Fostering: Being a ‘bonus parent’

Fostering: Being a ‘bonus parent’

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Telling the story of pioneering women in politics

Datshiane Navanayagam brings together two women from the US and Australia to discuss the art of writing a political biography and whether women in politics are placed under more scrutiny than men.Helene Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times corresponden ...  Show more

Taking a fresh look at women’s designer shoes

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women who changed paths to design and manufacture their own shoes in their own countries. A former environmental engineer in India and former interior designer from Egypt explain how they found their passion.Anita Soundar was a chemical engineer ...  Show more

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