There is no question that Jane Austen is rooted firmly in our hearts as one of the greatest novelists of all time – not ‘among the greatest living authors’ though you understand – following a somewhat unfortunate slip of the tongue by MP, Andrea Leadsom, as she spoke in Parliament last week following the unveiling...Read More
Fashion can be fickle. What’s ‘on trend’ one day can become fashion road kill in the blink of an eye and as much as we probably don’t like to admit it, we are all slaves to the style alter. We’re always told by our elders to keep hold of precious items because one day everything...Read More
MTV have announced plans to ditch gender specific awards categories for the nominees of their upcoming Movie and Television awards show next month, following in the footsteps of The National Television Awards who made the change in 2008 and also the Grammys who have never had gendered awards. The change by MTV and the recent...Read More
One could argue that, even in these modern times, both men and women are either misrepresented or underrepresented on television. When a show airs, nitpickers can comb through it and pull up examples of sexism or prejudice no matter how hard it tries to avoid them, and ultimately I think it’s impossible to please everyone....Read More
“Don’t be a D.N.B!” This is what Ronda Rousey’s mother taught her when she was a young girl, but little did she know this would soon be the mantra to her life. A D.N.B – ‘do nothing b***h; a woman who sits around and waits for a man to take care of her. Ronda being...Read More
How important do you believe female led feature films to be? I believe that they are very important indeed and don’t worry this isn’t because I’m a man hater, I love men…most of the time anyway. But the over excitement myself and my friend Hannah felt after we heard the news that the Ghostbusters remake...Read More
September is always a busy month for me and this month has been no different from previous years. I have had a series of speaking engagements that combined themes of daring to be bold, equality, ethics and female representation. Thinking differently is something that I do naturally and I enjoy listening and contributing to discussions that...Read More
We all know Marilyn as the blonde bombshell and biggest sex icon of the 50s who had a troublesome time battling things such as drug addiction, which unfortunately took her life in 1962. But why has her legacy still not been forgotten? And why is it that she lives on in so many peoples style?...Read More
I was on Twitter this week and an entry from Victoria Beckham caught my eye. It was an image of her looking very serious with a bubble containing the words: “It is thought provoking that a man in charge may be described as commanding, however, a woman in the same situation may be called bossy.”...Read More
Semple have a newbie blogger, Olivia. Get to know her here.. Olivia Parish 25 What is your Treasured garment? My Christian Louboutin So Kate Patent Leather Point-Toe Pumps in Black. They were a birthday present and only come out on very special occasions. What do you love about Maggie Semple Ltd? It celebrates the diversity of...Read More
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