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18 November 2011

Female Entrepreneurs: Lessons learnt from the US

In 2010 there were almost 1.2 million self-employed women - 30% more than there were in 2000 - but there is still a huge gap between women entrepreneurs and male ...

17 November 2011

Women of the Future Awards 2011

The best of British female talent has been recognised at this year’s Women of the Future Awards. Entrepreneur and businesswoman Hayley Gait-Golding was amongst 8 of Britain’s most inspirational young women ...

17 November 2011

Tinie Tempah, Rupert Grint and Leona Lewis among stars supporting Little Stars Award

Tinie Tempah, Leona Lewis and Rupert Grint are just a few of the stars that are backing the Little Star Awards. These unique awards, run by Cancer Research UK in ...
9 November 2011

Women's sports missing out on big sponsorship deals ahead of the Olympics

Baroness Grey-Thompson says women’s sport is ‘spectacularly missing out’ on the big deals, as leading charity says time is ripe to invest in women’s sport.A new report, from The Commission ...
7 October 2011

New charity to tackle cancer death rate in developing countries

In developing countries, breast and cervical cancer is rapidly becoming the leading cause of cancer-related deaths.  Worldwide, it is estimated that 85 per cent of cervical cancer cases occur in ...
5 October 2011

The charity Dreamgirls celebrates five years with five events

This week the charity Dreamgirls are celebrating five years since they first launched, in that time they've done some amazing work which doesn't always mean making the most money. Dreamgirls ...
30 September 2011

Rape calls increase because of Coronation Street

Rape Crisis have received a record number of calls this week, in direct response to Coronation Street storyline depicting the rape of character Carla Connor. The flagship centre in South ...
30 September 2011

Louise Redknapp visits Uganda

Louise Redknapp visited Uganda earlier this month to see how some of the money raised this Red Nose Day is helping to change the lives across Africa. Red Nose Day ...
28 September 2011

Alexandra Burke helps to raise money for Save the Children

Alexandra Burke is telling the world what matters most to her in a unique way. As part of Aviva's You Are The Big Picture campaign, huge scale projections will give ...
26 September 2011

Saudi women win right to vote

Women in Saudi Arabia have won the right to vote and stand for election for the first time.King Abdullah made the announcement and says that the first chance of this ...
24 September 2011

Wanda Sykes On Breast Cancer

Comedienne Wanda Sykes has opened up for the first time about her secret breast cancer battle. The Curb Your Enthusiasm star revealed all about her health crisis in a taped interview ...
16 September 2011

Kelly Brook Strips For PETA Campaign

KELLY BROOK UNVEILS SEXY CAMPAIGN TARGETING EXOTIC-SKINS TRADE ON EVE OF FASHION WEEK London – As fashionistas from around the world gather for London Fashion Week, actor and model Kelly Brook ...
1 September 2011

Female Junior Execs Break Down Gender Pay Barrier

New figures released today (31 August 2011) by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) show that female executives are earning as much as their male counterparts for the first time since ...

12 August 2011

1in4 Women Campaign Launched

Yesterday, Avon Cosmetics and national domestic violence charity Refuge launched a new online campaign to expose the shocking reality that one woman in four experiences domestic violence at some point ...

9 August 2011

Search Begins For The Next Generation Of British Female Talent

The search to unearth Britain’s female talent of tomorrow begins with the launch of the Women of the Future Awards 2011. Founded by Pinky Lilani OBE in 2006 with Caspian Media, ...

5 August 2011

Quit dieting and get a lifestyle

After all that effort to lose a few pounds, denying yourself those treats you crave and working hard doing exercise all with the possibility that after a few months the ...
25 July 2011

Joanna Lumley encourages support to save tigers

Joanna Lumley, Ricky Gervais, Susan Sarandon, Paula Abdul and Sir Roger Moore are just a few of the celebrity names that have added their support to the TigerTime campaign. The ...
19 July 2011

Alesha Dixon supports Avon and Women's Aid Empowering Women Awards

Alesha Dixon was among the many women who were out in force to celebrate Avon and Women's Aid Empowering Women Awards. The awards, now in their second year, recognise the ...
18 July 2011

Lulu Joins The Fabafterfifty Panel Of Experts

Lulu Joins The Fabafterfifty Panel Of Experts And Talks About Reinvention Reinvention and not retirement is the name of the game, according to Fabafterfifty members.  Age is a number not an ...
11 July 2011

Eliza Doolittle And Jay Mcguiness Sexiest Vegetarians

Singers Take Top Honours Amongst Finalists in PETA's Online Contest London – What do Skinny Genes singer Eliza Doolittle and The Wanted heartthrob Jay McGuiness have in common? In addition to ...
29 June 2011

Elen Rivas' Anti-Bullfighting Ad Grounded

A new ad from animal rights group PETA – which features a nude picture of Spanish-born celebrity Elen Rivas  "bleeding" from the banderillas stuck in her back next to the ...
28 June 2011

Forced Marriage Survivor Launches Campaign To End Child Marriage

A courageous activist is launching a new campaign to end the forced marriage of girls in the world’s poorest countries. Jasvinder Sanghera, who faced death threats after setting up the first ...

27 June 2011

Older workers need to be encouraged to workout more

Employers are being advised to encourage workouts for older staff after the pension age is being increased.Now that the state pension age is changing, it seems that employers need to ...
20 June 2011

Twiggy writes urgent letter concerning sales of foie gras

After speaking to the PETA in 2008, Fortnum and Mason said that it would no longer sell foie gras - however, it has recently been discovered that they do in ...