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Eight Things That Inspired Me in Africa's Biggest Slum
To celebrate International Women's Day I went to Africa with Sport Relief earlier this week to visit two projects working hard to empower young women living in the continent's biggest slum. Here are...
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Five Things You Can Do to Make a Difference on International Women's Day
It's International Women's Day this week, and in the run-up I've been taking part in a number of discussions focusing on gender equality. There's so much work to be done to change the status quo, as...
View ArticleThe Masturbation Movement
As International Women's Day approaches this weekend, we celebrate the past achievements of female liberation and continue to challenge the status quo for equality. In the spirit of this year's theme,...
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A Time to Reflect
Wing Commander Rachael Caston is the deputy commander and Chief of Staff (Operations) of the Royal Air Force's 904 Expeditionary Air Wing, based at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. A pilot by...
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Fifty Ways to Lose 12 Pounds of Fat in 28 Days
Many people say they want to lose weight, meaning they want to weigh less. But as far as losing weight is concerned they mean they want to lose fat. No one wants to lose muscle tissue and end up with...
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The Modern Suffragettes: How Helen And Laura Pankhurst Are Bringing The...
The Suffragette movement may have begun more than one hundred years ago, but the bravery and selflessness of the women involved echoes to this day - and not just in history books. Dr Helen Pankhurst...
View ArticleDo the Four Countries Which Founded International Women's Day No Longer Need It?
Tomorrow is International Women's Day. Over 1,250 events are being held worldwide, with over 400 in the UK. India, has over 70 events, and Nigeria has 25: two countries which don't score particularly...
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Video Doodle From Google Celebrates International Women's Day 2014
The world's largest search engine has created a video doodle, featuring more than one hundred women from around the world, to celebrate International Women's Day 2014. The doodle currently being rolled...
View ArticleIn Response to Your Doubts About International Women's Day
Saturday was International Women's Day. Having shared my views on the day in a national newspaper, I was prepared for a debate. The article in question contained a balanced mix of views that ranged...
View ArticleNational Napping Day: The Art of Having a Good Nap
I come from pedigree napping stock. My dad is the emperor of naps - since the age of 18, even through his training to become a doctor, crazy hours as a surgeon and subsequently a GP - he has managed a...
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Bride Marries in Intensive Care Unit
On Monday 3rd March Hayley Ann Thomas, married fiance, David Clarke in front of friends and family in a very unusual setting: the intensive care unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital in Bangor, North Wales....
View Article"All of Us Are Dying, Some Just Don't Realise It"
My friend Brenda is undergoing treatment for cancer. Recently she said something that caused me to reflect on death and dying; 'All of us are dying, some just don't realise it'. Whenever I go into a...
View ArticleWhat International Women's Day Means in 2014
Firstly, I hope you enjoyed celebrating International Women's Day! IWD is an important event, held annually on 8 March since the early 1900s, but growing in significance with each year. It is...
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In Search of Enlightenment: Destinations to Revive a Weary Soul
When the chaos of everyday life gets a bit much, it's time to take a break that will revive your body and soul. While holidays lounging on the beach may be restorative, some of us look for an...
View ArticleHuffPost Editors Celebrate International Napping Day
Offices where napping is an encouraged art form are few and far between, but HuffPost is no ordinary office. Ever since we launched back in 2005 in the US, our founder and editor-in-chief, Arianna...
View Article20 Completely Legitimate Reasons To Celebrate St Patrick's Day
It seems that only English people celebrate St George's Day and only the Welsh celebrate St David's Day - but St Patrick's Day? St Paddy's Day is for everyone! And just to prove it, here's a list of...
View ArticleLast Week I Ate: La Serre and The Ivy in Dubai
Dubai always leaves me scratching my head. The architecture is extraordinary; amazing feats of design, mind-boggling scale and bewildering ambition. The ruler of Dubai wonders who invented the word...
View ArticleGrowing Up With Depression
I was 14 years old when I was first diagnosed with clinical depression. When I tell people this, there's usually a fairly standard reaction: "What on earth does a 14-year-old have to be depressed...
View ArticleEnd Child Marriage: Empowering Today's Adolescent Girls and Tomorrow's Women
Marriage, motherhood, widowhood: by the age of thirteen, Alem had experienced more than what some people will experience in a lifetime.. Married at the age of 10, Alem lost her childhood and was denied...
View ArticleIs the F-Word No Longer a Dirty Word?
A few days before International Women's Day 2014, Lily Allen announced she hates the word feminism. A few months ago David Cameron declined to identify himself as a feminist. Why? Is feminism a dirty...
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