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Jan Baxter - the woman who believes in contributing to society

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 14 August 2018 - Categories: Individual blog

Jan loves the fact that her job allows her to maximise on her passion for equality and fair play, whilst learning about other people and their cultures. She has also realised the value of her mums advice on the benefits of learning to type!

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Charlotte Hutton - the woman making a difference for STEM students

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 9 August 2018 - Categories: Individual blog

Charlotte is passionate about supporting others, no doubt a trait she has inherited from her mother and grandmother who were both actively involved in their local communities.

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Kathryn Taylor - the woman striving to be the best she can be

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 7 August 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Profile picture of Kathryn, who has long brown hair, holding a dog and standing by a lake

Kathryn argues that we all need to know who we are and what makes us tick. She clearly knows what motivates her and is using this to excel in her HR role.

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Kirsten Pointer - the woman leading celebration of women in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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

Kirsten is leading the charge to celebrate 100 women in the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and to encourage others to join in she has had to write the first blog first!

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Julie Dell - the woman who turns challenges into opportunities

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 2 August 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Profile picture of Julie standing on the embankment in front of Tower Bridge

Julie was diagnosed with a rare condition in 2008 and this has changed her approach to life. She now grabs new opportunities with both hands but also makes opportunities for others in her role at the Job Centre.

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Johanna Rhodes - the woman who enjoys throwing herself down hills!

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 31 July 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Picture of Johanna running on a beautiful hill side

Johanna has had a mixed career, elected as one of the first female Presidents of her University's Students Union before qualifying as a solicitor and then joining the Civil Service earlier this year.

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Hajira Mahomed - the first woman in her family to go to university

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 26 July 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Profile picture of Hajira, her mum Shamim and Nan Lorna

Hajira invokes the spirit of Ubuntu to ask that all humans play their part in continuing the struggle against gender inequality.

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Emily Faint - the woman really enjoying her first year in the Civil Service

Posted by: Victoria Boyes, Posted on: 24 July 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Picture of Emily standing in front of 10 Downing Street and next to a Christmas tree

Emily is new to this Civil Service and as she says, she is fully embracing her first year of graduate life and is making the most of all the new opportunities coming her way.

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Lizz Willott - the woman who is an amateur and professional naturalist

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 19 July 2018 - Categories: Individual blog

Lizz is relatively new to public service and comes with strong backing from all the females in her family!

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Sarah Little - the woman soon to become Doctor of Cultural Policy and Social Justice

Posted by: Siobhan Sherry, Posted on: 17 July 2018 - Categories: Individual blog
Picture of Sarah who has long curly blonde hair. She is pointing her left arm up into the air

Sarah has recently had her first academic article published in the Journal of Feminist Media Studies, about discourses and imageries of ageing femininity in Hip-hop.

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