Modern Woman - Issue #7 - Go Your Own Way! by Modern Woman

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INSIDE First Among Equals Fawcett Society CEO Sam Smethers

Take The Lead Business psychologist Chantal Gautier asks what makes a leader

To Market Business development, sales tips and becoming a social media influencer

Flourishing Flowers Sarah Raven’s unwavering enthusiasm for her highly successful gardening company

GO YOUR OWN WAY Jamie Chadwick is smashing through boundaries in the fast lane

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CONTENTS

Inspiration... Sarah Raven: how her garden grows

In pole position with cover star, Jamie Chadwick The Fawcett Society’s Sam Smethers

Education... Chantal Gautier on how to lead

Marketing maverick Lou Nylander

I get money: making it as an artist

Information... Female-focused news from around the world

Property: the key to freedom

DJ Ronnie Herel’s tunes for spring

Lifestyle...

6 Lee Holmes: nourishing mind and body

Jo Sugar’s beauty secrets for SS20

The epicure: one dish wonders

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CONTRIBUTORS SAM BAINES

NICOLE BREMNER

JESS BAKER

Samantha Baines is an award-winning comedian and actress trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama currently starring in Magic Mike Live in London’s West End. Samantha’s acting credits include The Crown, Silent Witness, Call the Midwife and several BBC Comedies. Samantha is also a broadcaster and works regularly with BBC Radio stations including BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio London. @samanthabaines

Ten years ago Nicole was at home raising three children under three and unsure what her future held. Fastforward to 2020 she now runs a boutique investment company, sits on the board of a number of companies, is a best selling author and speaks regularly at events globally. Nicole’s goal is to live aboard a boat sailing the world while continuing to write, podcast and invest from where ever the winds take her. Twitter @nicolebremner

Jess is an independent business psychologist and women’s leadership coach (CPsychol, AFBPsS). Jess feels most fulfilled when running workshops that help women to own their space emotionally and physically. As well as her column in Modern Woman, Jess speaks on stage at wellbeing events, is quoted in magazines and interviewed on podcasts. Check out her body confident #elbowselfie campaign. @therealjessbaker

CHANTAL GAUTIER

RONNIE HEREL

CLARICE LUCAS-HUGHES

Chantal is a Chartered Psychologist (BPS) and experienced eclectic professional. Chantal’s attraction to workplace psychology is driven by her interest with the interface between learning, teaching and business and how they can impact on the servicing of people and interactions. As senior lecturer, she now teaches on the BSc (Hons) and MSc Business/Psychology programmes at the University of Westminster. Linked In: Chantal Gautier

Ronnie Herel is a true ambassador for urban music after over a decade at the BBC, as one of Radio 1 Xtra’s first DJ signings. He is a champion of new talent and, indeed, was a talent scout for The Voice UK. Today he is Head of Music at MiSoul Radio, as well as presenting its drive time show and #TheBigRnBShow on Monday evenings. Check out ronnieherel.co.uk to find out all about his latest gigs. @ronnieherel

A quirky country bumpkin with passions and opinions bigger than the city itself, Clarice, once a national athlete, now professional musician, songwriter/ producer and content creator has years of knowledge and a wealth of experience way beyond her years. From creating impactful media and social campaigns for the likes of Floradix & Your Health Living Magazine, to writing and performing hard hitting art pop tracks. @clariceemilie

JO SUGAR

ALEXANDER LARMAN

GEORGIE FULLER

From fashion to the media, Jo has a client list that reads like a celebrity Who’s Who (Serena Williams, Vanessa Feltz and Lorna Luft). One of the most sought-after make-up artists in the country, she is also an educator, lecturing at events and seminars throughout the year. She is a regular at LFW, heading her own shows each season. Jo says, “Every job is different, so you never stop learning.” @jo_sugar

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Alexander Larman is an author and journalist who writes food, travel and lifestyle features for titles including The Resident, The Arbuturian and many more. Additionally, he is the author of three non-fiction books, including Byron’s Women and Blazing Star. He contributes book reviews and arts features regularly to The Observer, Drugstore Culture and The Chap. He lives in East Sussex with his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Rose. @alexlarman

Georgina Fuller is an award-winning freelance journalist, editor and motherof-three. She writes about parenting, women, work and travel for The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Little London, Red and Smallish magazine. She also blogs for Selfish Mother and has written for The Mother Book, published in 2016. Georgina has appeared on BBC Radio 2, BBC3 and various stations to talk about parenting and women at work. @georgie_writer

EDITOR’S LETTER

WELCOME As we enter a new decade, it feels like an opportunity to write a new life script, taking into consideration all the things we’ve learnt – the triumphs and the tribulations. The year has already presented some economic changes to embrace, while our careers and the way we make money are continually evolving. Many years ago the traditional working model started at 9am and ceased at 5pm. You’d work your way up the corporate ladder with employee benefits; you’d save for a house, get on the property ladder; provide for a family and then enjoy a secure pension at the end of it all. Whether you loved your job or not, that was the direction everyone followed and very few people questioned it. Today our work landscape has changed remarkably. More and more people want to build businesses in their own image, in the process creating both independence and financial stability. This might be as start-up, by going freelance or through sub-contracting. These are the folk daring to go their own way and, as a result, living the future they dreamt of. Unless you’re part of Gen Z, in which case, it’ll be all you know. I find it endlessly fascinating, exciting and frightening all at once. More and more, I hear cases of people working three jobs as well as starting up a company on the side trying to turn their passion into a success. I also meet regularly parents who left flourishing careers to look after young children and who are now searching for that purpose all over again through business ideas that are both versatile and financially viable. Of course, there remain many areas of the workplace that need to be modernised, but it’s brilliant to see that today we can find pockets of opportunities that provide this flexibility, fulfilment and financial reward. This issue is dedicated to those who have gone their own way and carved out their own career trajectory. Jamie Chadwick, our cover star, is one such: a 21-year-old woman currently leading the way in women’s motor racing. Another, at the other end of the spectrum, is Sarah Raven, the legendary gardener who went from being a doctor to running a very successful horticultural company from her own farm while on maternity leave. Flick through to meet tons of inspiring women, as well to find pages full of practical tips across leadership, business, personal development, marketing and social media. Every day that I run Modern Woman I’m astounded and touched by the talent out there. Why not let that be you? With love, Rosie

