8th March is International Women’s Day. I personally have been celebrating it ever since I was born, believe it or not. And I still come across people who have never heard of it. If you’d like to learn more about…
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Hands up who has heard about Kathryn Morgan, the ballet dancer crashing the stereotypes? Hm, not too many. Let me introduce you to the trailblazer changing the world of ballet. Who is Kathryn Morgan? I have written before about another…
Reading Clarissa Ward’s “On All Fronts: the Education of a Journalist” will make you realise how awfully little you know about the atrocious conflicts around the world. And how lucky you are (cue: all sorts of privilege) where you live.…
A quick check around the room: who has heard of Robin Roberts? Or her Masterclass? Ahh, a few hands up, that is great. For those who happen not to know Robin, she is currently one of the most respected and…
Hands up who has heard about Merritt Moore? Hm… not too impressive. And who was told when they were little that they had to choose between the many passions or interests they had, and pursue just one? More hands –…
Have you heard of Bogaletch Gebre? If you’ve said Yes, I salute you. If no, let me tell you about the incredible woman who was called the foe of Female Genital Mutilation. What is FGM? Let’s start with the difficult…
When you think of Women in Science, who do you think about? Marie Curie, obviously. Jane Goodall. Hopefully the 3 ‘Computers’ – incredible mathematicians and programmers – portrayed in “Hidden Figured”. There are naturally a lot more women in Science…
(update in March 2020: I’ve just learned that Wangari Maathai is in the revised list of 100 Women of the Year by Times – how fabulous is this! Read more about it here. ) This episode of incredible women focuses…
Some of you know that I’ve teamed up with a charity called Women For Women, and I am currently sponsoring a Sister in Afghanistan. This charity helps women in war-torn countries gain knowledge, education and friends to be a more…