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making our voices heard Famous female scientists are unknown to UK public. Two-thirds of the British public are unable to name a single famous female scientist, according to an ICM poll.The same survey, organised by the Royal Society, revealed that 90% of 18-24 year-olds could not name a female scientific figure - either current or historical.Almost half were able to name at least one famous male scientist, such as Albert Einstein. The Royal Society's Lorna Casselton described the results as "frustrating". More Go Topless Day – the march to equality?. Bare-breasted demo as women in California campaign for right to reveal all. Last Sunday afternoon, two dozen women and their supporters converged on Venice Beach, California, for a very unusual demonstration. More First millionaire Avon lady revealed. A woman swapped unemployment and a council house for a million-pound lifestyle by becoming an Avon lady. Debbie Davis has become Avon's first ever millionaire after starting to sell the popular cosmetics door-to-door six years ago. Miss Davis, 31, is the cosmetics company's most successful saleswoman in the UK and heads a national team nearly 8,000 strong. More The secret life of Dr Marie Stopes - Better known today for the sexual health clinics that carry her name - Marie Stopes was a pioneer. More Women despair over men's toilet habits. Men leaving the toilet seat up is their most annoying habit, according to a survey of women. More than half the women quizzed (54%) said failure to put the seat down was their man's most irritating trait. Leaving wet towels on the bed was the second most frustrating habit (23%), followed by a propensity to leave dirty laundry on the floor (15%). More Male and female ability differences down to socialisation, not genetics - Behavioural differences between the sexes are not hard-wired at birth but are the result of society's expectations, say scientists. More The new feminists: still fighting Four decades on since woman began the campaign for equality, we asked seven modern-day activists to tell us why they believe the battle is still not won. More
 Women spend nearly three years of their lives slaving over a hot stove. Researchers have found that wpmen spend an average of two-and-a-half years of their adult lives cooking. The figure has halved in the past 50 years. The average man cooks for 1.4 years of his life. A study of cooking habits shows that 75 per cent of family meals are prepared by women. After work more than eight out of ten women spend an hour or more cooking. The time doubles at weekends. More What’s In It for Women? latest consultation by the Centre for Women and Democracy More
Women in most deprived areas less likely to attend breast screening. New figures released by the Scottish government show that women living in areas of high deprivation are less likely that their better off counterparts to attend for breast screening. In the year 2008-9, 1500 women had their breast cancer detected by screening. More  Close the Gap are celebrating 40 years of the Equal Pay Act by hosting two performances of Mikron Theatre's production 'Striking the Balance' on Tuesday 21st September, at the Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow; and Wednesday 22nd September at the Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. You are invited to attend one of these FREE performances. Please contact Shona RobertsDebt is a feminist issue: Huge leap in bankruptcy among women. Record numbers of women are struggling to stay afloat financially, and the experts are divided on the reasons why More
 Mad Men's Joan: a good role model for women? The equalities minister has suggested women should adopt Christina Hendricks as a role model. But she's not the only minister with some odd ideas More The Guardian's Emily Hill thinks this is a damaging dream that replaces one impossible fantasy figure with another More Amnesty International Highland 'Book Swap' to mark the Inverness Book Festival. Jelica Gavrilovic, Chair, said: “People are welcome to bring books to Eden Court between 2-5pm on Saturday 14 August.You can browse and take away books free of charge. Any books left will remain at Eden Court in the cafe area so the book swap can carry on and a selection will be passed on to local adult literacy groups. The next Amnesty Highland meeting will be on Friday 20th August, 6.30pm at Hootananny's.Vacancy - WEA Workplace Literacies Tutor Organiser (re-advertisement) More E
 nd Harassment - Mohammad Mostafaei, lawyer for Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, is currently missing in Iran after his release from detention. Amnesty International urge the Iranian authorities to stop harassing human rights lawyers More International Women's Day 2011: Calling all female authors & artists globally Would you like to contribute to a special 'Global Arts Initiative' for the 2011 International Women's Day Centenary? Professional to amateur artists and authors welcome More Citizen Advice Mid Highland Housing and Homelessness Project offers assistance if you are facing repossession or evcition due to rent or mortgage arrears - contact them direct on 01349 885933 FGM for British Girls - Female circumcision will be inflicted on up to 2,000 British schoolgirls during the summer holidays – leaving brutal physical and emotional scars. More Feminism is not finished - After years of derision, feminism is finding its voice again, from grassroots protests to a flurry of books, websites and even a summer school. MoreBan the shackling of pregnant inmates in the US - In a just world, the practice of shackling women in labour and delivery would be confined to the history books and the works of Dickens and Defoe, but as a recent article points out, such unconstitutional acts are ever present in contemporary America. More  Are you child free by choice? How did you come to that decision? If you are now in your 50s and 60s, how do you look back to that decision? Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have had your own children and grandchildren? On Wednesday 28 July Woman’s Hour will devote the whole programme to women who don’t want to be mothers. If you want to share your story contact the Woman's Hour Team direct Are women under represented in the media? - MediaGuardian's Top 100 is the guide to the most powerful people in television, radio, newspapers, digital media, marketing and PR but only 17 are women.*UPDATE* THIS SERVICE HAS NOW BEEN SUSPENDED Read more - The UK Treasury is asking How can we re-think government to deliver more for less? The Spending Challenge is your chance to help shape the way government works. Re-use teabags -abolish governement websites - prescribe monocles rather than spectacles