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WOMEN OF THE WORLD All the must-know news from women in work across the globe. Words: Sabrina Lepage

RUSSIA/IRAN Chess pro Shohreh Bayat speaks out against compulsory hijab in her native Iran Top chess arbiter, Shohreh Bayat, has made a statement by speaking out against the enforced wearing of the hijab in her home country of Iran. While refereeing for the Women’s World Chess Championship, a photo circulated in the Iranian media appearing to show Ms. Bayat not wearing her hijab. Since media outlets are heavily monitored by the government, the circulation of the image made arrest a real possibility for the top-level chess pro. When asked for a statement, she assured the BBC that she was, despite how the photo appears, in fact wearing her hijab. Other images taken on the same day but from different angles showing her wearing a hijab support this claim. From the photo in question alone, which was taken from a front facing angle, it is unclear whether the head coverage is pinned to the back of her head. The Iranian chess federation responded to this controversy by requesting that Ms. Bayat issue a statement in support of wearing a hijab, which is mandatory for women under Iranian law. She refused, stating, ‘in my conscience, I could not do it. I believe people must be free to choose what they want to wear.’ She added that she has never worn the hijab out of choice and does not like doing so. While her statement has drawn a lot of support globally, it has also meant that it is unsafe for her to return to home. ‘Not wearing the hijab is a crime in Iran which is punishable by arrest, invalidation of the passport or prison,’ she explained. Ms.Bayat finished off the tournament after the International Chess Federation decided that she had done nothing wrong.

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NEWS: GLOBAL ROUND UP

GREECE Greece elects first-ever female president Greece has made political history by electing its first female president. High court Judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou was elected on 22 January after being nominated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The choice was quickly backed by the opposition party and she received the supporting vote of 261 MPs in the 300 seated parliament. With only 200 votes required, Sakellaropoulou’s position was secured. As well as being the first female president of the country, she is also the first woman to become president of the Council of State, which is the top administrative court in Greece. Sakellaropoulou is not a member of any political party but has been an advocate for environmental issues and human rights laws. The decision has been seen as a move in a positive direction for the right-leaning New Democracy party, but also as a response to critics of PM Mitsotakis who have long claimed gender inequality in his cabinet. In the European Institute for Gender Equality’s 2017 index, Greece rated at the very bottom.

BELGIUM Ursula von Der Leyen’s plan gets green light The European Union is making strides towards its zero emissions target by 2050 with the introduction of Ursula von Der Leyen’s ambitious Green Plan. This deal will grant €100bn to member states to help limit, and eventually put a stop to, pollution by investing in alternative fuel sources and doing away with fossil fuels. However, the battle is likely to be long and uphill. Many companies who trade with the EU have voiced concern over the difficulties this will create for business. There have also been complaints from some member states who rely on coal more. Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic have all held off on signing up for this emissions-free goal. Commission President Leyen has threatened a carbon border tax to deal with lack of cooperation, raisng the price of polluted goods to the EU. ‘There is no point in only reducing greenhouse gas emissions at home, if we increase the import of CO2 from abroad. It is not only a climate issue; it is also an issue of fairness,’ she told the World Economic Forum in Davos.

INDIA Meet Shafali Verma, India’s cricket prodigy The world of cricket has rarely seen anything like her. At the age of just 15, Shafali Verma has gained a reputation as a cricket prodigy and been awarded a players contract by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Ms. Verma began her cricket career in 2013 when she joined an academy close to her home. Since there was no academy for girls, she cut her hair short and disguised herself as a boy in order to get in. Verma would train with male bowlers and easily keep up with them. Once she moved to the Ram Narain academy, she was already years ahead of the other girls. ‘The girls were no match for her,’ Verma’s coach Ashwani Kumar told the Times of India. ‘So I started playing her with the U19 boys. She used to take the U19 bowlers to the cleaners.’ When speaking with femalecricket.com, she said: ‘My father told me to hit fearlessly and I have been doing that ever since. I cannot imagine not playing that way.’ With her impressive runs and strike-rate, fans of women’s cricket predict great things for the Indian team.

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Gone are the days of linear trajectories. Women, the original multi-taskers, are increasingly wearing many different hats, and thank goodness for that, says SAM BAINES

o, what do you do?’ It’s a question that used to fill me with dread at dinner parties. ‘You do something interesting though,’ say my friends, ‘why don’t you want to talk about it?!’ Here’s the thing. I love what I do but, in the past, carving my own path has made other people who’ve cleaved to more traditional routes feel uncomfortable. The era of pick-one-thing-and-stick-withit is over. You don’t have to dedicate your life to one income stream to succeed. You can be successful in multiple areas and no one is proving that more than women in business. Women are natural multitaskers. In the 1950s, we were allowed to cook a slap-up meal whilst blow-dried to the hilt and even put a wash on whilst we were doing it. Dreamy. In the 2020s, we can set up our own business whilst working a part-time job, having a family and writing a book in our spare time (you can also have great hair doing these things if you choose to). Mothers can work from home on marketing campaigns whilst caring for their children. University graduates

can manage an HR team whilst starting their own fashion label and those with no A Levels can take them in their forties, or use their practical skills to carve out a gap in the market. We are complex human beings and the world is beginning to rejoice in our differences. There is no one direct path to business and that makes the journey exciting. My own path is inextricable from what I do. For example, if I hadn’t got a hearing aid at 30, I never would have written a children’s book about a little girl called Harriet who has a hearing aid that translates alien languages. If I hadn’t done a stand-up comedy show about space and astronauts, I probably wouldn’t have set Harriet Versus the Galaxy in space and made my heroine an intergalactic space agent. If I hadn’t started stand-up comedy, I wouldn’t have known how to write jokes for the book and, if I hadn’t trained in acting, I’m not sure I’d be able to get into the mindset of Harriet who is the voice of the book. If I hadn’t set up my own social media marketing company when I was at drama school, I wouldn’t be able to market my book on social media as well as I have and I wouldn’t

have had a steady income that allowed me to write it. You see, I am an actress, comedian, children’s book author, journalist, social media marketing guru, business owner, radio presenter and deaf activist. Yes, really. I’m what Emma Gannon would call a multi-hyphenate and we are taking over the world. Once I

