Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
Superheroes, hormones and pop royalty
Pamela Raith Photography Elena Breschi plays several characters including the artist Frida Kahlo Emmeline Pankhurst. Rosa Parks. Marie Curie. Frida Kahlo. Jane Austen. Mary Seacole.…
The week ahead in Parliament
EPA This is a week where the twin big issues of the day, the pandemic and Brexit, hit the intricacies of parliamentary process. MPs have…
The doctors facing sexual harassment
Getty Images When a doctor in Ontario, Canada, became exasperated with some of her patients’ sexually inappropriate behaviour, she took to social media to vent…
‘Is it my fault I’m sent explicit messages?’
Little Gem Productions/BBC TV star Emily Atack is sent hundreds of explicit pictures and messages every day. She asks what motivates the men who do…
Fall in proportion of IVF cycles funded by NHS
Getty Images The proportion of IVF cycles funded by the NHS has dropped from 40% in 2012 to 27% in 2022, the UK fertility regulator…
Theresa May: Premiership in six charts
BBC Theresa May has announced she will be stepping down as Conservative Party leader on 7 June. Mrs May’s departure will kick-start the race to…
Is autism being missed among women and girls?
Getty Images “Lots of autistic girls and women come across as very quiet, shy and introverted,” says Alis Rowe, a UK author and entrepreneur who…
Facebook banned mastectomy nipple tattoo pictures
BBC Gemma Winstanley said she relies on Facebook to promote her services A woman who provides nipple tattoos to women who have undergone mastectomies has…
Birmingham to host 2027 Invictus Games
Getty Images The Invictus Games have grown considerably since they were founded in 2014, with about 500 competitors taking part last year in Dusseldorf Birmingham…
Silicon Valley’s women have spoken. Now what?
Female Founders Conference Jessica Livingston, right, believes women are forcing change in Silicon Valley “It’s been going on for a while.” “I’ll tell you –…