do. It starts at the top: we have equal gender representation on the board, and our Global CEO James Thornton is a champion for women and non-binary people across all corners of the business.

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newsGP - IWD: Dr Karen Nicholls on the journey towards equality (RACGP)

The RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Chair celebrates women who show leadership in challenging the systems in which they work. Dr Karen ...

Passionate about health equity and growing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce, Dr Nicholls is currently working in full-time academia at the University of Newcastle where she originally studied medicine. Registration is available on the ‘Torres Strait Islander women definitely go on to do some really fantastic stuff in health. Dr Nicholls will continue to advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and female leadership in the healthcare workforce, which her Chair position empowers her to do. But the college’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Chair relishes holding on to the valuable role of being a GP. The RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Chair celebrates women who show leadership in challenging the systems in which they work.

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newsGP - IWD: Dr Penny Burns on the 'significant changes' to ... (RACGP)

Sydney-based GP and disaster medicine specialist Dr Penny Burns talks to newsGP about what International Women's Day means to her, and the significance of the ...

Being able to be a specialist within being a generalist gives you the best of both. Women have a unique understanding of the particular female issues in balancing family and career.’ ‘In terms of changes for female doctors, I have always found general practice a discipline that supported and facilitated female GPs alongside male GPs. ‘I work in both clinical general practice and in General Practice Disaster Medicine (GPDM), which, after decades of background work, is finally being integrated into the discipline of general practice. This makes the practice of the generalist nature of general practice clearer.’ Males and females in some of those countries are bravely fighting that oppression now and we need to ready to support their fight for equality in whatever small way we can.’

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IWD 2023 Fashion Voices: From Her POV (AUGUSTMAN)

'Men written by women' was a phenomenon taken over the Internet a year or two back then, and the term female gaze—coined in response to the conventional ...

Take the time to work out what silhouettes you like and what makes you feel your best. Kelly: Discovering your personal style is a continuous journey of understanding what you love and what makes you feel confident. A good style to me is not just wearing the trendiest item, following certain ‘styling rules’ or carrying the most expensive bag but being able to show who you are, your personality, culture and lifestyle through how you dress. Asha: I get this question a lot especially when it comes to men, it’s always ‘how to dress well’ or ‘how to be stylish’ but there’s no simple answer to that question. Asha: I rarely dislike anything but I’m not a fan of the stereotypical ‘alpha men’ fashion that was rather popular a few years back, tight shirt sleeves, skinny jeans, and denim all over. I’d expect a lot more very specific niches of fashion coming up in trend through hobbies, interest or nostalgia and that’s usually something that happened out of the blue and pretty hard to predict. I think we’re in an era of personal experimentation–there’s more space than ever for men to explore their style, and recent runways have expressed a similar sensibility. Asha: Fashion itself is moving a lot towards individuality that’s why we see a lot of new niches and ‘ –core’ in style like gorpcore, blokecore and more. Whether that be a monochromatic look with a play on different textures or a subversive take on wardrobe basics, finding new ways to style and elevate tried-and-tested classics and make them your own will be the most eye-catching to me. Kelly: As boring as it sounds, a timeless, well-put-together outfit with a twist will be the one to turn my head before anything super loud or flashy. Every time I get starstruck by an outfit it’s always a look that says more about the type of person the wearer is, something very expressive and bold but also very elegant and concise when seen as a whole. Before we proceed, I believe fashion doesn’t need to ‘ask for validation’, you wear what you want, but we can still be open to opinions that who knows, might be game-changing.

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