Page 1 Woman: Mel White – running ‘naked’ (part 1)
When you hear the word ‘naked’, what image comes to mind? Probably one that you wouldn’t associate with phenomenal and inspirational Page 1 Women. But for once, go ahead and associate ‘naked’ with...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Mel White – running ‘naked’ (part 2)
In part 1, we learned that, Mel White, founder of ‘naked’, managed to get to senior management in a global firm whilst battling an eating disorder and aged only 25. Unable to find an in-house female...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Elisabeth Newton – The Grief Doula
Have you ever lost someone close to you? If so you’ll appreciate how it can rock your world as it takes you on an iterative journey of heartache and muddled emotions. When the loss is your child, it’s...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Nilani – accountant with attitude
Think of an accountant and who comes to mind? A dry, conservative, besuited white male nerd, maybe. My Page 1 Woman, an accountant by profession, in no way fits the stereotype. She’s definitely not...
View ArticleSapphire Gray – A Walking Business Encyclopaedia
Talk to any teenage mum about their experience and they might share the verbal abuse from random strangers and the stigma they have faced. Expectations of teenage mum’s are low. And few expect a 15...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Manjinder Purewal -from low to high
How many women do you know started their working life as a receptionist and made it to Chief Officer? Not many, I guess, because secretarial staff, typically women, are often underrated. So it takes...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Heather Melville – the Banker
Think of a banker. Who comes to mind? A high earning, pale male in a dark suit, motivated by greed? What if I were to show you a banker who is neither pale, male nor driven by greed? What if she...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Julie Hutchison
In the good old days, people started their working life expecting to have one job, one career and one retirement with bags of recognition and a gold watch. Nowadays, that’s no longer the expectation of...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Marsha Powell of BelEve UK
Sixty-six percent of Britons support gender equality, but only seven percent call themselves feminists. When feminists are stereotyped as man-hating, bra-burning, angry, hairy and dull it’s hardly...
View ArticlePage 1 Woman: Sheree Axon
Have you ever been rewarded for a big achievement? And whilst listening to the accolades you heard a whisper in your ear saying ‘fraud’? Behold, the impostor syndrome, the worry that you’re a sham and...
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