‘If I hadn’t done a stand-up comedy show about space and astronauts, I probably wouldn’t have set Harriet Versus the Galaxy in space and made my heroine an intergalactic space agent.’ realised that all these things fed into one another rather than holding me back from real success in one area, it was incredibly freeing. Here’s to breaking the mould, making our own path and confusing people at dinner parties. So, tell me what do you do? Quite a lot, and I’m rather good at it.

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VIDEO Games LOU NYLANDER, global marketing officer for Unruly, meets Rosie Coxshaw

o excel in the digital world can be a challenging yet exciting prospect. Lou Nylander is a woman who has her finger on the pulse when it comes to video marketing. The global marketing officer for Unruly, a company which specialises in data-driven video for brands, she discusses this ever-changing landscape and how she stays on top.

What is your background and how did you get to be doing what you do now? I applied for a job in the back of the Media Guardian back in the days where you actually had to literally write a letter and post your CV. I posted it and hoped for the best. I was living with

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ABOVE Unruly works with publishers and advertisers to monetise highly targeted video content

my parents in Essex at the time and it was brilliant, as I received a letter asking me to come in for a grad scheme working at a media agency called Zenith Media. I was so lucky to get on the scheme – throughout the two years, I worked on brands like L’Oréal, Mini and BMW. I worked with Zenith Media for about eight or nine years and then I happened to get a really good opportunity to work over at AOL and move into marketing. I loved digital media. Whilst there I learned more about how to acquire an audience and how to drive people online, and then I joined Unruly two years ago. Last year I got promoted to the global marketing director role. What does Unruly do?

Unruly is a video market place so we work with brands to monetise their videos. For publishers we make sure that the video on their website is monetised and that the right people see it. We also work with advertisers, to help them get their videos to the people they want to see it – so we work with both sides of the coin: both with publishers and the advertisers. One of the core aims of Unruly is to transform advertising for the better. It’s one of our core missions. We’re at the forefront of working with the WFA. We always want to make sure that we’re on brand safe sites and, when working with advertisers and publishers, that we are also doing the very best for consumers as well.

MARKETING: DIGITAL/VIDEO Can you give us insight to the process of monetising the videos? A customer will come to us with a brief. They might want to aim it at 18-34-year-olds online, or they might have another target audience or some other attributes that they wish to target. We also have a product in house which is called EQ, which stands for ‘emotional targeting’ – basically it looks at how people emotionally resonate with adverts. We’ve been doing this for ten years and we have a lot of data that we’ve built up on whether we should target happy ads or happy sites, or whether people are more receptive to adverts based on their feelings. So we layer that targeting technology technique on with other data partners we work with in which we drive results for the clients based on trying to target that audience online. But at Unruly, we primarily work within the video space. It’s really fascinating to see so many changes in the digital industry. How do you think businesses can embrace and capitalise on digital for marketing purposes? It needs to be led by the consumer. In terms of businesses, if you’re going into a space, it needs to be authentic and it needs to be because the consumer is there. For instance, previously I didn’t have an Instagram account. I had Facebook and Twitter, but I wasn’t big on Instagram. And then friends would question, ‘Lou, why haven’t you got an IG account?’ So I went on Instagram and fell in love with it as a platform, and then I started to spend the vast majority of my time on Instagram and move away from other social networks. Based on my usage of those networks, I started doing different things. I think that we, as a marketing industry, need to actually follow consumers

‘Unruly is a video market place so we work with brands to monetise their videos. For publishers we make sure that the video on their website is monetised and that the right people see it.’ but also not take over their environments and make them cluttered with adverts. There needs to be a balance between going where the consumer is going and doing it in an authentic way that doesn’t disrupt their experience when they’re online. The concept of Spotify is a clever one in this sense: they have a free subscription with adverts but paid-for without adverts. What does your role as global marketing officer entail? Loads and loads of things! I have a team of other marketeers across the globe and we look after social and mobile. We also do events and communications, so we basically are the brand guardians for Unruly. The brand

ABOVE Lou Nylander worked at AOL in digital marketing before moving to Unruly two years ago, where she is now global marketing officer.

is really important to us, even though we’re a B2B company. Not all B2B companies necessarily market in the same way as Unruly does, so we make sure that when somebody is speaking to us on social media or they’re going on the website, they still have an authentic Unruly voice coming back to them and that it’s the same sort of voice as the sales team when they’re going out meeting people day-to-day. To hear Lou Nylander talk more on her trajectory as well as on marketing ideas for your own work, do tune in and listen to the podcast over at modernwoman.co/podcasts unruly.co

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ell us a little about yourself and how you came to be doing what you do now? I’m a fitness enthusiast, social media influencer, founder of women’s luxury activewear brand Lenny London and I work full time as a European Business Manager in banking. I first discovered my passion for fitness five years ago and this built the foundations for transforming every aspect of life: mindset, body, business and relationships. I wanted to use my experiences and what I’ve been

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Influencer, fitness enthusiast and banker, KARLY ARBER on how she spins the plates and makes it all work through to inspire and empower other women. As my audience increased, companies started approaching me to work with them and it has evolved from there. I’ve had some amazing opportunities and collaborated on some really exciting projects, such as photoshoots, fitness challenges, speaking on event panels, guest speaking on podcasts and – most recently – hosting a women’s business event, which was great. What advice would you give anyone out there wishing to

make it in the digital sphere? Whether you’re a business or an influencer, if you make your sole purpose about helping people and giving back to the world, you will make it in the digital sphere. The way in which consumers are using social media is evolving and my prediction going into 2020 is that people will steer away from the over-edited ‘perfect’ posts in favour of real life content that shows the good, the bad and everything in between. If you’re a business: share the story behind the company. Who is