Submit your idea for saving money and balancing the UK's budget. If this sounds a bit dull visit anyway just to read some of the ideas that have alread been submitted.  Speaking at the launch of UKRC's report Women Mean Business, Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone said “It is as simple as this: if we don’t promote women in our organisations we are missing out on 50 per cent of the available talent in this country, at a time when demand in science has never been so high. That has serious repercussions for society and the future strength and prosperity of our economy, to which science plays such an invaluable part."New reports show sexual harassment of volunteers and bullying of women managers in VCS organisations - More
 Female students sticking to traditional subjects - In spite of all the efforts of the past decade, girls today are still not opting to study maths or engineering at university. MoreCybermums - Gone are the days in which being the mother of young children was isolating. Nowadays mums are more likely to get online – not only on forums like Mumsnet but, increasingly, with their own blogs. Listen again - Radio 4 Woman's Hour more
 Iran halts woman's death by stoning - Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could still face death penalty, despite reprieve that follows international campaign led by her children. More Rape defendants to be granted anonymity despite outrage The Government is to push ahead with plans to grant anonymity to men accused of rape despite anger from women MPs and campaigners, it has been announced. More
Young women are becoming increasingly
 addicted and dependent upon social networks - One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up, before even going to the toilet, according to new research. MoreCampaign for Iranian woman facing  death by stoning - Iranian family say adultery conviction was bogus and that woman has already been subjected to 99 lashes. Sign the petition or read More Girl Geek Scotland is hosting a series of workshops to complement our Speaker Series 2010 on ‘Creativity, Computing and Entrepreneurialism’. The workshops, which are aimed at women who are thinking about starting, or have recently started, a Scottish business, will work around themes that will target what we believe are existing weaknesses in female business culture, namely: Negotiation, Funding Strategies, and Creativity in Business. Contact Catherine Brown for more information or visit the website Endorse the Safe World for Women Campaign Help build a Safe World for Women. On the Centenary of International Woman’s Day, 8th March, 2011, the Safe World Charter will be presented to the United Nations and governments throughout the world. The target is one million endorsements. moreIn an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously today to create a new entity to meet the needs of women and girls worldwide. The establishment of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women — UN Women — is a result of years of negotiations between UN Member States and advocacy by the global women’s movement. It is part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. More  Are women to blame when they are raped -'Not Ever' the new campaign changing attitudes to rape in Scotland. Visit the site, take the Quiz and join in the discussionOnly 15% of top paid QUANGO employees are women. The Cabinet Office has published the details of QUANGO employees earning more that £150,000 per year. Of the 332 people detailed on the list around 15% are women. Read One Woman's Week. You can read the Cabinet Office press release here
More women in Europe are becoming unemployed. Although there was a relatively modest increase in unemployment rates across Europe in April this year, the gender specific figures tell a very different story. Monthly figures published today show unemployment fell for men by 35,000 but rose among women by 60,000. Source Europolitics
 Did newsreader Fiona Bruce do women a disservice in accepting her award as Rear of the Year? Thanks, Fiona, for giving women another bum deal. From the Rear of the Year to the Scottish Parliament, it's been a bad week to be a self-respecting woman Read Catherine Bennett  Mary Queen of Shops High Street Superheroine The straight-talking star of makeover TV reflects on happiness, her mother's early death – and why she refuses to be defined by her sexuality interviewed in The Observer Diane Abbott: 'It's very lonely being a single mother'Diane Abbott, in her first interview since announcing that she is standing for the Labour leadership, talks about life as a single mother and why she is determined to win. Read more in The Telegraph Sign the petition for the release of Iranian feminist Narges Mohaddadi - More
1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse at some point in their lives
Clydebank Women's Aid What is Domestic Abuse? Domestic abuse is the physical, emotional, sexual or financial abuse of one person by another, with whom they are having or have had an intimate relationship or lived with for example; husband, boyfriend, father, brother or son. Domestic abuse is most commonly perpetrated by men against women, over 93% are male perpetrators, however it can also occur within same sex relationships
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  Zero Tolerance Topic of the Month W@W Topic of the Month for August 2010 - 10 Ways to Make Home-working Easier Check it out Topical Blog - One Woman's Week - Views from the Gender Gap Help Make it Stop new police campaign against domestic violence - watch the video on YouTube - Visit the new Rape Crisis website Read Aruna Gnanadason on What Does Global Feminism Mean to YOU? Try this simple technique for assessing women's roles film Bechdel Test What's new in the Blogosphere -Go Lassie Go, Gender Across Borders News from The Centre for Women & Democracy, Fawcett Society and Engender are active in these last weeks of the general election campaign, providing analysis and events.
Check out our archive of previous Check it Out topics. Did you know that women are more likely to be peers of the realm, high court judges or officers in the RAF than leaders of local authorities?
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Is Toy Story 3 sexist and can it damage children? As the new Pixar movie is released attention is drawn to the gender balance of its characters, its portrayal of women and its treatment of Ken. Read Natalie Wilson in this