Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
‘The whole town is mourning’
Golan Heights strike: ‘There was a siren, but no-one had time to react’ The scene around the football pitch here in Majdal Shams, where 12…
Five things to look out for
The Liberal Democrats gather for their annual conference in Bournemouth on Saturday with a real spring in their step. The venue may be familiar –…
Sir Richard Branson sets 11 July to make spaceflight
Virgin Galactic Sir Richard has been busy of late training for his trip to the edge of space Sir Richard Branson has named the date…
Maidenhead netball team wins Pakistan National Championships
Pakistan Netball Federation The Maidenhead-based Cosmopolitan Roses won the Pakistan FAST5 Women’s National Championships The captain of a netball team made up of young British…
Kim Jong-un: Trying to make sense of North Korea’s leader
Brian Myers teaches at Dongseo Unviersity, in Busan, in South Korea. He is the author of The Cleanest Race, a book about propaganda in North…
The twins turning a profit
West Twins/Collyer Twins/Alberti Twins/TTT Social media is a crowded space for bloggers looking to make money from likes and follows, but for a select few,…
Stockholm prepares for ban on sexist adverts
Alamy Sweden’s capital is poised to ban sexist and racist outdoor advertising. But should it be up to politicians to decide which billboards go too…
Could more women soldiers make the Army stronger?
MOD Only one in 10 members of the UK’s armed forces is a woman – as is the case with many of its allies. But…
A plea for ‘decency’ in shaken Silicon Valley
YouTube Justin Caldbeck said he was “so so sorry” over harassment claims We may look back and see the events of this week, where multiple…
Nigerian soldier arrested for accepting marriage proposal
Getty Images The soldier is accused of breaching military discipline A female soldier has been arrested in Nigeria for accepting a marriage proposal while on…