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Thinking Better Together

I’m afraid this workshop session is now full. If you want to register for the waiting list then do email Caroline at the address below or if you want to be updated about the mentoring scheme once it is up and running then please do get in touch.

Progressive Women are looking for 8 women to [...]

“For Bodies Sake – Let’s Change the Future”

Caroline Watson, Co-founder of Progressive Women, writes about the first Progressive Women event of 2011

“Virtually all feminist debate on body image and beauty imagery owes its existence to Susie Orbach” – Naomi Wolf.

Progressive Women’s year was officially kick started last night at our New Year’s Feminist Resolution Party. Professor Susie Orbach was our guest speaker and she [...]

Delusions of Gender

Lucy James, fellow Progressive Woman, reviews Cordelia Fine’s book on real differences between the genders.

At the end of last year, James May aired his new TV programme Man Lab. Fearing that men were losing ‘vital skills’ that were so ‘cherished by their forefathers’, the series sought to re-masculate the modern man by educating him in [...]

Happy 2011 - Let's Party!

Caroline Watson, Co-founder of Progressive Women, writes about why she is excited about 2011 and what this means for Progressive Women

A belated Happy New Year.  I am extremely excited about 2011. Progressive Women are about to kick off their year with our first ever feminist resolution party! The idea is that we wanted to have an event [...]

Inspired Leaders: reflections and contemplations

Laura Nelson, President of Camden Speakers, writer of Delilah blog, and co-organiser of our joint Inspiring Leaders event has reflected on what she learned from the day

When Caroline and I sat down and thought about what we wanted for our ‘Inspiring Leaders’ event last month, we were faced with a conundrum.

Camden Speakers Club, which I run, is for women and men, and [...]