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Do We Need A Feminist Party in the UK? Mary Beard for PM?
Do we need a Feminist Party in the UK? As you might expect my answer is yes. What could be more of an inducement to form one than the inadequate political representation for half the population in our...
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Q: Girls Can’t Do Science Because? A: We Tell Them So
Science is losing out on the input of women because of the mistaken belief that “men are from Mars and women from Venus” Professor Gina Rippon is a leading neuroscientist based at Aston University and...
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It’s Not You, It’s Them
Well, OK sometimes it just might be you…but I work with so many women who feel they are not getting a fair crack at work and closer examination reveals they are facing some classic, albeit often...
View ArticleA Message To Emma Watson: We Salute You
It’s a sad fact that if you are prepared to stand up for what you believe in you will get attacked. Not just a debating of your views, which one must expect, but personal attacks. These are all the...
View ArticleHow To Make a Difference
Sometimes it feels that we’re too small and insignificant in the general scheme of things to really make a difference. It’s understandable but I fear that way madness lies; if we keep quiet that leaves...
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Are You Passionate?
The question was prompted by a trip to the theatre. Not just any old theatre but watching my son and daughter in law (above),on on the first night of their national tour with Anthony Horowitz’s...
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Stop Working So Hard. Seriously. Stop It!
If you’re working really hard at your business or career and still end up in the same place it’s time to stop. I’m serious; down tools right now. Stop. Hard work never killed anyone, the saying goes....
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Why Sometimes It Just Has To Be ‘Women Only’.
Regular readers will know I am not anti men. Far from it. I am, however, pro changing the world so women get equal treatment, and I’m very pro raising awareness of just how unequal that treatment is,...
View ArticleNo More Page Three Video Triumph
I’ve been a supporter of the No More Page Three campaign since it started (check out this early interview with one of the founders, Lucy Ann Holmes). No More Page Three is a campaign group committed to...
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Are You in Charge of You?
Caitlin Moran, pictured above, is never afraid to Speak Up. I just love her. She inspires me to be bold when I might be tempted to take the more ‘safe’ route. Some people will find the word vagina in...
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Inspirational Woman – Cathy Ridley
The inspiration for this interview came from far up in the clouds! Actually, that’s not quite true; my daughter was on a plane delayed on the runway and struck up a conversation with her neighbour....
View ArticleJulien Blanc, Did We Give Him Too Much Publicity?
I did a BBC radio interview the other morning with BBC London. It’s a serious talk show with Penny Smith and Paul Ross; they were debating the merits or otherwise of Julien Blanc being denied entry to...
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Tip: If BBC Phones, Get Your Knickers On Quick!
I shared this story last week with my specialist RenewYou trainers on our specialist web site. They liked it; I hope you do too. Last week I was woken by the insistent ringing of my mobile at 7 am....
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Gender Gap in Voting. Why do you think that is…?
A rather disturbing report was recently released on voting habits by gender in the UK. Over a million more women failed to vote than men in the last election. Speaking as someone who has voted in...
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Are You Untapped?
Women must be the the world’s most untapped resource. Exploited? Yes. Equal in the power stakes? No. Let’s change that. Stand up for yourself, and stand up for other women too. The world needs us....
View ArticleWomen Are Too Emotional?
I am often told that women are too emotional, especially at work. I’m not entirely sure what that means. I suspect it means that most women express and show their emotions in a way that most men don’t,...
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Will the Natalie ‘Episode’ Deter Even More Women from Entering Politics?
I’ve got to be honest, my heart went straight out to Natalie Bennett who recently had a nightmare of a week and found herself plastered all over the media for entirely the wrong reasons. She had...
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Up the Women. More Please!
I hope you saw at least one episode of Up the Women on BBC 2. If not, the DVD comes out in March and I whole heartedly recommend it. It’s a rare and precious thing to find a comedy written by a woman,...
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The (He)art of Selling
We women are frequently told we undersell ourselves. If we didn’t use men as the yardstick for all human behavioural traits (*sighs heavily), we might hear instead that men frequently over sell...
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International Women’s Day – What Can I Do?
Happy International Women’s day! Now what? It’s difficult really to know just how to mark IWD in a personal capacity. There are so many wonderful initiatives happening but it’s not always easy to make...
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