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It’s no secret that a gender leadership gap exists in many fields, including technology and business. According to Forbes magazine, in 2018, women represented 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs and held 24% of senior roles across the world. Despite setbacks, women leaders – many of whom come from the Jamat – are continuing to emerge in their respective fields, challenging systemic biases while also serving as role models for future generations.

In the first part of this article, we explored definitions of architecture, and the complexities involved in designing buildings and spaces in the modern world. If buildings and cities do indeed ‘speak’ to us, then what should they speak of?

Do you recognize your power and potential? Do you believe that it’s possible to thrive as a working mother and a successful business executive? Yes, it is. Despite evidence that gender diversity at the management level enhances a company’s performance, research shows that among the world’s largest 500 companies, only 10.9 percent of senior executives are women. Let’s stop the leaky leadership pipeline and accelerate women’s success into leadership roles. Below are some tips to help you excel as a leader:

Sports have been part of the human experience since history has been recorded, as far back as Sumerian times (4000 BCE), and ancient Egypt. They were generally associated with religion, making sports a sacred activity, with such events being consecrated to the gods. In those times, sports included wrestling and archery, and Zen Buddhism was the foundation for the martial arts, requiring meditation and intense concentration.

At just six years old, Safiya Wazir fled from Afghanistan as a refugee of the civil war. Wazir lived in Uzbekistan for a decade before arriving in the USA as a high school student. At the age of 16, she had to master a new language, and become familiar with a new culture - and lots of snow.