‘People didn’t believe my CV’, says board director
Shefaly Yogendra Shefaly Yogendra said women face a ‘structural challenge’ getting on boards When portfolio board director Shefaly Yogendra first came to the UK, she faced many challenges getting a job. “One of the first hurdles I experienced in the UK was not having blue-chip names on my CV,” she told the BBC. “Some of […]
The trouble with invisible success
Alamy Jordanian women watch the sunset at the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Jordan (Credit: Alamy) Editor’s Note: This is the final story in a six-week series focused on women and work in patriarchal nations in the Middle East. Read the rest of the stories and more on women and work here. Across the Middle East, […]
On the Record: TaskRabbit’s Stacy Brown-Philpot
Getty Images Stacy Brown-Philpot became chief executive of TaskRabbit in 2016 Stacy Brown-Philpot is chief executive of TaskRabbit, an app where people can offer up their services for things like furniture building or help moving house. Like Uber and other gig economy sites, TaskRabbit Taskers – as they’re known – are treated as contractors, not […]
To find success, Arab women go west
Getty Images Editor’s Note: This is the fourth story in a six-week series focused on women and work in patriarchal nations in the Middle East. One way to find success as a Middle Eastern woman? Head west. Over the past two decades, entrepreneurial women from the Middle East have thrived outside that often patriarchal region, […]
How much do women footballers get paid?
Getty Images Leah Williamson celebrates with her teammates after winning the Euro 2022 Final against Germany England Lionesses captain Leah Williamson is reported to have earned £200,000 last season. That may be almost eight times as high as the average UK salary, yet compared to the men’s England captain, Harry Kane, it pales into insignificance. […]
PM raises human rights concerns in Saudi crown prince visit
BBC Theresa May hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at No 10 Theresa May has raised concerns about human rights in Saudi Arabia during talks with the country’s crown prince. Mohammed bin Salman has begun a three-day UK visit amid protests against his country’s role in the war in Yemen. The PM said ties […]
Young, female and forging ahead in Gaza
b-yond.tv (Credit: b-yond.tv) Editor’s Note: This is the second in a six-week series focused on women and work in patriarchal nations in the Middle East. In the next few weeks BBC Capital will peek into the world of women trying to grow businesses in the region and the Middle Eastern women who have found success […]
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? The story of her downfall
Getty Images She was the toast of high society in London and New York. Now Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for grooming and trafficking underage girls. Ghislaine Maxwell was born on Christmas Day 1961. Three days later, a car carrying her 15-year-old brother Michael crashed into a lorry along a […]
The Indian film that overtook The Godfather on IMDb
Amazon prime video Jai Bhim draws attention to the repression of Dalits in today’s India Jai Bhim, a Tamil language film, has been rated the top film by users on IMDb, beating classics such as The Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather. It’s the latest in a line of hard-hitting Indian movies telling stories of repression […]
Commissioner demands investigation over misogyny
Wales’ future generations commissioner Sophie Howe The MP responsible for “misogynistic” claims about Angela Raynor should be expelled, Wales’ future generations commissioner has said. Politicians have condemned the suggestion that she tries to distract the prime minister in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs. Ms Rayner has said women in politics face misogyny […]