Do the Olympics have a gender gap?
Getty Images There were no women athletes at the first modern Olympic Games, in 1896, because its founder, Pierre de Coubertin, thought women were “not cut out to sustain certain shocks”. More than 100 years later, Reality Check finds that women’s participation in the Summer Olympics has grown, but across the Olympic movement, the gender […]
Women’s Premiership: Linfield Ladies beat Reds to maintain perfect start
Women’s Premiership leaders Linfield Ladies made it four wins from their opening four games by hammering Cliftonville Ladies. All the goals came in the first half with Kirsty McGuinness bagging a double while Louise McDaniel, Casey Howe and Caitlyn McGuinness also netted. Glentoran Women also won 5-0 in their game against Crusaders Strikers. Sion Swifts […]
The Hundred: Has the new tournament been a success?
Some crowds were rowdier than you would want for a family occasion – family stands and alcohol-free zones could become more prominent. The strange regularity of pitch invaders during the men’s group stage was depressing. The disparity in pay between women and men needs to be addressed too. And the question remains as to how […]
What is it and what does it do?
Getty Images The couple committed tens of billions of dollars to their global charity work News that billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates are to separate after 27 years of marriage has sparked speculation over what will happen to their charitable foundation. The Microsoft co-founder is a huge name in the tech world, but he and […]
Sam Quek: Female athletes should be able to look good without being sexualised
Sam Quek was part of the Great Britain women’s hockey team that won gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Here she talks about the challenges that women face in the media’s portrayal of female athletes on and off the field. Name: Sam Quek. Age: 27. Occupation: Swimwear model. Are you kidding me? My partner […]
Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ falls flat in West Bank
EPA The first part of the plan focuses on the Palestinian economy, rather than the more difficult issues More than two years after US President Donald Trump promised a plan to end the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict, the first stage is being officially revealed at an economic workshop in Bahrain. “It has the ability to fundamentally […]
Leicestershire cancer charity scammers jailed
Leicester Mercury Kalvinder Garcha (left) and Lynn Middleton carried out their fraud over about two years Two women who scammed a cancer charity and a local council out of thousands of pounds have been jailed. Kalvinder Garcha and Lynn Middleton created a fake employee at a Leicestershire local authority and pocketed the pay for themselves. […]
‘I wouldn’t leave South Africa, I have a kid here’
Stanford Mogotsi Stanford Mogotsi (left) and Kabelo Mashishi have made software systems for the likes of Heineken and Fifa Software firm boss Stanford Mogotsi says he remains committed to South Africa, despite the challenges of running a small IT firm in the country. “It’s my home, I have a kid, I have a family here,” […]
From Rhondda to Greenham and the US Supreme Court
Brinkworth family photo The sisters began their protest camping out in Porth 1981. Bucks Fizz win Eurovision, Raiders of the Lost Ark tops the box office, and Swansea City are promoted to the First Division. Meanwhile the threat of nuclear war draws a step closer, as fears from new longer-range Soviet missiles are followed by […]
Bristol women’s computer club making websites
BBC Teacher Lisa Cole said the women “now have a nice round skill set” Cracking IT, based in Bristol, is led by website designer and teacher Lisa Cole who said their aim was “to become a group of women who are self-funded”. Ms Cole said: “In the first lesson we learned how to use Instagram, […]