Womens Empowerment

Top Ten Most Powerful Women in the World 2013

Joanne Nye | Posted 19.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Joanne Nye

This year marks the centenary of famous Suffragette martyr Emily Wilding Davison's tragic death at the Epsom races. This event and the work of the Suffragette movement have made me stop to think about how far we women have come in the last 100 years and how much more there is to be done to help the next generation achieve success.

Young Women Are Not Failing Feminism, We Are Its Lifeblood

Chloe Emmott | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Chloe Emmott

To suggest younger women are not interested or ignorant of the women who went before us is insulting, in my activist work I work along women of all ages, I have sat and listened intently to women speak of their experiences at Greenham common, of living in Palestine, of fighting for the rights of migrant and refugee women,

Are Men the Fairer Sex? Challenging Perceptions with Comedy

Lynne Parker | Posted 06.06.2013 | UK Comedy
Lynne Parker

In a moment of madness I decided to take on the challenge thrown down to us after last year's Funny Women Challenge to celebrate our 10th Anniversary by training up 10 business women to perform stand up, and take on the men! Sounds relatively simple, doesn't it? We'd done it several times before, albeit not on such a large scale, and the men seemed 'well up for it'...

The Road Back to Who You Are: My Weekend at London's Mind, Body, Spirit Festival

Karen Ruimy | Posted 28.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Karen Ruimy

Back to simplicity is the key. Slowly you will begin to feel what brings you joy and what is bringing your truth to yourself. It's very important to go back to the feeling of being true to yourself. That's what I call the spiritual path: the road back to who you are.

From Building Sites to Human Rights

Allan Hogarth | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Politics
Allan Hogarth

Over the years I have worked with, and met, some amazing and inspirational women who have offered me insight into the control and power dynamics, inequalities and prejudices that perpetuate violence against women and girls. Of course, these variants will differ from country to country, culture to culture, but one variant remains constant - MEN.

An Open Letter to Rakhi Kumar: Michelle Obama and I Think Beyonce Is a Great Role Model

Amanda Callaghan | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Amanda Callaghan

Dear Rakhi Kumar, As I write this letter to you, my 7 week old daughter is asleep on my shoulder. Having her was and still is the scariest and harde...

Lucy Sherriff

'Enough Of This Feminism Nonsense'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A representative of York University's student union has described feminism as "nonsense" and launched a Twitter "attack" against a feminist student. ...

Female Warriors of Art at Tate Modern

Karen Ruimy | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Karen Ruimy

As I was sitting at the Buying Committee of the Tate Modern, my eyes were arrested in awe and also complete ignorance by a piece from an artist I did not know about, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian. I was struck by the strength of her art. The fact that she is a woman working in Iran, in her 80s, made her even more striking.

An Open Letter to a Typical Bloke

Ellie Slee | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK
Ellie Slee

I am fresh from accidentally reading your post, 'Why Good Girls Have Become As Extinct As Unicorns' on fashxfash. I have a few points of consideration for you.

Four Steps to Move From Being a Victim to Your Power

Marina Pearson | Posted 20.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Marina Pearson

The truth is that the victim cycle is triggered when the relationship breakdown happens because we need to protect ourselves. It is an automatic unconscious response to a painful situation. The pain occurs because of the thinking that comes with the relationship breakdown.

Why Women Inspire Me

Cerrie Burnell | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Cerrie Burnell

What I do know is for one day, inside the walls of the Hospital Club, I felt listened to, valued and welcomed for who I am. The power of that unity between women is what we need to build upon for a future where everyone can aspire to have their all.

Margaret Thatcher and the Misogynistic Protest

Claudia White | Posted 13.06.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Claudia White

I am deeply disturbed by the volume of misogynistic vitriol being spouted by certain members of the British public in the wake of Margaret Thatcher's death. What disturbs me the most is not that people are aggressively disagreeing with her politics, but that people are genuinely rejoicing at the death of another person - a mother and a grandmother.

Do Young Women of My Generation Need to 'Lean In' More?

Jessica Chan | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Jessica Chan

However, I have noticed that much talk surrounding "Lean[ing] In" has centred mostly on women who already in the workplace. Whilst I have nothing against this, I feel as though younger women, girls of my own generation in the UK who are still in school, are, comparatively, missing out on this exciting 'buzz'.

Putting Page 3 in Its Place: Let's Keep Top Shelf Material on the Top Shelf

Jo Cheetham | Posted 07.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jo Cheetham

It's wrong that the dominant image of a woman in The Sun is consistently one of a young, bare-breasted model posing in a thong because it sends a powerful message about a woman's position in society: that her primary role is to be sexually attractive to men.

Let's Lean In

Laura Dunn | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Laura Dunn

Like many others, I've been curious to read Sheryl Sandberg's 'feminist manifesto' encouraging women and girls to lean in and make a difference.

Why Working in a 'Man's Job' Is Paying Dividends for Female Execs

Jane Burkitt | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK
Jane Burkitt

There is no escaping the fact that the sight of a woman directing operations in a factory or leading a group of engineers on a gritty construction site still remains an unusual image.

From Your Heart, Sing

Ana Tzarev | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Ana Tzarev

Great Art is born for the benefit of all Humanity from the Universal Spirit of Love

Why Global Food Solutions Need Women

Green Futures | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK
Green Futures

Judith Harry says that women are not supposed to be leaders, or at least that's what people think. She is a groundnut farmer in Mchinji, Malawi, and a single mother raising her teenage daughter and two teenage orphans.

Motherhood: It Gets You Coming and Going

Christina Robert | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Christina Robert

I got a phone call from my doctor recently, telling me that a recent blood test showed that I was 'post-menopausal'. I didn't quite know how to respond to this news. I didn't feel post-menopausal. My body seemed to be still following somewhat familiar rhythms.

Be Strong. Be Confident. Be You.

Charlie Webster | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Charlie Webster

If you are a young girl wearing a hoody you are a thug. If you are a young woman wearing a skirt in an office, you are weak. If you are a woman on a night out wearing a short dress, you are 'asking for it.' If you are considered attractive you are stupid and less capable than your male counterpart. Who decided this? Why is this socially acceptable?

Three Things Men Can Learn From Women in the Workplace

Kiyan Foroughi | Posted 05.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Kiyan Foroughi

With International Women's Day being celebrated across the world this Friday, I thought I'd reflect on a few lessons I've learnt the past three years, having gone from a work environment that was almost entirely male-dominated to one where men only make for a bit more than 20% of the staff...

The Cool End of the Edge

Lynne Parker | Posted 05.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Lynne Parker

When do you stop being 'edgy'? Is there an age limit on the 'cool' franchise? Once you've past the threshold of 50, society is already preparing you for a cosy fire, fluffy slippers, daytime TV and the hot cocoa of retirement!

Let's Start Again and Call It Reality Feminism

Judi Sutherland | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Judi Sutherland

Whether we like it or not, certain clothing attracts attention. Women may indeed be signalling that they are interested in sex, but only with the men they choose. The problem is that clothing is not a directional signal - it sends out its messages to all men, who form their views of women accordingly.

Women's Vital Role in the Emerging Markets

Baroness Mary Goudie | Posted 28.04.2013 | UK Politics
Baroness Mary Goudie

There are a number of ways that gender inequality can be addressed. But now is the time to stop talking and move to take action. The issues are global and the need for action in the emerging markets is crucial.

What Not To Wear

Judi Sutherland | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Judi Sutherland

Joanna Lumley, sex icon for a generation, has gone in for slut-shaming, and I really don't blame her, for two main reasons: First of all, Lumley, like me, is old enough to remember a time when female empowerment wasn't about wearing as little as possible.