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Girl Summit Pledge 2014
18 July 2014

Girl Summit Pledge: Instagram Documentary
The world’s first Insta-documentary, created from Instagram footage, was unveiled for girls affected by child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). The Insta-film, ‘Freedom Is…’, is calling for ...

Offering Support
17 July 2014

Dealing with the physical and emotional aspects of cancer
If you are dealing with cancer or a member of your family, it can be difficult to deal with the traumatic experience and understanding how to offer the best support ...

Tips to save for your pension
16 July 2014

Let's talk Pensions
You are aware of pensions, you hear people discussing pensions, so when you retire you will expect a healthy pension waiting for you in your bank, right? Unfortunately this won’t ...

Zelda La Grange
14 July 2014

Zelda La Grange: Working as Nelson Mandela’s Personal Assistant
Growing up as a young Afrikaner girl from a middle-class family with an apartheid past, on paper, Zelda La Grange wouldn’t have been the ideal candidate to represent Nelson Mandela. ...

14 July 2014

Younger Women Are Hesitant To Seek Advice Due To Embarrassment
Younger women are three times more likely to be embarrassed when talking to their GP compared to over 55s, a new survey has revealed. Balance Activ™ carried out the study and ...

Dominic Holmes
13 July 2014

Women In The Boardroom
Dominic Holmes, senior associate at international law firm Taylor Vinters, specialises as an employment lawyer with particular expertise in employment litigation, TUPE, contractual issues and disability discrimination. He talks to Female ...

Michelle Heaton
12 July 2014

Michelle Heaton Having Hysterectomy for Her Children
'The Big Reunion' star Michelle Heaton has revealed she is having a hysterectomy, and the heartbreaking decision was inspired by not wanting her two children to ever be without a ...

Keira Knightley
12 July 2014

Keira Knightley Felt 'Powerless' in Sudan
Keira Knightley felt "powerless" when she visited South Sudan because she felt there was nothing she could do to help. Keira Knightley 29, recently visited the war-torn country in North Eastern ...

busy mum
12 July 2014

How To: Balance your business & still be a fabulous mum
Balancing work and home life can be a challenge that you may face every day. Running a business 24/7 doesn’t leave you with much time to bond and interact with ...

check your breasts
12 July 2014

How To: Check your breasts for lumps
In aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, women are being urged to check their breasts. But the most common issue is that we are unsure what we are looking for ...

Claire Young
11 July 2014

Claire Young: “Mumpreneurs? I don’t know a single one!"
Claire Young is best known as a finalist on ‘The Apprentice’ in 2008, as well as working on several projects which are designed to empower and enable young people in ...

Girl Effect Live Headlined by Jessie J
10 July 2014

Girl Effect Live: Festival Headlined by Jessie J
Girl Effect Live, headlined by pop star Jessie J is an all-day festival that promises a day of celebration, creation and conversation about the power of girls to break the ...

Emma Watson
8 July 2014

Emma Watson Named UN Ambassador
Emma Watson has been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations (UN). Emma Watson The actress is "excited" about her role promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women for the ...

Lucy Burnford
8 July 2014

Women Working in Male-Dominated Industries
More women are working in typically male environments proving that we want to break the traditional expectations in modern society. Lucy Burnford, who founded Motoriety.co.uk and recently became a new ...

Breast Cancer Awareness month
8 July 2014

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: New app to help women be breast aware
We live in a world were gadgets are the norm. We take them everywhere with us. To the shops, days out and even use them at meal times. For some, ...

WE- Women Empowered- In support of Sewa Day
4 July 2014

Women Empowered In Support Of Sewa Day
An international campaign promoting social action to support community change hosted by social initiative Women Empowered in support of Sewa Day took place on 1st July. Women Empowered, Sewa Day Ambassador ...

Inspire the Nation
4 July 2014

Inspire the Nation Campaign
Summer is always the perfect time to exercise, and what better way than to get yourself outdoors and be on the track to a fitter, healthier you. So why not ...

WAVE- Women Adding Value to the Economy
4 July 2014

WAVE: Successful Entrepreneurs share their stories- Part 2
WAVE-Women Adding Value to the Economy- has been created to address workplace and labour market practices, specifically gender earning disparities in employment and self-employment. The aim of the WAVE project is ...

Benedict Cumberbatch
3 July 2014

UK Charity Gets Celebrity Pledges - Bowel Cancer UK
Bowel Cancer UK has received a major boost in it's campaign for better diagnosis and treatment of younger bowel cancer patients The leading cancer charity has gained high profile support from ...

WAVE- Women Adding Value to the Economy
3 July 2014

WAVE: Women In ICT and Construction- Part 1
The role of women in the workplace is constantly evolving and now more than ever there is a clear movement of women shifting towards roles and occupations that have been ...

Michelle Wright, Founder of Cause4.
3 July 2014

How To: Move Up The Career Ladder
Former professional violinist, Michelle Wright, founded her social enterprise Cause4 in 2009. The enterprise supports charities and social enterprises to grow, and works with businesses and celebrities wanting to create ...

Emma Fletcher
2 July 2014

Making time for me: What’s good for mum is good for baby
With the news that mums struggle to have any ‘me-time’ and spend an average of 1 hour and 58 minutes to themselves each day, mums are way overdue a luxurious ...

Neeta Patel- CEO of New Entrepreneurs Foundation
2 July 2014

So you want to be an Entrepreneur?
If you have always dreamt of running your own business and believe nothing more would make you happier than being your own boss, but you’re still yet to take the ...

Do you know what to look for?
1 July 2014

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

It’s Bladder Cancer Awareness Month and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre want to raise awareness of the cancer which is seen by many as “one for the males.”  However, 25% of the ...