Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Why a side-gig can be harder for women
Women are a third less likely than men to start a business – so how can we better turn ideas into success stories? Three women…
A discovery of Northern Ireland’s lost holy relic
Phoebe Smith Features correspondent Miroslav_1/Getty Images (Credit: Miroslav_1/Getty Images) While searching for a new path in life, two former nuns created a wondrous “Coastal Camino”…
The unsolved mystery of Skeleton Lake
Neelima Vallangi Features correspondent Uttam Panwar/Getty Images (Credit: Uttam Panwar/Getty Images) Nearly 80 years after the Himalayan lake first captured the world’s imagination, the mystery…
The ancient Cambodian silk that was almost lost
Lizzie Enfield Features correspondent Joerg Drescher/Getty Images Ikat weaving from Cambodia’s unique golden silk dates back more than 1,000 years to the Khmer Empire (Credit:…
The Indian village where girls rule
Bhavya Dore Features correspondent Bhavya Dore Today, more girls attend the local school than boys do (Credit: Bhavya Dore) In India, girls have historically been…
A new side to the holy city of Bethlehem
Richard Morgan Features correspondent Star Street, the pilgrimage path of Mary and Joseph, has been renovated with new storefronts and fresh paint (Richard Morgan) Known…
America’s ‘fried chicken war’
Diana Lambdin Meyer Features correspondent Bruce N Meyer Today, Kansans still remain split over whether Chicken Annie’s or Chicken Mary’s rules the roost (Credit: Bruce…
England’s Melissa Reid set for Women’s British Open
Defending champion Yani Tseng leads the LPGA money list and is favourite with the bookmakers to win again. “There is a lot of pressure this…
England 3-2 Netherlands: Ella Toone scores late winner in crucial Women’s Nations League tie
There had been concern about England’s form for several months with criticism even coming during their World Cup campaign, which ended in defeat by Spain…
Women’s Ashes: Alex Hartley says England have belief to beat Australia
England’s aggression was exemplified by Alice Capsey’s stunning 46 from just 23 balls, including two sixes, that lit up Lord’s on an historic night for…