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International Womens Day 2012

Melanie Hick

Young Women In Tech: Victoria Palmer, Dyson Engineer

HuffingtonPost.com | Melanie Hick | Posted 08.03.2012 | UK Tech
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Do you ever wonder who is behind all the gadgets you use at home? When you think Dyson, it's easy to assume it's all James' own handywork. But beh...

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VIDEO: 'Hypocrites And Double Ds', A Poem For International Women's Day

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 23.05.2012 | Home
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Bridget Minamore is a 20-year-old writer and student from London who has won numerous poetry slams across the capital, including respected spoken word...

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Stand Up For Womankind Worldwide

Amisha Ghadiali | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Comedy
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Amisha Ghadiali

Welcome to the 101st International Women's Day, it's strange that we still need a day just for women, but you don't have to look far to find out why.

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PHOTOS: Celebration And Protest On International Women's Day

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 08.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle
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International Women's Day has been marked across the globe with political protest as well as celebration and solemn observation. In Britain, Karren...

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Historian Heads Women's Fiction Prize Longlist

PA/Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2012 | Home
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An award-winning historian is in the running for a prominent literary prize after her first foray into fiction. Stella Tillyard, who lectures at Qu...

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My Female Faith Hero: Catholic Sisters

Tony Blair | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK
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Tony Blair

The women who have inspired me most recently are the Catholic Sisters who are dealing with sexual trafficking. They work together, across continents, in networks, and most often at the grassroots, where it is demanding and sometimes dangerous.

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Sam Parker

Vote: The Most Iconic Female Writer From History

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 08.03.2012 | Home
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To mark International Women's Day 2012, we're asking you to vote for the most iconic female writer of the past two hundred years. Naturally, we've ...

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Lucy Sherriff

'Feminism Is Still A Dirty Word And Our Gender Values Are Stuck In The Past'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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"This lad culture is neither new nor unique to universities," sighs the women's officer for the NUS. Despite Thursday marking International Women's...

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International Women's Day 2012: Which Woman Inspires You?

The Huffington Post UK | Georgia James | Posted 25.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle
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To celebrate International Women's Day 2012 (8 March), which honours the economic, political and social achievements of women past and present, we wan...

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