INFLUENCER: KARLY ARBER the founder and what do they do, what does your brand stand for, what goals do you have and what areas are you failing in? Share your story, be relatable and build a community. What does the future hold? My main focus for this year is to have fun in everything that I do and enjoy life. I am in the process of designing my very own activewear brand. It has been a lifelong goal of mine to have my own fashion label and I can’t wait to launch Lenny London this year. I have some exciting projects in the pipeline that aim to help women develop self-confidence, overcome limiting beliefs and change their mindset. I’m also going to be incorporating more self-care into my routine and set myself some personal goals so I can be the fittest, healthiest version of myself. What do you class as a substantial following? It doesn’t take a million followers to change people’s lives for the better. I would like to think the message people put out there to the world would be the same whether they have 5k, 20k or 1M followers. I don’t follow people or businesses because of the number of followers they have. I follow them if they motivate and inspire me – some are celebrities

with a huge following and others are my friends or family who have 300 followers. If you want to increase your following, give people a reason to follow you. How can we combat fake followers and promote authenticity within social media? My biggest piece of advice is to never compare yourself to what someone else is doing, especially how many followers they have. Every account started with zero followers. Again, it’s engagement and interaction with the followers you already have that is key, not how many you have. There will always be people who take short cuts in life and buying fake followers is just another example of this. A high number of fake followers doesn’t compare to a good reputation with fewer real ones. How did your Lenny London come about? I always envisioned having a high end womenswear fashion label – think classic tailored pieces such as dresses, trousers and jackets – but since finding my passion for fitness, and spending a considerable amount of time in the gym, I found a gap in the market for fashionable yet functional activewear. I wanted to create stylish transitional pieces to take you from the gym through to everyday life and my inspiration behind the designs comes from how I dress myself. My day-to-day look is smart-casual, no matter where I am or what I’m doing. I’m usually rushing from the gym to business meetings to lunch reservations to networking events so I’ll typically be wearing gym clothes paired with a hoodie, smart trainers and a tailored coat. The upfront costs for my fashion line have been huge, something I didn’t anticipate nor plan for and I’ve had a number of setbacks that have really eaten into my budget. I’ve tackled court cases for trademark issues,

“My main focus for this year is to have fun in everything that I do and enjoy life. I am in the process of designing my very own activewear brand.” LEFT Karly works as a banker, as well as a social media influencer and owns an activewear label, Lenny London

been stung by website designers who haven’t delivered on projects and I’ve spent a lot of money on areas on the business that I haven’t needed to, but it’s a learning process and I just figure it out along the way. I’ve self-funded my business using savings and I get a monthly income from my full time banking job too. As someone who has no background in fashion or running a business, it’s been very challenging but every day I learning something new and I just focus on enjoying the whole process – both the good and the bad. www.instagram.com/karlyarber

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An unexpected thank you phone call or card will make your business stand out from the competition and let your clients know you appreciate them. 4

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Whether they are the first client of the morning, or your last client in the evening, make sure they get 100 percent of your care and attention so every client feels special.

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INSPIRATIONAL Quotes

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” STEVE JOBS

“Everyone has a point of view. Some people call it style, but what we’re really talking about is the guts of a photograph. When you trust your point of view, that’s when you start taking pictures.” ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud” COCO CHANEL

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” CAROLINE FLACK

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.” ALBERT EINSTEIN

“The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.” JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE

“All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don’t let anybody crush your dream.” PATTI LABELLE

We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list. MICHELLE OBAMA

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GLOBAL START UPS: IDEAS

START Me Up Who’s leading the way with female start-ups, asks ABIGAIL BRITNELL, Investment Business Consultant at SSG, recruitment industry influencer and advocate for women in business

s an advocate for women in business, I’m always interested in statistics and metrics around female-led and female-owned businesses across all sectors, not just recruitment. A recent report by the House of Commons actually dedicates a whole section to women in business on a global scale, and the findings are intriguing. You may understandably imagine that it’s the western world which leads the way, but the figures tell a different story. The top five countries currently ahead of the curve in the arena of female-led businesses are actually in the Middle East, Africa and, finally, Europe. Lebanon leads, followed by Turkey, Sudan, Egypt and the Netherlands. The United Kingdom comes in at number 15 out of 54 countries, with the USA claiming its spot at number 25. Some of the countries ranking ahead of the UK are also very surprising. What are the factors behind this outcome? It may be a question of necessity as opposed to opportunity. Smaller economies are likely to be forced to look for international consumers, rather

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than relying on the domestic market to achieve the required financial returns. NGOs and government initiatives are also driving through initiatives around female entrepreneurs and women in business networks. Lebanon was without a president for almost a year back in 2015, and start-ups stepped in to bridge the gap around basic services and issues, from recycling to traffic jams. The We-Fi project – ‘e-Commerce and Women-Led SMEs in Lebanon’ – launched in July 2019, and is designed to help women entrepreneurs expand their access to domestic and export markets through e-commerce platforms. In the Netherlands, female-led start-up founders are creating a huge impact on the start-up scene across a variety of sectors including education, design, legal and Fintech. The Dutch also have a wealth of femaleled initiatives to encourage women to participate in the economy through hosting key events promoting female entrepreneurship including TEDXAmsterdamWomen, European Women in Technology and TheNextWomen summit. What does this mean for the UK? Firstly, it highlights that there

‘In the Netherlands, femaleled start-up founders are creating a huge impact on the start-up scene across a variety of sectors including education, design, legal and Fintech.’ is still some way to go when it comes to encouraging and facilitating female entrepreneurs. Factors such as education, government grants and funding and facilities provision, need to become an even bigger priority when it comes to encouraging female entrepreneurs and leaders. Paternity leave and flexible working are still falling short, inhibiting women from contributing to the economy to their maximum capacity. That said, female networking is on the rise and women are empowering others, instead of firmly closing the door behind them on the way up. If you’re interested in researching further statistics around Women in Business, then do check out The GEDI Female Entrepreneurship Index.

