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I became an IT consultant after a career change

At the age of 30, I decided to change my career path entirely and train as an IT technician apprentice. I had spent many years...

We need to show girls that STEM can be for them

Getting young people into STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) is a big focus of Jane Moody's role as Chief Inspiration Officer at Drift...

Why I set up Cypher Coders – helping children to learn coding

My job as a cosmetic chemist mixes art and science

Working in cosmetic science as a regulatory manager

What it’s like doing a biomedical science apprenticeship during a pandemic

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How I became a wallpaper designer

I started selling my own work alongside full-time day jobs as soon as I graduated in 2013. By 2016 I was able to go...

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Why I make candles celebrating women’s bodies

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Millie Anderson: How I got into golf and why it isn’t an old man’s game

Charlotte Harding -
I’ve always grown up with golf in my life but started playing it properly about 12 years ago. What first got you interested in the...

Archery: What it’s like to compete at the top-level

Charlotte Harding -
Archery is a sport where repetition is so important, so a lot of my training is just shooting loads of arrows to get my...

Pageants and rugby: Miss Brighton 2021 on tackling stereotypes and doing what makes you happy

Bex Bastable -
Danielle Evans didn’t have the easiest start in life: she was born at 26 weeks with a five per cent chance of survival. But...

Why I became a personal trainer

Charlotte Harding -
I have been in the fitness industry now for 10 years, starting as an apprentice in a little tennis club while at college where...

The impact of the 50-year ban on women’s football

Bex Bastable -
Lewes FC, the only semi-professional or professional club in the world to pay it’s men’s and women’s teams equally, has today released a film...

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Why we set up a social enterprise promoting outside swimming

After recognising the physical and mental symptoms of stress from burning out at work, Cath Brown and Kath Ferguson met up regularly for a...

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