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Tonight’s Question Time will feature an all-women audience

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

The BBC has decided to celebrate women’s rights by showing one episode of Question Time with a female-only audience.

HSBC launches women in business website and networking event

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Two key speakers Lynne Franks, who started Frank PR, and Ruby Wax, in her new capacity as a leadership coach, led an evening of stories, discussion, networking and insights at the launch.

Social networking: An employer’s friend or foe?

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

What do you need to do to make sure your employees do not damage your company and its brand image with a ‘tweet’?

A trip to 10 Downing Street on International Women’s Day

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Max Benson, co-founder of everywoman, reflects on a breakfast discussion at 10 Downing Street hosted by Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Small Business Lord Davies.

Who will ‘Step into Success’ in 2010?

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Women Unlimited has picked ten of the brightest and most up and coming female entrepreneurs who it believes will be ‘stepping into success’ in 2010.

Employment law: Sick leave

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Those sick notes that staff bring in signed by their GPs, to excuse themselves from turning up to work, are going for good. From April 6th they will be replaced by fit notes intended to save the economy £1.6 billion.

Brainy girls play it smarter for £3,000

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Six students from Withington Girls’ School in Manchester last week carried off the £3,000 prize in this year’s Apprentice Challenge from Financial Mail, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland’s MoneySense educational programme.

Breaking the Mould 2010 an amazing success. Full report on Sunday…

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Financial Mail on Sunday’s third careers conference for girls, Breaking the Mould 2010, was an amazing success. Visit FMWF.com on Sunday for the full report.