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LEADER CHANTAL GAUTIER, academic, business psychologist and author of The Psychology of Work: Insights into Successful Working Practices, explores leadership and asks: do you have what it takes? 22

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LEADERSHIP: CHANTAL GAUTIER

here can be no doubt that 2019 was a year to remember. In the UK alone, we have had to endure more than one election and two political leadership changes. Across the Atlantic, Donald Trump faced the next stage of impeachment, though he was acquitted. In Australia, tensions grew as the country faced catastrophic bushfires, all while PM Scott Morrison enjoyed a holiday in Hawaii. Within the corporate world, a number of high profile figures have been accused of wrongdoing, from Carlos Ghosn, former head of Re-nault-Nissan, to former CEO of McDonalds, Steve Easterbrook. All of it begs the question: what, exactly, constitutes leadership? The underlying assumption behind earlier theories of leadership was that specific traits (for example, dominance, extraversion, capacity and intelligence) distinguish leaders from their followers. Since traits are stable and naturally impact personality, the theory poses that leadership is innate, and can not be learnt. In response to the trait approach, the style theory approach explores different leader effects on individual and group behaviours. Central to the ‘autocratic’ style, leader interactions tend to be top-down in nature, higher in control, nontransparent and do not involve employees in any decisionmaking practices. This is in stark contrast to the ‘democratic’ style, where leaders are keen to engage with members, collaborate, communicate and promote innovation as well as critical thinking. Ultimately, how best we lead is perhaps down to both nature and nurture. Leaders can certainly be taught how to be more confident or learn how to communicate better, but the essential traits that separate leaders from non-

leaders are more difficult to learn. For example, asking an introvert to be charismatic would, at best, be a challenge, at worst, cruel. Notwithstanding, successful leaders have begun to consider the impact of negative leadership behaviour on work productivity. Research has found in particular that happy workers who feel respected and valued are most productive. Which begs the following questions: how does one know if one has leadership potential? And what are typical leader style qualities to look out for? Though it is by no means exhaustive, here are a few ideas, as a guide, to optimal leadership traits. 1. You show empathy and compassion. 2. You respect work-life balance. 3. You show kindness and care. 4. You recognise own blind spots, shortcomings and limitations. 5. You are receptive to new ideas. 6. You are accountable when mistakes are made. 7. You ‘walk the talk’. 8. You lead by example 9. You honour humility and lead with integrity. 10. You communicate with openness and transparency 11. You share successes 12. You empower and foster growth and development 13. You do not surround yourself with ‘clones’, and you are not afraid to be challenged. Researchers have also identified

OPPOSITE Research shows that happy workers who feel respected are most productive, says psychologist and academic, Chantal Gautier

the need for leader flexibility. This means that leaders with a capacity to be flexible will know how to tune-in to their environments and use a style of behaviour that fits the situation in which leadership is exercised. All and all, a good leader needs to exert balance when focusing on tasks and/or personorientated demands. Perhaps, most importantly the key to true leadership is understanding that any business success is about people.

‘Central to the ‘autocratic’ style, leader interactions tend to be top-down in nature, higher in control, nontransparent and do not involve employees in any decisionmaking practices.’ And if you visibly go out of your way to be supportive, kind and take care of your people, as a leader both you, your people and business are likely to thrive. Chantal Gautier is a senior lecturer at The University of Westminster and a Chartered Psychologist (BPS)

Chantal’s top tips for developing your leaderships skills: • Read her book, The Psychology of Work: Insights into Successful Working Practices for further insights. • Visit www.cognisess.com and explore your leadership potential via its online development suite

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Westminster Business School’s revolutionary new MBA provides access to skills and a platform for those who need it most

estminster Business School new and innovative MBA has revolutionised the qualification, championing the areas of modern careers in which women are the most underrepresented, while providing the skills they tend to lack the most. In short, it provides a springboard for women to launch into big careers. The programme equips students with a robust understanding of the latest developments in a digitalised world, focusing on key areas such as blockchains, big data, artificial intelligence, cloud technology, AR/VR, disruptive innovations, the growth of ecosystems and the sharing economy. It combines innovation, the digital world, contemporary challenges and management complexity, whilst

enhancing the students’ ability to gain sought-after soft skills such as resilience, agility, creativity and critical thinking. This way, it builds confidence and tackles the barriers that tend to hold women back from achieving their true potential. The Westminster MBA is one of the very few courses that doesn’t require applicants to have extensive previous work experience, thus eliminating this usual barrier and lifting up those who need the most. It is designed for passionate recent graduates from any discipline, and business professionals with minimal work experience, who are seeking an intensive, practically-oriented, advanced education in modern business methods and skills. It can be particularly useful for aspiring business women that this forward-looking MBA follows a strong narrative with a journey of discovery, beginning with diagnosis of business problems/ issues, the design of innovative solutions, immersion in digital applications and the development of drive, resilience and diplomacy as part of personal growth. The 12-month programme consists of a three-month internship or project to boost the students’ CV, while an

international consulting project, career development workshops and masterclasses enhance global perspectives and employability. With exciting teaching and learning approaches such as simulations, hackathons, business challenges and video presentations, the programme is truly inspiring and has everything to push students to realise their very best in the digital 2020s world. The cherry on top is that is situated in the heart of London near Baker Street, where the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus is equipped with an MBA Boardroom, digital classrooms and a Bloomberg trading suite. The new MBA aligns with the University’s 180 years old commitment to diversity and inclusion, including helping women realising their true potential, which the university believes will make the world a better place. To learn more about the Westminster MBA, visit https://www.westminster.ac.uk/ business-and-managementcourses/2020-21/september/ full-time/mba

