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Janet’s Spiel As 2021 closes out and we look back at two long, strange years, we turn to 2022 with hope. As worldwide vaccinations increase, borders open, and everyone gets back to school and work, we look forward to the new normal. Highlights for November / December: Let’s go to Greenland Career interview with Santia Deck, football star and TRONUS CEO Inflation, explained Home made holiday gifts And more… Coming in the January / February issue: Visit Ethiopia Disney’s growing star, Avantika What are Facts? 10 Women Scientists You Should Know And more…. Join us as we continue to cover the serious, the fun, the hip, the bent – the real. When you have finished reading the magazine and want more, please visit us at www.girlworks.ca where you will find:…
GREENLAND Greenland is biggest island in the world, and fewer than 58,000 people live there. The island lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, within the Arctic. The total area of Greenland is 2.16 million sq kilometres (836,330 sq miles), including other offshore islands. Almost 80% of the land mass is currently covered by an ice sheet that has an average depth of 5,000 feet (1,500 meters). Today, Greenland is the centre of attention for climate scientists, corporations and foreign governments. A BRIEF HISTORY: Small groups of people arrived in Greenland from 2500 BC, and while some may have died, more groups migrated from North America. In AD 982, the Norwegian Erik the Red sailed there and set up a colony by 986. He called the arctic wasteland ‘Greenland’ to entice…
women of greenland Arnarulunnguaq Arnarulunnguaq, (1896–1933), a native Greenlander, was a key member of the Fifth Thule Expedition (1921–1924) which crossed the Northwest Passage by dog sled. She was one of the two who accompanied Rasmussen from the Hudson Bay to Alaska, preparing meals and keeping skins and furs in order throughout the two-year journey. Among the Inuit chosen for the expedition were the hunter Iggiannguaq and his wife Arnarulunnguaq. Shortly before their departure, Iggiannguaq died of pneumonia but Arnarulunnguaq insisted on continuing. She was the first woman to complete the long Arctic journey from Greenland to the Pacific Ocean. Author: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress) Sources: brittanica.com Government of Canada University of Greenland www.visitgreenland.com Wikipedia Aka Høegh Aka Høegh is a contemporary Greenlandic artist, born in Qullissat on…
SANTIA DECK girlworks sat down for an interview with Santia Deck. Ms. Deck is the first black female-owner of the athletic shoe company TRONUS, and the first woman to enter into a professional full tackle football contract with a forthcoming American all female football league. Santia is known online as the 'queen of abs' and hosts her own TV talk show Queen of Abs Fitness. She also appeared in Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Ranch, and Blind Date. GIRLWORKS: Please tell us briefly about your youth, where you grew up, the importance of athletics in your life. SANTIA DECK: I was born in Grenville, South Carolina, but moved at the age of 3 to Houston, Texas, where I grew up with a sister and three brothers. I was a tomboy growing…
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BEAUTY COMPANIES founded by women Beauty conglomerates such as L’Oréal, Johnson & Johnson, Coty and Estée Lauder, amongst others, are faced with competition from female-founded companies taking the youth market. A few of the companies reviewed below remain independent, however, all are targets for eventual merger & acquisition. What makes each of these founders and their companies unique? All of these companies grew through social media and targeted marketing & advertising to a young female audience. Often, the brand is entirely built around the founder. DRUNK ELEPHANT: founded by Tiffany Masterson Pricey skin care, hero ingredient marula oil, with minimal packaging and fun product names. Every product is free of essential oils, "drying alcohols” silicones, chemical sunscreens, fragrances and dyes, and SLS. “The goal with my company, Drunk Elephant, is…
