What could a woman in  Aleppo, Syria, do  when caught living in the scene of the worst Assad-inflicted atrocities?  She could get the hell out. She could stay put and out of harm’s way. Or she could do something much more risky – enter the frontline and tell the world by becoming a war photographer. [...]

So only men can make music, eh! What’s that cliche –‘It’s never over till it’s over? Well it is now. You may have already heard that in this summer’s Proms there will be a free evening and Wagner’s complete Ring cycle. But what about THE main news? Marin Alsop, violinist, conductor, Musical Director of Baltimore [...]

Positive affirmations are powerful tools for inspiring individuals and changing their negative mind-set. And what’s more, they are self-selecting! They are positive statements about a situation you desire (and are not in right now) and are stated repeatedly. Their purpose is to ‘impress the subconscious mind and trigger it into positive action’, (Remez Sasson), disinter [...]

When we go after something that we want badly, why do we often fail? We’re competent and smart but at key moments end up procrastinating, forgetting what we’ve planned, or making silly mistakes.  Then the voice of our internal saboteur kicks in ‘You aren’t that great, anyway’ or ‘Who do you think you are?’  And [...]

Are you a ‘Sun’ reader? Do you know anyone who is? I don’t. I choose not to hang out with people who condone misogyny and thereby disrespects me and women generally. Because when you buy ‘The Sun’, that’s exactly what you’re doing. How else can you explain the 42 year old Page 3 girl phenomenon [...]

When Vicky Pryce decided to get revenge on her cheating ex-hubby, by telling the press that he’d pressured her into taking his speeding points, little did she know that revenge she would indeed get but that it couldn’t and wouldn’t be sweet.   Given that she’s a hardened high ranking professional (a former government economic adviser [...]

So it’s 8 March, International Women’s Day.  Does it fill you with excitement or has it barely registered with you?  In fact, do you care? As an annual event International Women’s Day is observed worldwide. In some countries such as China and Russia it’s a national holiday. It has yet to achieve this status in [...]

‘I’d rather have 5 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of regret’. Cheryl Chapman If you were earning a 6 figure salary, would you give it up? With more than 30 years’ experience of the retail industry and all the trappings and enviable lifestyle that come with big bucks corporate jobs – nice house, flashy [...]

Do you have a fear of something which when you’re forced to do it you have to keep your eyes shut? If  it’s a fear of public speaking, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re in good company.  My Page 1 woman of the week, Althea Grant, was terrified of public speaking. Now, you wouldn’t have [...]

My Page 1 Woman of the Week is Terry Glover, who died on 24 December aged 57. If you’re familiar with Terry Glover, you’re likely to be a reader of Ebony Magazine, a monthly publication targeting the African American market, but also read by Black British people and more widely.  Born in Indianapolis, Terry Glover [...]