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Why are we disgusted by second-hand clothes?

photo fo Daizy in a little red in front of a media wall for Cabaret Shows Australia.

More importantly, why aren’t we disgusted by fast fashion? In our Indian community, there’s nothing that screams “you’re desperate” louder than buying second-hand clothes.

Letter to International Republican Institute ft Freedom Award Video of Afghan Women’s Empowerment leader.

24 September 2021 Senator Dan Sullivan Chairman Senator Tom Cotton Director International Republican Institute 1225 I (Eye) Street NW, Suite 800Washington, DC 20005 Dear Senators Sullivan and Cotton,  My name is Daizy Maan, and I am writing to you about a former IRI Freedom Award winner, currently stuck in Afghanistan.  I am a concerned Punjabi Australian and passionate about empowering …

The Not So Good of Leadership in Australia

…having been the youngest female on a publicly traded company’s board and working in a university without a PhD / not being seen as “senior enough”- I have seen many people’s true colours. On the bright side I’ve learned how power & status work. Here are some of my not so great experiences. Before I start I feel compelled to …

leila janah’s give work – a must read for social entrepreneurs

I often think about the spaces between capitalism and humanity. One founded on individualism, ego and progress. The other on love, sacrifice and faith. Then there’s this strange world of money, a currency we’ve created to hold “value” and has so much power. Yet this money seems to allude the creatives, teachers, nurses, activists, social justice workers and social entrepreneurs. …

SBS World News & Soul House Update

Soul house update 2021 Back in October 2020 we set up the South Asian Women’s Wellness Space (pyarfully called Soul House) in Melbourne which aired on SBS World News. How it started In September 2020 I found a property on Airbnb and moved there myself as I was working from home and no longer needed to be in the CBD – living …

Australia’s Top Woman in Artificial Intelligence – Svetha Venkatesh

You can also listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts. One of the top 15 women in the world for Artificial Intelligence and the only woman from Australia on that list, Svetha Venkatesh is a powerhouse in STEM. She is an Alfred Deakin Professor with 346 publications based on her research. Her research has lead to two successful start-ups; …