March 8 is International Women’s Day, which is both a celebration and an acknowledgment that gender equality is a work in progress. It’s a chance to recognize women’s achievements, educate, raise awareness and push for change. This year’s theme is #embraceequity, which challenges societies and individuals to create a more inclusive world. That means rejecting […]
If you’re a woman, chances are a much-needed getaway is long overdue. You’ve probably also banked time off that you don’t use. The research is in, and it shows women hesitate to take their hard-earned vacation days. Here are some of the key findings of Project: Time Off, a U.S. Travel Association initiative: Women were more […]
Some women wear heels to the office and spend their working hours in front of a computer. Others, like Elisha “Lelee” George, wield wrenches for a living and know as much about cars as any man. “Some men feel like women aren’t good enough or strong enough to work on vehicles; I have encountered this […]
Members, pictured left to right, are: Laura Lambert, treasurer; Ruthie Kennedy, member at large; Doris Hill, parliamentarian; Sandra Pelas, president; Vanessa Edwards-Wassom, historian; Ashley Jarrell, vice president; Jana Owen, dean of chairman. Officers not pictured: Sarah Petri, president elect; Cheryl Boatner, secretary; Ruthie Kennedy, member at large; Chris Smith, chaplain. Special project chairs not pictured: Pollyanna Robelen, […]
By Nancy China Olemgbe 16-year-old Nancy Chika Olemgbe is a foreign exchange student from Hamburg, Germany, who has been studying at Gulfport High School since the beginning of the school year. Here, she shares her story and reflects on her journey. Experiencing other cultures when you live in Europe is not difficult because there are […]
Sometimes, the best paths in life are the ones we don’t plan to take. That’s the lesson Dorothy DuBose Shaw, director, ethics, EEO/DE&I, Ingalls Shipbuilding, learned when she began her 51-year shipyard career fresh out of college. “I have been in human resources for more than 40 years,” Shaw says. “I did not choose this […]
Now serving as Miss Harrison County USA 2023, Daisha Hall is excited to continue her journey and represent her community on the Miss Mississippi USA stage this spring in Choctaw. The 20-year-old Gulfport High and MGCCC graduate attends Mississippi State University as a business management/marketing student. In the future, she wants to work in fashion […]
