Referee Emily Willett from Coalville, Leicestershire, was this week nominated by the RFU as the third referee who will join 49 other inspiring female officials at Twickenham this November – all to inspire more women into refereeing.
Emily will join fellow referees on the pitch at the England v Japan Autumn International minutes before kick off as part of the nationwide #INSPIRE campaign to celebrate female rugby referees around the country.
Having referred for 3 years, Emily said: “I started playing rugby when I was 15 after going to watch a Leicester Tigers match and...
Businesses led by women were hit harder by COVID-19 than those led by men, according to a new study.
The study, published in The World Bank Research Observer , looked at the performances of 40,000 businesses in 49 countries between April and September 2020 using interviews and analysis from the World Bank’s Business Pulse Survey and Enterprise Survey programmes.
The data, which focused on firms of all sizes in the hospitality, manufacturing, retail and wholesale, and service industries, covered countries from East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America...
Now in its 47th year, International Women’s Day 2022 is taking place on Tuesday 8th March, promoting a world of gender equality and less discrimination. One industry that is still perceived as largely male-dominated is the construction sector. Tackling this stigma, Exeter based developer Burrington Estates employs a number of women in dominant roles, encouraging women into the industry. Here, Katie Wells, Michelle Mitchell and Natalie Tucker explain more about their roles at Burrington Estates, and why more needs to be done to encourage women into this rewarding sector.
Cases of COVID-19 are at their highest in Devon this month since the pandemic began, leading health experts to renew their calls urging pregnant women to have their vaccine.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 have a higher risk of intensive care admission , however research by the UK Obstetric Surveillance System found that no fully vaccinated pregnant women were admitted to intensive care with COVID-19 in England between February and the end of September last year. During the same time period at least 55,000 pregnant women had received one or more doses in the UK.
Reassurance for women on pregnancy, fertility and breastfeeding
The NHS in Devon is offering reassurance to women that they can have the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding and that it will not impact on their fertility.
Government advice states that:
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have any effect on fertility or your chances of becoming pregnant.
COVID-19 vaccines offer pregnant women the best protection against COVID-19 disease which can be serious in later pregnancy for some women.
Discrimination in the workplace is illegal in the UK under the Equality Act 2010, but a new survey suggests that UK employees believe there is still some way to go to improve equality in the workplace.
VBQ Speakers surveyed 1,000 UK adults who are currently employed in the UK to find out what they think about diversity in their workplace.
Half (50%) of those surveyed believed that women are under-represented in senior management roles. Women and men responded roughly the same to this question, with 51% and 47% respectively.
The role that women are playing in Devon’s fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) is being highlighted today, as part of International Women’s Day.
Women across the county are working in a range of roles supporting Devon’s vaccination programme at hospitals, GP-led sites, community teams, pharmacies, and care homes.
In Devon, more than 445,000 people have now had their first dose of the life-saving coronavirus vaccine since the first person in the county received their vaccination at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth on 8 December 2020.
This year the theme of International Women’s Day is “Choose to Challenge”. More than half of the Labour candidates standing in the local elections in May are women, choosing to challenge the stereotype that the UK average councillor is 59, white, male (and called David or John).
Exeter Labour is leading the way in representing gender equality in local government candidates. Some are experienced councillors while others are standing for the first time but many are pictured here raising their hands in support of IWD to show that they commit to choose to challenge and call out inequality....
Exeter Rugby Club chief executive, Tony Rowe OBE, has today spoken of his delight after it was confirmed that the newly-formed Chiefs’ Women’s side have had their application to join the Tyrrells Premier 15s division for the 2020/21-2022/23 seasons accepted.
An independently verified audit took place in the first half of the 2019/20 season, where each current Tyrrells Premier 15s club was assessed based on a combination of their ability to deliver the competition’s Minimum Operating Standards and their on pitch performance. Clubs were then ranked from one to 10 based on the audit...
The National Business Women's Awards are back for the third year and are set to celebrate the very best from all the female entrepreneur and business women that continually push the boundaries to keep the UK at the very top of the business league.
With a glitzy awards final in early July at the excellent Tara Copthorne Hotel in South Kensington, the awards are keen to build on last years continued success. Entrants can enter up to 3 categories from a choice of 19. Entry is at www.NBWAwards.co.uk
Last year's winner Kate Stott from Beauty Booker said ""Thank you, winning this...