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FREEDOM Property is a great industry in which to build a business reflective of the life you want to live. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming increasingly dominated by women, says NICOLE BREMNER

roperty has long been a go-to career for those desiring the flexibility to go their own way. Anyone who thinks itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just about buying a flat and becoming a landlord is labouring under a misapprehension. There are so many more facets to the industry. Student housing, architecture and even propertyfocused media are all viable options and ones that are providing rewarding careers for many women. The good news is that no longer is property just for men. Here we profile three women forging successful careers in what were once maledominated industries. Architecture is a more traditional approach to property and was the only career Amrita Mahindroo (pictured) considered. Her interest in the built environment started with her parents, who were property developers in Australia. Amrita soon left Australia with a degree in architecture to continue her architectural education with a Masters degree with honours from MIT. After working for a number of reputable firms internationally, Amrita founded DROO Projects, based between Paris and London. She lives between the two cities balancing life as a creative and

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as a businesswoman with two young children. When you forge your own way in architecture the love of the urban landscape often takes a back seat to business development, managing a team and ensuring invoices are paid on time. For Amrita the solution to this was to partner with her husband, architect Michel Da Costa Goncalves. He brought structure to her creativity which liberated time for Amrita to return to her first love: the creation of beautiful urban environments.

Also an architect Phillipa Charrier (pictured) chose a different path, specifically how the built environment impacts on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior, mood and mental wellbeing. Six years ago she co-founded FAT Properties with her husband Tom, alongside their busy family life, after they saw a gap in the market to provide high quality student co-living with a focus on both customer experience and also wellbeing. Phillipa has made it her mission to provide better quality accommodation to students. As many who have experienced student digs will know, the bar was quite low. We spend a staggering 90 per cent of our time indoors, and 65 per cent of that time in our homes. In the UK, half of young people are going into higher education and as many as a third of students are experiencing psychological distress. Academic research shows that people who live in better quality housing have fewer mental health issues. It therefore makes sense that if we want to improve the health and wellbeing of our university students, there is no more important place to start than in their accommodation. Phillipa has had to balance the wellbeing of her students with that of her own as a mother

PROPERTY: NEW VENTURES of three young children and dog. It’s hard not to feel guilty about all the time FAT takes up when her young children are at such a demanding time of life. Her husband left his job last summer to join the business fulltime which created a financial burden, sometimes exacerbated by unexpected delays on site. If you miss the crucial student year deadline you miss a whole year of income. Being incredibly disciplined about working after the children went to bed meant Phillipa was able to launch her recent developments in time for this important date and consequently FAT is now looking to roll out the concept across other student cities. It’s not all plain sailing and sunshine for Victoria Stenhouse either. Victoria and her husband Mike, plus two beautiful Havanese pooches, live an enviable life sailing around the Mediterranean on their catamaran. It really is living the dream. But technological issues often get in the way. Wifi is still often patchy, or even nonexistent in more remote areas. The other challenge is the ability to work completely remotely when the legal system is stuck in the past and requires wet signatures for most contracts involving property. These issues aside it really is an amazing

life and one that is, in fact, surprisingly achievable. With a background in project management for large corporates Victoria started in property as a bit of a side business, buying low-cost single family homes and flipping them to make money – all of which was spent on holidays. In 2014 her husband Mike left work to focus on property full time, living off Victoria’s salary until

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they could build up a portfolio of rental properties to replace her income. They were also one of the pioneers in podcasting, launching Inside Property Investing the same year. By 2017 Victoria able to leave her corporate job for life as an entrepreneur. But she quickly found that they needed a new goal. Growing up sailing, Victoria was determined to live a life of adventure on the sea and thankfully Mike bought into the idea. In early 2019 the Manchester-based couple sold their home and bought a brand new 40-foot catamaran, spending summer learning the ropes and sailing the Med. The next goal for the couple is to sail across the Atlantic for winter 2020 to the warmer climes of the Caribbean. Still in her early thirties, Victoria still very much works full time, but simply from nicer locations. The secret to remote working was using Victoria and Mike’s project management skills to systemise all aspects of their business. Inside Property Investing is now the second most popular property podcast in the UK and top ten for investing. Technology allows them to check in with the team most days and spend a few hours working before hoisting the sails and moving on, or jumping into the ocean and going for a swim. If property is your passion, then it can be a viable career choice for any modern woman. Think beyond the standard buy-to-let landlord, especially as the government has made it mostly unviable with recent tax changes. Consider exactly what it is that interests you about bricks and mortar and research the need for that particular aspect in your local area. You’ll be in very good company with dozens of women moving into the industry that was once very male. Do look out for the Modern Woman Property events over the next year.

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GARDERNER’S Question Time SARAH RAVEN is the hallowed name that almost all other gardeners defer to when asked about their heroes. Here she talks the humble beginnings of her sapling business and how it took root and grew, just as her garden did

t is hard to overstate just how influential and inspiring Sarah Raven – and her business and brand – has been in the world of horticulture. An impassioned teacher, she has run courses at Perch Hill, her farm in East Sussex, and around the country since 1997. The Sarah Raven brand now provides a comprehensive range of seeds, seedlings, plants, and gardening and floristry kit. Her gardening and cookery books have won her a myriad of awards; she has presented on BBC Gardeners’ World; and she recently published Good Good Food, a new book exploring healthy eating, which combines her medical training (Sarah is a qualified doctor) with her love for growing and cooking food.

