Women’s Super League: Liverpool and Everton to play Merseyside derby at Anfield
Liverpool’s home derby against Everton in the Women’s Super League this season will be played at Anfield. Last season, more than 27,000 fans watched at the Premier League ground as Everton claimed a dominant 3-0 victory. The repeat of that game takes place on Sunday, 15 October at 14:00, while the new WSL season starts […]
What scaling mountains teaches you about success
(Credit: Peter Bowes) How often do we equate tackling a giant task at work with climbing a mountain? The skills needed to rise to the top are surprisingly similar, whether they are applied in the office, or in an extreme environment. Levine believes that survival techniques learned through extreme adventure also apply to climbing the […]
Priyanka Chopra invests in dating app Bumble
Getty Images The TV and film star also invests in a US coding school Indian actress Priyanka Chopra will invest in dating app Bumble as the service prepares to expand into her native country later this year. She will also act as an adviser to the app – which requires women to make the first […]
Caribbean Cricket Club, Leeds: How cricket helped Windrush migrants ‘integrate’
When Alford Gardner stepped off the Empire Windrush – a ship bringing about 500 migrants to the UK from the Caribbean – he, like his fellow passengers, was about to embark on a storied journey: one that would see him build a life for himself in a land more than 4,000 miles from home. Jamaica, […]
Why doesn’t the US have mandated paid maternity leave?
Getty (Credit: Getty) The US is the only rich nation offering no national paid parental-leave programme. Why is that – and could it change? The US might be one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but on one key metric it comes in last: it’s the only rich country offering no national paid parental-leave programme. Today, […]
Katty Kay on how the ‘confidence gap’ holds women back
BBC As part of the BBC 100 Women season, a group of women is gathering in Silicon Valley to create a product in just five days that will attempt to chip away at the glass ceiling. The BBC’s Katty Kay explains why they have every reason to feel confident – but compared to men, they […]
Pedro Martinez Losa: Arsenal Women manager leaves club after three years
Pedro Martinez Losa has left his post as manager of Arsenal Women after three years in charge of the Women’s Super League One club. Spaniard Losa, 41, who arrived in September 2014, oversaw the Gunners’ 2016 Women’s FA Cup triumph and won the 2015 WSL Continental Cup (League Cup). Arsenal, sixth in the WSL 1 […]
Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: ex-employee
Watch: “The buck stops with Mark” A former Facebook employee has told US politicians that the company’s sites and apps harm children’s mental health and stoke division in society. Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old former product manager turned whistleblower, heavily criticised the company at a hearing in the Senate. Facebook has faced growing scrutiny and increasing […]
Harlequins 14-12 Richmond: Record crowd watches women’s club game
A crowd of 4,542 – a British record for a women’s club match – watched Harlequins fight back to beat London rivals Richmond at Twickenham Stoop. Jessica Wooden crucially converted Chloe Edwards’ try to give Quins a 14-12 Premier 15s victory. Maria Gyolcsos and Laura Kapo tries had put the visitors 12-0 up before Bobbie […]
Why many women aim lower than men
Getty Images Research shows many women don’t desire to scale the corporate ladder, especially in male-dominated fields. Can smarter diversity initiatives help? The gender gap in pay, positions and even pensions for working women is well established, but research shows that a gender aspiration gap has also emerged in recent years. This is when women […]