Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
The Ashes 2023: Australia’s Ellyse Perry hits 99 but England’s Sophie Ecclestone hits back
England spinner Sophie Ecclestone’s three wickets left the one-off Test against Australia evenly poised after the first day at Trent Bridge. After winning the toss,…
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman says she ‘didn’t do enough’ for diversity
Getty Images Marta Kauffman says she would do things differently now Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has admitted she “didn’t do enough” to promote racial diversity…
MacKenzie Scott gives away $4.2bn in four months
Getty Images Mackenzie Scott pictured with her ex-husband Jeff Bezos in 2017 MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated more than…
Women’s rugby: Why have Ireland fallen behind?
“The frustration comes from the structure and the set up behind the scenes, is the money being pumped into the 15’s, are they getting the…
Alibaba fires woman who claimed sexual assault
Reuters A dismissal letter said she had spread falsehoods that had damaged the company’s reputation Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba has fired a woman who said…
Government’s £600m package for school sport part of Lionesses ‘legacy’
According to Football Association figures, only 67% of all schools and 41% of secondary schools offer football equally to girls in PE lessons, and only…
How your home could generate, store and sell energy
Adam Courtney Adam Courtney generates and stores his own electricity to power his electric cars As we move towards renewables in our efforts to decarbonise…
UK has ‘massive problem’ with confident women
John Paul Pietrus Alexandra Burke has battled more than her fair share of criticism in the last year – something she says is partly down…
The guardians of Peru’s potato park
Andes The farmers in Peru’s potato park are breeding climate-resilient potato varieties (Credit: Andes) From potatoes to quinoa, many of our favourite foods are at…
A woman’s murder in Peking and a literary feud
WERNER On a cold January evening in 1937, the 19-year-old adopted daughter of a former British diplomat in China left her friends, got on her…