Thanks Nimco. I am sorry you had to write this.

Fascinating Pet Shop Boys documentary on yesterday

Band name came from the pet shop with dog grooming parlour in basement in 1980s Springbridge Road Ealing!

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Love this! That the Krupnik family is alive and well, still. I miss them, myself!

Listen from 24:40 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Kay will be sadly missed

❓ What role has children’s TV played in your life?

Kay Benbow, former controller of CBeebies Grown-Ups 🎉, has died.

Today Nuala McGovern will be discussing her legacy & the role of children's television in our lives.

Get in touch with your views here ⬇️

The story of the year bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Always worth following local news sites for headlines like this!

Calling EY/KS1 teachers. 📣📣📣

Anyone who has done any work on tackling sexism in schools?

Asking as UK Feminista are interested in doing some work on tackling gender stereotypes in EY/KS1. Let us know and we can connect you. Thanks a lot. 💜💜 #WomenEd

Warren Farm Nature Reserve Campaign... won.
The entire nature reserve & all the animals, plants & fungi are protected, because people protested & made politicians listen.
Never doubt that you can make a difference.
WarrenFarmNatureReserve Chris Packham Kabir Kaul 8 Out Of 10 Bats 💚💙

School might be the first and only place girls are able to take part in school and physical activity.

Good or bad experiences of PE and school sport last a lifetime.

👨‍🏫 Primary Teachers Toolkit: womeninsport.org/resource/teach…

Lifting Limits

Boys are a BIG part of the solution✅

If we want to get to a place where girls TRULY believe they belong in sport, we need boys onside.

Our latest research shows that gender stereotypes are being ingrained in children as young as five years old...🧵

West Ealing residents can view proposals for improving their neighbourhood - based on locals' ideas - at West Ealing Library or on railings at Dean Gardens. Give your feedback at the library, Saturday 16 March 11am – 2pm or online. Deirdre Costigan
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spent my lunch break today coming up with ways that the Kate Middleton story would turn out if it were being investigated by various fictional detectives

Here in Ladybird Land, we sympathise.

(Artist: Harry Wingfield, 1977)

This looks brilliant, Women in Sport
My son is a teenager now. When he was younger and football obsessed (now it’s running/ cross country) I had to explain girls weren’t less good at sport, they just often didn’t get the same opportunities and practice as the boys.

This is a wonderful piece by Angela Saini: 'I’ve travelled the world researching patriarchy – and found it is far from inevitable'...do check out our #NowandMen interview with her if you'd like to get more insights into her brilliant work! now-and-men.captivate.fm/episode/the-pa…

Latest Inclusivity Now video 'Family Matters' about diverse families in kids' TV and how we can do more and better: The CMC Please watch and share: lnkd.in/eQurfyMY The CMC
Nandita Jain has done an amazing job as both producer and presenter, thank you!

The book my mother gave me — by Max Hastings, Camilla Long and more

Loved this, as a mother who still reads with her son.

⁦Camilla Long⁩ I hope the library had the rest of the Tillermans’ series and you read them all

thetimes.co.uk/article/d7d8f0…

“What I notice over years of campaigning is men’s refusal to listen to the learnings of feminism and look at root causes – sex inequality, the sexual objectification of women, male entitlement – because then they’d have to make systemic change,” says Dr Karen Ingala Smith #IWD2024

Yet again the Chancellor has announced tax give-aways that benefit men over women and benefit the better off rather than those most in need - our response to the #SpringBudget2024 👇

wbg.org.uk/media/press-re…