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Embassy of Cyprus in Slovakia reacts to the topic of equal roles for women in our society

Gender stereotypes affect societies everywhere, shaping how men and women are perceived and treated. In Slovakia, traditional views still influence roles at home and work, despite some progress. Men a...

Quiet quitting: a problem or a survival mechanism?

There has been a lot of talk about the quite quitting recently. It is an intriguing phenomenon and the level of attention it gets deserves at least an attempt at an explanation. It apparently concerns...

BCC EQUILIBRIUM – Mentoring Programme for Women

The 12th Edition of BCC Equilibrium Mentoring Programme is here and we are offering you to be part of it! Next year’s Edition will be even more exclusive with only approx. 100 Mentoring Couples. This ...

She never went into space because she was a woman. Now the 82-year-old pilot has achieved her dream

American businessman Jeff Bezos will be on the first flight with the crew of his space company Blue Origin. He announced it on Instagram in early June. In the New Shepard rocket, his brother and the w...

Dr Michaela Musilova,

The woman from Mars – a fascinating story by a Slovak astrobiologist

The path taken by the 32-year-old astrobiologist, Dr Michaela Musilova, to work with extremophiles (with organisms living in extreme environments) to achieve the goals set, above all the biggest one –...

In the streets of Bombay, they made a unique gesture to women, to strengthen gender equality

Bombay installed a female figure in traffic lights. It is a small but very effective signal. This step helps dispel the notion that there should be only men in public. Bombay became the first city in ...

Director Valeria Schulczova: In theatrical circles, it was thought that women could not master this profession

The personality of the Slovak cultural scene, screenwriter and director Valéria Schulczova, is a co-author of several plays. In addition, she was involved, for example, in the series “Odsudene” and “Z...

Where does Slovakia stand in the ranking of countries with the best working environment for women?

Sometimes it can be difficult to be a working woman, from wage differentials to discrimination in the workplace and obstacles to progressing beyond the career path.  The fact that women often do not f...

Jobs where women are paid better than men

The long-term effort to eliminate unequal conditions between men and women in terms of pay is bearing fruit. In some countries of the western world, including Slovakia, women already earn as much as m...

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