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Over the past few weeks I have sat quietly and sometimes not so quietly and listened to a diverse group of men and women discuss all the arguments for NOT introducing some form of legislation to enforce gender balanced boards. The key arguments against go …

‘But what do we do about the boys, Jane?’
As the founder of Girls Out Loud, a social enterprise working with teenage girls, this is a question I get asked over and over again and it’s a good question. However, I am not going to create …

As a foodie and huge fan of the graceful, feminine and smart Mary Berry, I cannot tell you how disappointed and surprised I was at her comments on feminism this week. She said ‘ I think feminism is a dirty word and I don’t want …

To Network or Not – Is this the Question?
Will 2013 be the year you nail your networking fears? Take a deep breath….
As someone who has generated millions in revenue and created a solid supplier and customer database from networking over the years the answer to …

The question; women and social media?
Does the fact that women love and lead the social media frenzy translate into making a career in technology more accessible? Wish it did but clearly the statistics tell a different story. Even though internet usage is virtually the same …

Without hesitation, every time I speak in schools where academic prowess is the number one value and outcome demanded by all, the most popular question I get asked, (only when the teachers have left the room or over break, obviously) is ‘Miss, if you were …