Breathtaking mountains, ski-resorts, beautiful lakes, delicious chocolate, pocketknife’s, watches, a safe economy and a well-managed banking system are the first things people think when they hear about Switzerland. Indeed, Switzerland…
For many job-seekers and fresh graduates, the job search after unemployment or university graduation can be challenging. Countless hours are put into researching different companies and their available vacancies.…
In August 2019, I submitted a blog entry for the Center for Progressive Security (CPS). The vision of CPS is ‘to advance inclusive terrorism prevention and response grounded in women’s…
When I applied for the police academy in Zurich in 2008 as a 20-year-old young woman who just graduated with a Matura Diploma, I did not know what to expect. I have always been interested in working with people and during my high school years, my favorite topics were p…
This weekend I traveled to Zurich to celebrate a friends 30th Birthday. She told me that she needs to introduce me to a good friend of hers who is currently serving in the Swiss military. Everyone who knows me is aware that I am a strong advocate for more representatio…
While Police Departments in the USA have been criticized for racial-profiling it appears that this issue is not only an “American Problem” and has found its way to Switzerland.
In 2016, the organization “Alliance Against Racial Profiling” was established which is a co…
“ISLAMABAD – Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to serve in the military – part of its Vision 2030 economic-reform program – has been widely celebrated as a step forward for gender parity in the notoriously unequal kingdom. But, when women begin to enlist, the batt…
Tokenism is referred to the practice of hiring only a limited number of underrepresented people into a workforce as a symbolic act to appear inclusive. The approach of hiring token employees is done by organizations in order to portray diversity (racial, sexual, or rel…
In an article written by Patty Winsa on thestar.com, Clare Hutchinson is the new NATO special representative for women, peace and security. So far, I have been following her work mainly on LinkedIn and I like her direct approach in addressing gender inequality within t…
In recent years, the role of women in military units and other defense forces has gained more attention. Especially, to provide fairer and equal representation of women in all aspects of politics, decision-making, and peace-building.
In Black Panther, the Wakanda’…