Jill Biden appeared to be showing support for Meghan Markle with her choice of dress worn on Monday.
The First Lady, 69, donned a $2,890 Lemon Print Belted Midi Dress by luxury fashion design Oscar de la Renta as she honoured 21 women from 15 countries at the International Women of Courage award ceremony.
Her decision to wear the same print and designer that the Duchess of Sussex, 39, wore for her first public appearance after quitting the royal family has become a topic of discussion across social media.
Last month, Meghan joined Harry to plug their Archewell Audio podcast at a Spotify event filmed at their $14 million Santa Barbara home, while wearing a $3,490 Oscar de la Renta gown with the same lemon print.
Rome, Italy, Mar 9, 2021 / 10:45 am (CNA).- A religious sister and registered nurse who served those sick with COVID-19 in Italy has been honored by the U.S. State Department with the “Women of Courage” Award.
Sister Alicia Vacas Moro is a Comboni Missionary Sister originally from Spain who has served the poor and the sick as a nurse in Egypt, the West Bank, and amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Vacas was awarded the International Women of Courage Award by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a virtual ceremony on March 8 along with 13 other women.
The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome hosted a virtual watch party of the “Women of Courage” awards on International Women’s Day.
Ahead of the ceremony, the U.S. embassy Chargé d'Affaires Patrick Connell said that he was personally inspired by “Sister Alicia’s lifetime devotion to peace and justice, especially on behalf of the most vulnerable.”
“For more than 2
Rome, Italy, Mar 9, 2021 / 10:45 am (CNA).- A religious sister and registered nurse who served those sick with COVID-19 in Italy has been honored by the U.S. State Department with the “Women of Courage” Award.
Sister Alicia Vacas Moro is a Comboni Missionary Sister originally from Spain who has served the poor and the sick as a nurse in Egypt, the West Bank, and amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Vacas was awarded the International Women of Courage Award by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a virtual ceremony on March 8 along with 13 other women.
The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome hosted a virtual watch party of the “Women of Courage” awards on International Women’s Day.
The data is undeniable. A study published in the Journal of Human Capital found that gender gaps in entrepreneurship and workforce participation cause an average income loss of 15% across a collection of 37 developed nations. Developing countries experience significantly higher losses.
A little over 100 years ago, American women were unable to vote. It took decades of struggle and the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in August 1920 to secure this right.
There are now a record number of women serving in the U.S. Congress – 24 U.S. senators, 119 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and four delegates. American women also outnumber men in both higher education and the workforce.