Girl Power
Mariella Frostrup: ‘At last I’m not pigeonholed, I’m just me’
Confident, chic and impeccably connected, broadcaster Mariella Frostrup is probably the last person one would imagine feeling insecure or anxious. Yet, it is only now – at the age of 59 – that she of the trademark honey-blonde bob and caramel vocal cords admits to having overcome a lifelong case of Imposter Syndrome.
‘A stranger on a train told me my son needed a darned good smack’
One cold evening, long before Covid, my son Sam and I were returning home after another long day, running to catch the 16:58. Sam, then aged eight, was stressed, exhausted, hungry and overwhelmed. We were lucky enough to grab a couple of seats before everyone else piled onto the train. Soon the carriage became a solid mass of bodies pressed up against each other, everyone tired and tetchy and wanting to get home. Sam started kicking one of the passengers standing beside him. I asked him to stop,
Never mind FOMO, I just want more TOMO – time on my own
On Thursday, my friends had dinner in Soho at our favourite Chinese restaurant. The one we’d missed most sorely during the lockdowns, when the usually teeming streets of central London were eerily emptied of crowds. Pre-Covid, we’d pack in there on a work night, each of us having hotfooted it from our respective offices, squeezing around a white-clothed table and sharing steaming dumplings. We couldn’t wait to return. Except, when the time came, something had changed. Most of us were working fro
Mindy Kaling: 'There's so much I love about my husband-less life'
Best known for her roles in The Office and The Mindy Project, actor, writer and director Mindy Kaling last week announced the arrival of her second child, a son named Spencer. Here, in her latest book, she reflects on the perks and drawbacks of being a single parent over the past three years to her daughter Katherine, who she calls Kit. Times I wish I had a husband When I’m alone at a party. A husband is a built-in, permanent plus-one. That is extremely valuable. When I go to a party alone, I’m so stressed about all the conversation I have to make, trying to find things I have in common with everyone. OMG the new artisanal coffee place on Larchmont! OMG Fleabag! OMG the President! Eventually I end up excusing myself to go to the bathroom, where I play Donut County on my phone to relax. If I was at a party with my husband, we could choose to not socialise at all. We could stand in the corner ignoring everybody else. Our time could be spent constructing shopping lists or itemising all of our familial tax exemptions. ‘Hey, don’t judge us,’ we’d say. ‘At least we left the house.’ Then I would wrap my arm around my husband, who’d be wearing the outfit I chose for him, including the pocket square he found ‘unnecessary’, and together we would sip from our shared glass of top-shelf red wine that some sad single person had brought. Heaven! When I need to reach things. I am five feet, four inches and sometimes there’s a bottle of wine on the top shelf of my cupboard. When kids’ books mention daddies. As any single mother knows, this one can really suck. When there’s a dad character in a book, I want to explain it to Kit in a confident but economical way so it doesn’t get derailed into a long conversation about personal choices. Once, Daniel Tiger’s dad took him to the park with his new bicycle, and I started babbling like an obviously guilty criminal in the interrogation room at a police station. Daniel Tiger’s dad was so cute and affectionate, shouldn’t Kit have a cute and affectionate dad/tiger in her life? This would be undeniably easier to handle if I had a husband. I could just point to him and say, ‘That’s your Daniel Tiger’s dad.
Revealed: how women have been left psychologically distressed by the Covid-19 pandemic
More than a third of British women have suffered psychological distress during the coronavirus pandemic, stark new findings from a large-scale study seen by The Telegraph reveal. In June, some 34 per cent of women were thus affected, compared to 24 per cent of men. The figure for April was even higher, with 40 per cent of women affected, compared to 26 per cent of men. Psychological distress was measured by criteria used across academia and healthcare, taking into account how much sleep someone is losing to worry, how well they are able to concentrate and make decisions, and whether they’re able to enjoy day-to-day activities, among other things. The alarming new data comes from a long-established longitudinal household study called Understanding Society, which tracks a representative sample of 17,450 women and men on a monthly basis. The project had been running since 2009 but this year researchers added new questions to see how Covid-19 was affecting participants’ lives. The findings are being analysed by researchers at the Universities of Warwick and Nottingham with a view to understanding how women in particular have been hit. The early signs are discouraging, and will prove worrying to gender equality campaigners. While the figures alone don’t explain what exactly is causing the poor mental health of so many women, the researchers agree it’s fair to assume the answers lie in the myriad ways in which their lives have been severely impacted by Covid-19, as highlighted by this newspaper’s Equality Check campaign. It is also clear that this impact has been significantly greater for women than men. In June, 55 per cent of working women said they were doing most of the childcare, while only seven per cent of working men said the same. Some 59 per cent of working women reported they were doing most of the home-schooling at that time, compared with only nine per cent of working men.
The pop band that inspired a generation of women
Who-oo-oo do you think you are? A blummin’ inspirational girl power pop group, that’s who.
