Watch Birmingham City vs Chelsea: Women FA Cup Final

After the men's FA Cup, now it is the wonen from Birmingham City and Chelsea who enter the field Saturday afternoon to decide who lifts the Women FA Cup Final silverware.

For the final match Saturday today, the ladies from Birmingham City travel to the Ashton gate ground of the Bristol City.

For Blue ladies, Saturday's final is very crucial as last year they were runner up both in FA and Continental Cups.

Chelsea Ladies won their way to the Final after defeating Brighton and Hove Albion Ladies 3-0, Doncaster Belles 2-0 away and last season’s treble winners Arsenal Ladies 2-0 at Brentford’s Griffin Park ground. In Saturday's final, Chelsea Ladies will be aiming to complete an FA Cup quadruple for the club.

Who wins this afternoon - let it remain a secret till the finals whistle blows at Ashton Gate.

The Women FA Cup Final is scheduled for Saturday, 26 May 2012 at 11:15 GMT

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Superb Designer Suits

Indulge in the digital fetish with true to life designs in vibrant hues & luxurious fabric.... Digital brush stroke , Spring is born on a sweet-scented breeze , as luscious blooms and feathery florals scatter over sheer silks and charming cottons .

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8th March - International Women’s Day

8th of March is a special day dedicated to the women of the world. The theme selected for this day is Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women. 

The theme of 2011 emphasizes on providing equal opportunities to the women, as unless women are not in step with the modern technology and advancement taking in every field of education, technology, business and mother care, the future generations would not be able to keep pace with the progress that the people of developed countries have attained. There is a need more than ever before for the active participation, equality and development of women to secure peace and social progress and the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedom.  

And at the same time we must acknowledge the contribution of women to the strengthening of international peace and security. For the women of the world, the Day's symbolism has a wider meaning: It is an occasion to review how far they have come in their struggle for equality, peace and development. It is also an opportunity to unite, network and mobilize for meaningful change.

Like many developing countries of the world, Pakistan has made a lot of progress in the empowerment of the women. Today more and more women are getting higher school and university level education. Even in remote rural areas, the trend of sending girls to schools is on the increase. Women in Pakistan, besides heading many organizations, besides joining the armed forces of Pakistan as fighter pilots and engineers.

Having said that, a majority of women is still target of discriminatory laws and family traditions. The draconian punishments of karo kari and vini plague the life of rural women. The domestic violence on women though has seen a lowering trend, but still a large number of women are subjected to domestic violence and harassment. There have been organizations that are working for the betterment of women life and have had made significant success. A lot more needs to be done, though.


Let me add here for information of my viewers that the first International Women’s Day occurred on March 19 in 1911 and organized meetings, was a big success in countries such as Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Thus this year, the women and the world also celebrates its centenary as well.

Tag: A day in life

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Women at Liberty

Women always want liberty – not from men presumably, but liberty to shop. Stuff their purses with the entire month’s budget and the first thing they would instantly do would be to dash to the nearest shopping complex to buy the suit they saw worn by a friend yesterday. And when they are shopping (and you happen to be accompanying them), don’t stop them from hopping from one shop to another. And if they ask you for an advice, rest assured your advice will be straightaway ignored. But the pleasant surprise would come after hours of moving back and forth from one shop to another when they would come back to buy the same shoe or cloth you had selected.

Last weekend, I was in Lahore and instead of going to the guest room we had booked, my wife asked to be taken to the Liberty Market in Gulberg, Lahore. And then the same ritual was repeated as narrated above. We hopped from one shoe shop to the other and finally after the tiring exercise, we went back to the shop#2 to buy the same shoe that I had recommended. The shoe shops and all other shops exclusive for ladies were jam packed. But those selling the men’s merchandise were just praying for someone unaccompanied to visit their shops as well. But I suppose mostly were disappointed and were sitting idle. I pitied them and the men who could not go in.

Lahore is a haven for ladies’ shopping and the entire city is laced with such shopping complexes that deal exclusively with ladies merchandise. When we were kids, Anarkali Bazaar, off the Mall near Punjab University and the Government College (now GCU), was the only venue for ladies’ exclusive shopping. I remember accompanying my mother to Anarkali. And after the same shopping exercise, we would eat the famous fruit chaat of Bano Bazaar. The chaat used to be so spicy that it would feel that your entire inner system was on fire. So to relieve the suffering, we would dash to the milkshake shop for a glass of ice cold banana or mango milkshake. In those days, milkshake was something that was exclusive to Anarakli only, now it is available everywhere.

From one Anarkali of yester years, there are innumerable thriving shopping and fashion venues for ladies’ shopping spread all over the city. The poor Anarakli has now been relegated to a lower shade as ladies now prefer more flashy and attractive new shopping malls rather than the stale Anarkali. This gives women more liberty of action to shop, but with a difference. Once they shopped with all they could save, today they shop from the monthly budget first, and whatever remains is used to run the household - whether you like it or not. But this keeps them happy, and that is what matters most in the end.

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