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MAIN The legendary Sarah Raven runs courses from her East Susex farm and around the country

Here, we dig a little deeper with the woman who made it all grow. Can you talk a little about the evolution of your business, from your work as a doctor, to starting the farm, right through to where things are now… I was a hospital doctor (still training), but after my maternity leave for my first child, I went half-time so I could be at home with my baby. That’s when I started gardening more, and growing cut flowers, with her out sleeping in her push-chair/ pram. I loved flowers in the house and started experimenting with different families of plants — cosmos, snapdragons, calendulas, cornflowers and dahlias — easy things for a beginner to grow, to see which produced the most flowers for longest and which

worked well as cut flowers. This led to me writing my first book The Cutting Garden (1996) and, on the back of that, teaching at our home, Perch Hill, the following year. The teaching then led to my first seed list in 1998, with just 30 flowers for cutting, the plants that had excelled in my mini trials. That’s the basis of what we still do now, trialling everything in my home and garden, with only what I and our gardening team consider to be the very best things going onto the website and catalogue for sale. How did you turn your private home, Perch Hill, into a business venture? You can see pretty much everything we sell (if you visit in the correct season) growing

‘Total, unwavering interest, enthusiasm and belief in what you’re doing and selling, so that when things get tough — which they will — you feel deeply linked and care about what you’re selling.’ at Perch Hill and always have been able to. We do all the plant growing, trialling and experimenting at Perch Hill, from which I write the catalogues and do all the plant photography with Jonathan Buckley, the photographer I’ve worked with for over 20 years. Jonathan and I did our first book together, The Bold and Brilliant Garden about the oast garden at Perch Hill in 2001 and we have had a shoot at home once a month ever since. I test the vase life, check the flavour of a tomato, pick a new collection of salad leaves to taste it — all at home. That’s how I started and how everything is still done. We used to pack all the seeds there too, and grow all the seedlings, but now have a nursery in Lincolnshire and our head office is in Marlborough where all the mail order distribution takes place. It used to be just me, and my children’s ‘nanny’ packing seeds and now we employ over 50 people. My business partner, Louise Farman,

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was a university friend who came to help me out nearly 20 years ago and she’s run the company ever since. Do you have any practical advice for creating a product line and getting it distributed and stocked successfully? For example, are there particular lessons you learned when becoming a commercial grower? Total, unwavering interest, enthusiasm and belief in what you’re doing and selling, so that when things get tough — which they will — you feel deeply linked and care about what you’re selling. Then gradually build a team who feel the same, being acutely aware of your strong and weak points, what you’re good at and what you’re not. Recruit to fill those. What’s most exciting about horticultural life and business now, and where is it going? I am lucky that my own personal life passion — growing things

ABOVE Sarah Raven was on maternity leave from her job as a hospital doctor when she discovered an enthusiasm for growing cut flowers

outside to bring in — has become fashionable in the last few years. People have been growing veg and flowers on their allotments forever, but it has now become not just a hobby, but for many, a career. We all care hugely more than when I started about food and flower miles, taste, and individual character of what we’re picking, eating and smelling. And gardening is being proved, again and again, to be good for you and your physical and mental health. I was just there at the right time and I feel hugely fortunate. What have been some of your best lessons learned or skills developed on your business journey so far? Ask for help. Get good advice. You need a good team. Work hard, but not too hard (that’s a tricky one). Take time away. To purchase flower, fruit and veg seeds trialled at Perch Hill, as well as to discover more about the many courses that Sarah runs at home and away, visit her website, www.sarahraven.com

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COVER STORY: JAMIE CHADWICK

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Meet JAMIE CHADWICK, the British motor racing star stepping it up a gear, By Rosie Coxshaw

amie Chadwick is busy setting groundbreaking records when it comes to women’s motor racing. She became the youngest driver and first-ever female to win the British GT title at 16 and now, at just 21, she already has accomplishments under her star-studded belt that sportspeople twice her age would be proud of – most recently as winner of the W series European Championship. She’s young, female and freshening things up in an industry dominated by older men: strap in and put your foot down if you want to keep up with the marvellous Ms Chadwick.

Your journey to becoming a racing driver started when you were 12. What drew you to the sport? Twelve is actually, believe it or not, relativity late to get into motor sports. Most young guys or girls are getting into it really young, when they’re between six and eight, so really for me it came about by chance. I’m not from a motor racing background at all. My parents don’t race. It just so happened that my older brother went go-carting and fell in love with the sport and slowly but surely I saw what he was up to and wanted to give it a go myself. I drove a go-cart for the first time when I was about 11 or 12 and caught the bug quite quickly. It all went from there. And what about your parents. What do they think about your career and how far you’ve come? I’ve been really lucky, especially as they’re not from a motoring background. They’ve always been very supportive. I don’t think they would have expected me to have picked motor sport when I was younger but yes, fortunately, they have kind of grasped the concept of it and supported me all the way so far. That’s been one of the most important parts of getting to where I am, having that family support to this level. All forms of sport require a high level of dedication. What keeps you motivated? I think it’s a few different things. I still obviously really love and enjoy the sport, so in my head it’s the best job in the world, which then makes it inevitable that I’ll work hard and keep committing to it. It’s what I want to do, so it’s not hard for me to stay motivated in that sense, but also I think it’s that I’ve felt what success is like. The feeling of winning and achieving certain results is definitely a big part of the motivation for me.

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How do you define success? In your mind is there always something you are trying to strive for? I think you’re never 100 per cent satisfied with what you’ve achieved so far, so it’s always a case of thinking about what’s next, and focusing on the next goal. For me the ultimate goal is Formula One and everything reaching up to that level is a box tick to trying to achieve the ultimate goal.

ABOVE AND RIGHT Jamie takes home the win at the inaugural W Series

In 2019 you won the W Series. Tell us a bit more about that championship and what the experience was like? It was the W Series inaugural year and going into it, I had no idea what to expect as it was the first of its kind. It was an all-female, single-seater championship racing in Formula Three level cars. I come from a background of always competing in e h t to Listen mixed races, not having any t a t s Po d c a o/ .c segregated or split gender n a m rnwo mode races or anything like that. s t s a podc Why do you think there When the W Series was aren’t more women in the launched, it was one of those sport? scenarios where I didn’t really get That’s probably one of the the need for it at first. For me it questions I get asked the most. wasn’t necessarily that important, It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why but actually when I learned about but I would say it doesn’t help what the championship was and that there are no real female what the end goals were and role models. For that reason, what they were providing, it really it’s not a sport that’s obviously was a no-brainer to take the accessible to women, even opportunity and see what I could though of course I would argue achieve. It was an incredible year that demonstrably it is. I was and experience. The best thing obviously lucky, the way I fell was that it showcased the level into it, but I wouldn’t necessarily of women in motor sport and have known coming into the how high the level is. Obviously sport at a young age that it was to have won it was the ultimate something that was achievable goal, but I was also pleasantly for women to do. I hope that if surprised by how well it was all we can see more women racing organised. I’m looking forward to at the very top level, which next year now. I think we’re starting to see, that would encourage a lot of Aside from competing, you have younger girls to get into it and to juggle a lot of balls, from then we can start to achieve managing media attention to gender balance. staying active on social media