Posh too 'petrified' of performing to join Spice Girls reunion
Victoria’s old bandmate spills the beans on why Posh isn’t part of the tour
21 Children's Books With Compelling Girl Leads
Some highlights of empowering picture books, middle grade titles and young adult reads.
Raven-Symoné says it is time for more female-led projects: Disney Channel is known for 'girl power'
The Disney Channel made a strong statement by releasing a new music video featuring the network’s brightest young female stars, and Raven-Symoné thinks the timing is right.
#NicoleFromLastNight: A student searching for 'Nicole' emailed 247 people, and they all lived happily ever after
A first-year student at the University of Calgary in Canada simply wanted to get in contact with a woman he met at a bar, but what he got was much more than he bargained for.
Marie Curie voted most significant woman in history, topping list of women who changed the world
In a BBC poll Marie Curie has been voted the top woman to have made the most significant impact on the world.
Iggy Azalea accuses fan who said she should 'model more' of 'objectifying and silencing women'
"Stop telling women to look pretty and stop having a voice in 2018," Iggy Azalea said after a fan responded to her racy photo shoot.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Teaches 2-Year-Old Daughter How to Say 'Girl Power' After Health Scare
The actor shared a sweet video on Instagram of his daughter Jasmine, just days after her scary visit to the emergency room.
27 feminist fashion buys in honor of International Women’s Day
Yahoo Lifestyle is spotlighting under-the-radar female designers, companies, and products whose proceeds benefit women's causes, such as #TimesUp, Planned Parenthood, and She Should Run.
Net-A-Porter Is Dropping Girl-Power Designer Tees
A new girl-power fashion collaboration is born for International Women's Month.
Girl power lyrics that'll inspire you to break the glass ceiling and conquer the world
With the Grammys coming up, it’s time to start thinking about the best songs of the year. From pop songs to country hits, these women made enough influential music to get us through 2018.
The most inspiring girl power moments of 2017
From Malala's first day at university to Hollywood's stance against sexual assault, these are the most admirable girl power moments of 2017.
Sarah Hyland Defends Onscreen Sister Ariel Winter Against Rude Paparazzi Questions
The 'Modern Family' star called out the paps on Twitter on Tuesday.
Girl Power Was Free-Flowing At The 2017 MTV Awards
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Hot Fashion Trend: Logo Shirts haben diese Saison ihren großen Auftritt
Understatement, ade! Logos und Statement Sprüche werden jetzt groß auf der Brust, dem Rücken oder an den Beinen getragen. Das Gucci Vintage Logo Shirt ist momentan das beliebteste Fashion T-Shirt unter den Bloggerinnen. Es war innerhalb von Sekunden ausverkauft. Doing my special Gucci flex on @matchesfashion ❤️ photo by @jaz_wins #sponsored A post shared by Pernille Teisbaek (@pernilleteisbaek) on Nov 23, 2016 at 4:39am PST
Popular baby toy recalled over choking fears
A children's toy sold by stores including Toys R Us and Tesco is being urgently recalled over fears that infants could choke on its constituent parts. The Kids II Oball Rattle is a plastic, ball-shaped rattle with 28 finger-holes. It contains three transparent plastic discs enclosing small coloured beads.
Bake Off: How Prue Leith can avoid crashing and burning like Chris Evans on Top Gear
Leith is reportedly set to sign a deal for a rumoured £200,000 to join Paul Hollywood as a Bake Off judge when the programme moves to Channel 4, which would be nearly three times the amount received by Berry to do the original show. Speaking at the Romantic Novel of the Year Awards, the Great British Menu judge confirmed she had not yet signed any contract, but would love to do it. "I hope to have it - I have no idea if I will," she said.
Father shares final photos of daughter who killed herself after being tormented by bullies
A grieving father marked what would have his daughter's 18th birthday last week by sharing on social media photos of her taken moments before she died in hospital. 16-year-old Julia Derbyshire attempted to hang herself in October 2015, after being subjected to a sustained campaign of online bullying. After her death, Adrian found that his daughter had been a regular visitor to online groups promoting teenage self-harming and suicide.
Quiz: Are you really as nice as you think you are?
Most of us like to think we’re nice people. A new study from Goldsmiths University sums up just how generous-spirited we think we are: 98 per cent of British people consider themselves to be among the nicest 50 per cent of the population.
Is a lack of sleep killing your career?
“Pretty easily,” says Dr. Guy Meadows, Clinical Director of The Sleep Clinic. “It’s propaganda,” says sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley. “When Charles Moore wrote Margaret Thatcher’s biography he found there wasn’t any evidence of her sleeping four hours a night.
Affairs, breakdowns and takedowns: the secret world of the school run
Set in Monterey, California, (and starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon), this dark comedy drama based on the best selling book by Liane Moriarty chronicles a group of disparate school mothers connected to each other through their children. Hailed as a project about “real women”, it not only depicts the battleground of motherhood that is the school gates, but opens with the sinister twist of a murder on Trivia night. If anyone has a PhD in the subject of alpha mothers at the school gates, it’s me.