Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
How Musk’s X taps into a loaded history
Getty Images Group of men and women wearing ‘X’-emblazoned T-shirts, bandanas and baseball caps, with one man in a Malcolm X T-shirt From its origins…
Women’s ice hockey team search for new players
A female ice hockey team that has just clinched second place in a league during its first season has appealed for more members to join…
Labour MP says ‘merit’ in women-only train carriages
Getty Images Women-only train carriages could combat the rise in sexual offences on public transport, a Labour MP has said. Shadow fire minister Chris Williamson…
The Nordic woman with the right to roam
Benoit Derrier (Credit: Benoit Derrier) Sweden celebrates the right to roam freely in the country’s nature, and women aren’t afraid to embrace the tradition alone…
The black women in tech coding the future
A unique ‘boot camp’ has been set up in the West Midlands to train black women to become software developers. The aim is to increase…
Somerset charity supporting girls leaving care
Lloyd Allen Founder of Spark Sisterhood, Louise Allen, is setting up mentorships for girls aged 16 to 25 with women who have previously been in…
Tory MP Ellwood quits Commons post after Afghanistan row
PA Media The former defence minister was criticised in July for saying the country had been “transformed” under the Taliban’s rule. He was facing a…
Dipping into Amman
Visit the Dead Sea, 45 minutes away. The mud is said to have healing qualities. (David Silverman/Getty) Erring on the side of overdressing is best.…
The problem confronting women of colour
Getty Images Effects from the pandemic have set back many workers. For women of colour, these factors have compounded to hurt their growth potential even…
Rapist and child abuser handed life sentence
Nottinghamshire Police Andrew Woodhouse was jailed for almost 19 years on Friday A “sexual predator” who raped two women and subjected three others victims to…