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Kelly-Jo James - the woman who gets the most out of being around others

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 26 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Picture of Kelly-Jo and her daughter.

Kelly-Jo has vivid memories of eating chips with her brothers while her mother worked in the local fish and chip shop. She also says she is blown away by how fascinating other people's life stories are, but we think her own story is pretty interesting too!

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Lucy Pedrick - the woman who believes we are like onions

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 24 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog

Lucy believes that like ogres, people are like onions and that we should celebrate every layer which makes us who we are.

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Daxa Odedra - the woman coaching other women back into sport

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 19 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Picture of Daxa on holiday standing on a balcony with a beautiful valley and a terracota roofed house in the background.

Daxa loves her job as a project manager but really comes alive outside of work.

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Kuljit Sagoo - the woman who is freed by her faith

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 18 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Picture of Kuljit and her husband in a street at night

Kuljit was introduced to gender equality from a young age, reinforced by the fact that in Sikhism women are equal to men in status, role and power. It is therefore no wonder that Kuljit is incredibly passionate about equality and allowing people to be the best they can be.

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Lynsey Cottle - the woman who is mum to the coolest little boy in the world

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 12 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog

Growing up Lynsey was never told she could not do something, driven by her mother who accepts everyone for who they are and taught Lynsey to do the same.

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Andrea Malam - the woman fitting charity work around her day job

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 10 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Photo of Andrea crossing the finish line at the London Marathon in 2005

Andrea has been working in law enforcement for over 22 years, carrying out important additional work to improve diversity in the sector.

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Trudi Wakelin - the woman who believes in paying it forward

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 5 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog

Trudi was raised to follow her interests rather than conforming to what was expected of her.

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Georgia Unsworth - the woman making Whitehall policy real for local audiences

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 3 April 2018 - Categories: Individual blog

Georgia is an Italophile inspired by her incredible Mama.

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