Sunday roundup from Forbes Woman.
New rules of the game: How women build careers in sports and fight depreciation.
One of the meetings at FWD that took place on October 1 in Moscow. The women's summit was dedicated to sports. The participants discussed what a successful career consists of: it is not only training and victories, but also strategy in signing contracts, building a personal brand, education and mutual support in the fight against stereotypes. We share the most interesting moments of the discussion.
Antidepressants, sleeping pills and hormones: what questions are important for a woman to ask a psychiatrist.
In the female body, many drugs behave differently than in the male body. Sometimes there is a lack of data from clinical studies, and in psychiatry this is compounded by a stigma, which prevents the patients themselves from talking about side effects. The practicing psychiatrist Mintimer Miserov studied medicine and psychotherapy in Moscow, and completed his residency in psychiatry in Washington. It says what points a woman should discuss with her doctor when prescribing treatment.
"Samanka": how Maria Plotkina turned school repairs into a social business.
When talking about the bill of exchange project, its co-founder Maria Plotkina usually remembers that it all started with the idea of organizing parties for teachers. From conversations at these meetings, the idea was born to start a competition for schools, the prize of which would be classroom renovation. Since 2019, Shethar Khalipin has transformed more than 30 schools across Russia. Maria Plotkina told the Orbes woman how a charity initiative turned into a sustainable business, why companies are willing to invest in the renovation of school spaces - and what happened to those teacher parties.
A Special Experience: How Susie Auerbach Helped Redefine the Psychology of Women.
When British psychotherapist Susie Auerbach began her career in the 1970s, women's mental health problems were often overlooked. Orbach decided to establish a special clinic that would work exclusively with women and learn how the experiences of her clients differ from those of men.