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Did you win the Women's Web New Year's Giveaway hamper? Find out!
Here we come to the close of the first week of 2012 – and we’ve already had so much fun, organizing the Women’s Web New Year’s giveaway hamper, getting to interact with a bunch of enthusiastic entrepreneurs – and finally, picking out the names of 10 lucky winners (well, ‘picking out’ in this instance was a random name selection from an excel sheet, but you get the drift!).
So, here are the 10 lucky folks who’ve won themselves a Women’s Web New Year’s Hamper, with cosmetics from Prakriti Herbals, earrings from Misha Crafts, handmade paper diaries from Prishth, bracelets/necklaces from Swa Design and funky car stickers (‘Vackys‘) from The Bright Side. We’re listing below the user names that won the draw – emails are being sent out to you folks, Congratulations!
1. laksha
2. chitra05
3. anu
4. susmita roy
5. aps75
6. princessdoll13
7. arundhativenkatesh
8. corbettashish
9. sunayanaroy
10. neha3289
(In case we don’t hear from any of the winners within a week, or any of them don’t have a valid address in India that we can send the hamper to, we have a back-up of a few more lucky folks, to whom the hampers will be sent instead.)
Update (Jan 31st, 2012): Some winners haven’t responded, so we’ll be giving away their hampers to a few other lucky folks!
A big thank you to all 5 brands that participated in the giveaway and we’re glad we got to introduce you to our readers!
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If her home and family seem to be impacted by her career then we expect her to prioritize her ‘responsibilities at home as a woman’ and leave her job.
The entrenched patriarchal norms have always perpetuated certain roles and responsibilities as falling specifically in the domain of either men or women. Traditionally, women have been associated with the domestic sphere while men have been considered the bread winner of the household. This division of roles has become so ingrained in our lives that we seldom come to question it. However, while not being questioned does give the system a certain level of legitimacy, it in no way proves its veracity.
This systematic division has resulted in a widely accepted notion whereby the public sphere is demarcated as a men’s zone and the private sphere as belonging to women. Consequently, women are expected to stay at home and manage the household chores while men are supposed to go out and make a living with no interest whatsoever in the running of the household.
This divide is said to be grounded in the intrinsic nature of men and women. Women are believed to be compassionate, affectionate and loving and these supposedly ‘feminine’ qualities make them the right fit for caring roles. Men, on the other hand are allegedly more sturdy, strong and bold and hence, the ones to deal with the ordeals of the outside world.
Investing in women means many things beyond the obvious meaning of this IWD2024 theme, as the many orgs doing stellar work can show us.
What does it mean to invest in women?
Telling the women in our lives how great we think they are? That we value the sacrifices they have made? (Usually though not necessarily only – a sacrifice of their aspirations, careers and earning potential in order to focus on family).
No, thank you. Just talk is no longer going to cut it. Roses and compliments are great, but it’s time people, leaders, organizations put their money, capital, resources on track instead.
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