8 Reasons I’m angry the UN chose Wonder Woman as their ambassador for women
When it was announced that the UN had appointed Wonder Woman as honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls I did an eye roll.…
Let’s talk about about periods.
Not so long ago I was in the loos at work and I overheard two women hissing at each other in staged whispers next to the…
How did you spend International Women’s Day?
In case you missed it, Friday was International Women’s Day. There was no chance I was going to forget because the first comments in my office…
Hands up if you got a goat for Christmas!
Happy New Year! My resolution for 2013 is to blog more… it’s out there now so please hold me to it. Here’s some thoughts on charitable…
Education, education, education: a dispatch from Benin
I’m sitting in a hotel in Cotonou in Benin, waiting for my flight back to London. I had hoped to blog every day in Benin but…
When will women see the Arab Spring?
Yesterday I stumbled across an Egyptian news agency called Bikya Masr via Twitter. They were reporting that an alliance of 450 women’s organisations in Egypt is calling…
What to feed our children – a global question
I am Trustee of a charity called Youth Action for Change International (YACI) which supports the education of orphans and vulnerable children in Benin. We are currently…
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