Marwa Elselehdar: 'I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal'

Re:Marwa Elselehdar: 'I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal' by narag on Sunday April 04, 2021 @09:27AM (#26689235)

I have no doubt that she would be able to block it if she wanted to. She must have a very strong determination to get where she is.

My cousin is a quantity surveyor. Her mother wanted her to be a nurse and made a huge drama over what would she do all day discussing with construction workers, but there she is, also rising two children.

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Re:Marwa Elselehdar: 'I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal' by wunderflix on Sunday April 04, 2021 @10:02AM (#26689449)

I remember a Ted talk saying that China grew much faster than India not because of any infrastructure advantage they had. But because of stronger role women play in the work force.

https://www.ted.com/talks/yasheng_huang_does_democracy_stifl...

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Re:Marwa Elselehdar: 'I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal' by renewiltord on Sunday April 04, 2021 @10:44AM (#26689810)

There was something I read once about the Arab world failing to use 50% of its workforce efficiently being a reason for slower development. An interesting hypothesis for sure.

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