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Joan Smith at the Festival of Ideas – Home Grown: How Domestic Violence Turns Men into Terrorists
Our Community Reporter Laura Hillier attended a talk by the writer, journalist and human rights campaigner Joan Smith. Her talk at Waterstones on 29th May…
Doctors as Gatekeepers: An Essay on Reproductive Rights
The message sent by the series of radical abortion bills being passed in America in 2019 is clear; a woman’s entitlement to make decisions about…
Interview: Dion Johnson, aka ‘The Womanologist’
The best way to introduce Dion Johnson, aka ‘The Womanologist’, is to congratulate her on her recent win in the Bristol Writer’s Workshop 2018 competition…
The Brexit Impact on Migrant Women
Joanne Starkie is a content writer and correspondent for the Immigration Advice Service – the UK’s leading organisation of immigration lawyers. The UK’s official departure…
We Sing in Fire and Blood: A Virtual Reality Opera
I recently had my first ever virtual reality experience, in an arcade in Cabot Circus. Whilst I enjoyed soaring above the city on a simulated…
How can the Women’s Tech Hub improve gender diversity in tech?
Our community reporter Laura Hillier interviewed Serrie Justine-Chapman from the Women’s Tech Hub about gender diversity in the tech sector, and ways in which this…
Interviewing Saida Bello, Chair of the BAME Employee Network at Bristol City Council
By BWV reporter Laura Hillier BWV Community Reporter Laura Hillier met with Saida Bello, a solicitor working in Legal Services at Bristol City Council. Saida…
Festival of ideas: Rachel Reeves on women who changed politics
By BWV reporter Monika Komar I recently had the unique opportunity to listen to the MP for Leeds and labour politician Rachel Reeves talk about…
BWV reporter, Laura Hillier review: Nicci Gerrard at the Festival of Ideas: What Dementia Teaches Us About Love
Our Community Reporter Laura Hillier attended a talk by the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard, who is also one half of the psychological thriller-writing duo…
Struggle and Suffrage In Bristol- Book review
By BWV reporter, Bethan Stone An incredibly moving story of the past women of Bristol who paved the way for the women of today to…
Spoken Word Open Mic
By BWV reporter Hannah Hier As part of Bristol Women’s Voice (BWV) celebrations for International Women’s Day (IWD) on the 2nd of March at City…
Krav Maga: Practical self-defence for Women
By BWV reporter Hannah Hier As part of Bristol Women’s Voice (BWV) celebrations of International Women’s Day (IWD) on the 2nd of March at City…
Engineering Our Future: Women Like Me
Last year UWE based initiative ‘Women Like Me’ launched their project which aimed to open doors to girls and build resilience for women in engineering.…
‘Paint and Clay Three’ Exhibition at the Guild Gallery
The exhibition ‘Paint and Clay Three’ opened on Saturday 27th March. The exhibition features work from five artists and ceramicists that have all studied at…
Launch of the Bristol Women in Business Charter
Report by BWV community reporter, Laura Hillier Photograph by Mireya Gonzalez What is the Charter? The ‘Bristol Women in Business Charter’ was officially launched on…
What Do You Need From Your Employer To Help You Succeed At Work? The Bristol Women’s Commission’s Business Task Group
As part of our International Women’s Day event, the Business Task Group from the Bristol Women’s Commission hosted an open drop-in session. Jane Ginnever (Chair…
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