Careers & Livelihoods

Glass ceilings? The challenges of leadership? Does a woman have to choose between care giving and her career?

We’ll publish posts looking at all of these themes.

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Nicola Sturgeon on dangerous women: 'we can change the world and our place in it'.

When we are ‘dangerous’ we can change the world

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon explains what being labelled a ‘dangerous woman’ means for her

The Dangerous Women Project was inspired in part by powerful women being labelled–often by mainstream media outlets–as threats or as outright dangerous. Here, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reflects on being given the title ‘dangerous woman’, and what women who challenge the status quo can achieve. Continue reading
Fighting for digital justice

Fighting for digital justice

The angry ones: how women speaking out about abuse and assault are changing the conversation

Writer and digital producer Whitney Milam considers the strength it takes for women to speak out online, and the inherent danger in doing so, particularly in close-knit digital communities like the YouTube world. Continue reading