• Womens unemployment at new high

  14 Dec 2011

  Women's unemployment has increased again by 45,000, the worst figure recorded since 1988

  

• British volunteers needed for child slave rescue missions

  12 Dec 2011

  Organisation seeks people to help rescue and heal African children traumatised by slavery

  

• More Women Choosing To Set Up Business

  06 Dec 2011

  More women than ever are choosing to work for themselves, according to new data from Simply Business, the UK’s largest online business insurance broker.

  

• New trend helping to boost confidence

  05 Dec 2011

  A passionate business woman has started a new trend whilst on her mission to positively transform women's wardrobes and confidence.

  

• Give some hands-on help to Aids orphans

  01 Dec 2011

  Volunteer organisation needs Britons to help children with HIV/Aids in Jamaica

  

• Rachel Stevens – "How I Boost My Confidence"

  29 Nov 2011

  It seems female body confidence is at an all time low, with four in five women saying they wish they had more, according to new research.

  

• Women Best At Online Socialising

  28 Nov 2011

  Young women are leaders of change in styles of storytelling in the new digital economy, a social media expert has found.

  

• Alesha Dixon speaks out against domestic abuse

  28 Nov 2011

  Alesha Dixon is supporting Avon's 1in4 women campaign - which exposes the shocking reality that one in four women will experience physical violence at some point in their life.

  

• Women honoured for role in the workplace

  24 Nov 2011

  Women have once again been celebrated for their presence in the workplace.

  

• Top Tools For Women Entrepreneurs

  18 Nov 2011

  To empower women who might be considering the entrepreneurial route, Business Link has launched two new online services to help people to start-up and grow their businesses.

  

• Female Entrepreneurs: Lessons learnt from the US

  18 Nov 2011

  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 entrepreneurs. Indeed, women in the UK are half as likely to set up a business as men - with 4% of working aged women engaged in early-stage entrepreneurial activity, compared to 9% of men.

  

• Women of the Future Awards 2011

  17 Nov 2011

  The best of British female talent has been recognised at this year’s Women of the Future Awards.

  

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

  17 Nov 2011

  Tinie Tempah, Leona Lewis and Rupert Grint are just a few of the stars that are backing the Little Star Awards.

  

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

  09 Nov 2011

  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.

  

• New charity to tackle cancer death rate in developing countries

  07 Oct 2011

  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 developing countries.

  

• The charity Dreamgirls celebrates five years with five events

  05 Oct 2011

  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.

  

• Rape calls increase because of Coronation Street

  30 Sep 2011

  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.

  

• Louise Redknapp visits Uganda

  30 Sep 2011

  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.

  

• Alexandra Burke helps to raise money for Save the Children

  28 Sep 2011

  Alexandra Burke is telling the world what matters most to her in a unique way.

  

• Saudi women win right to vote

  26 Sep 2011

  Women in Saudi Arabia have won the right to vote and stand for election for the first time.

  

• Wanda Sykes On Breast Cancer

  24 Sep 2011

  Wanda Sykes Opens Up About Breast Surgery

  

• Kelly Brook Strips For PETA Campaign

  16 Sep 2011

  Her Body Painted Like a Snake, Actor and Model Declares, 'Wild Animals Belong in the Wild, Not in Your Wardrobe'

  

• Female Junior Execs Break Down Gender Pay Barrier

  01 Sep 2011

  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 its records began, albeit only at junior executive level.

  

• 1in4 Women Campaign Launched

  12 Aug 2011

  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 in her life.