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There are 8,760 hours in a calendar year. For a full-time worker, around 1,750 of those hours are spent working, which equates to roughly 20% of our total time. Over the course of a lifetime, full-time work amounts to the equivalent of more than...

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by Rona Grant @RonaGrant My thoughts on "10% Braver: Inspiring Women to lead Education" It was an unremarkable Tuesday afternoon when it made its arrival. A loud smack as it hit the tiles in an overly extravagant amount of heavy packaging, causing...

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by Claire Young @curiousCY I want more circles and fewer lines. I am at my best when I’m working shoulder to shoulder with the people around me and we can see each other eye to eye. My problem with lines is that they leave the people exposed. My...

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by Vivienne Porritt @ViviennePorritt We started WomenEd because women's voices on twitter were often silenced, harrassed or our views were not valued. It's one of the reasons we included a mic in our logo. So we encouraged women to tweet and to...

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by Iseabal Fincher @FincherScience I’ve been reading a lot recently about women’s careers through the decades, the barriers we face as women and just how strong we can be. This has inspired me to share my journey. It is a long read so feel free to...

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by @lenabellina For #WorldMenopauseDay2019 Quite a long time ago, I was pretty unwell. Then I got my act together and for a long time I was a lot better. Suddenly about 7 years ago, I felt as if I was going backwards. I went to the GP with...

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