{"id":47880,"date":"2024-03-08T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uol.ac.cy\/?p=47880"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:42:14","slug":"the-role-of-women-in-modern-society-is-like-the-rainbow-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uol.ac.cy\/en\/the-role-of-women-in-modern-society-is-like-the-rainbow-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"The role of women in modern society is like the rainbow bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The role of women in modern society is like the rainbow bridge. All the colors of life are united in the role of women, reflecting all the negatives and positives of society in its evolutionary course. Women participate by contributing to the economy, politics, culture, and society at large, and their role is multidimensional and diverse.&#8221; (<strong>Economy Today, 8 March 2024).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article by Mrs. Ioanna Panagiotou, biologist, sustainability consultant, and trainer of the UoL Center for DEI, in Economy Today. Mrs. Panayiotou holds a BSc in Biology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an MBA from MIM, and a Master&#8217;s degree in Theology from the University of Nicosia. He works as executive director at the University of Limassol (UoL). She had her winery from which she produced the 1st certified organic Cypriot wine. He served as Commissioner for the Environment of the Republic of Cyprus. 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