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and running your own website. Did you feel prepared for all those peripheral elements, and how do you keep on top of it all? I think that’s just something that comes with the job from an early age. When you get into the sport, it’s something you just become used to having to deal with. You aren’t ever just a driver – it’s not just about what you do in the car, it’s about the bigger picture. So yes, from the age of 12 I feel like I’ve kind of been conditioned into that. It’s all I know. But I would say it has been a positive part of it – I feel it’s great to be able to learn so many different skills and have so many different roles as a driver that don’t just involve the skill of actual driving. Do you ever feel pressurised? I would be lying if I said no. It’s definitely a really high-pressure environment, particularly when you’re racing at a certain level. There are a lot of external people who want you – or need you – to achieve certain results. But I feel like that’s just sport and as long as you can deal with it, it makes it that much greater when you do achieve what you need to achieve. What is it like working at a high level in Formula One as a young female? That’s a good question. The main thing I’ve always focused on just doing my own thing not getting wrapped up in what everyone else is doing or trying to be anyone else other than me. I’m just trying to do what I do and fortunately I have been accepted for me in the sport. So it hasn’t felt like an issue for me to walk around the Paddock as quite a young girl in comparison to so many men, but I think the main thing for me is just focusing on being myself. What sets you apart from your peers? Gosh, that’s the question I always hate the most. I never know the answer. I think the main thing

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“There’s no reason why women can’t make it in our sport and for that matter in any sport. If you’ve got a goal or something you want to achieve unless there’s something really obvious as to why you can’t do it, I don’t see why anything should stop you.” is that I’ve got the best team around me. I’ve got the best people working with me and that makes a massive difference in terms of making my life a hell of a lot easier. I would say that’s one of the biggest things I’ve got over my closest rivals. What’s exciting in the world of Formula One at the moment? Formula One is ever-changing. In the UK, we’ve got Lewis Hamilton doing an unbelievable job. Love him or hate him, he is still super-talented and next year we’ll potentially be seeing him get his seventh world title which will match him to Michael Schumacher. So that’s quite cool to see. But also it’s just exciting to see how far technology has come in our sport. What the cars are able to achieve and do is just incredible to see. And what do you think keeps Lewis Hamilton at such a high level, consistently? I think that what makes him the best in the world or, in my opinion, the greatest of all time, is the fact that he’s able to maintain that level every day all of the time. Obviously he’s got an amazing team behind him with Mercedes but for him to be able to maintain that level is really what makes him the absolute best in the game.

You are now a big role model yourself. What advice would you give the modern woman who wants to come into motor racing? It sounds very clichéd but not to let anything stop you. There’s no reason why women can’t make it in our sport – or, for that matter, in any sport and beyond. If you’ve got a goal or something you want to achieve unless there’s something really obvious as to why you can’t do it, I don’t see why anything should stop you. Motor sport is like that. I’ve had amazing experiences in the field and I’d really recommend it to anyone coming through. What are you training for that the moment? It’s been a busy winter so far. We’ve been out in Asia for the Asian F3. We’re just over half way through that season so we’ve got a couple more races left. That’s the immediate on what’s coming up in the next few weeks and then obviously the W Series kicks off again. It’s keeping us busy and when you’re a racing driver, that’s absolutely the best thing: to be busy. Check in with Jamie ‘s schedule and her achievements via her website and follow her on social media at jamiechadwickracing. com; @jamiechadwick55

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TIMELESS Elegance Meet the new romantics, where monochrome doffs its chapeau to the delicate 1920s flapper Photography by Stefan Sieler Styling by Bernard Connolly

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ISOBEL WEARS: Dress: Anoushka G www.anoushkag.com

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CREDITS Photographer Stefan Sieler @stefansielerphotography www.stefansielerphotography.com Fashion stylist Bernard Connolly @bernardstylist www.bernardconnolly.com Hair Tim Furssedonn using R&Co @tfurssedonn Make-up artist: Jo Sugar @ Agency 105 using Embryolisse, Danessa Myricks @jo_sugar @agency105world Model 1: Isobel Dodd at First Model Management @firstlondon @isobeldodd Model 2: Delicia Fraser at First Model Management @firstlondon @itsdeliciawtf Make-up assistant Thoma Wyatt @thomawyatt Fashion Editor and Stylist Assistant Lourenna at Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Boudoir @lsboudoir1 Location Alexander Studioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unit 6 The Old Laundry, Haydon Way, London, SW11 1YF Tel: 020 8870 1338

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HEALTH & BEAUTY: PRODUCTS

FAIRY DUST Fairy Godmother English Mineral Makeup Fairy Godmother, from The English Mineral Makeup Company, is a translucent dual-purpose primer/finishing product, which doubles as a primer under foundation, or as a finishing product over it to add even more luminosity. It can also be used as a treatment to heal and add moisture, working to give a dewy quality to skin, softening fine lines and evening out skin tone. It’s filled with anti-oxidants to nurture skin, as well as rejuvenating rosehip and jojoba oils and can be worn by women with all skin tones. For natural skin magic, look no further. Each box is beautifully embellished with a bejewelled pumpkin coach. A complimentary brush, is included with every order to ensure perfect application. While scrupulously cruelty-free, this product contains crushed pearl and therefore is not vegan. £55; www.englishmineralmakeup.co.uk

BEAUTY Flash

Jo Sugar delves into her make-up bag and shares her SS20 beauty secrets

SAVE OUR SKIN! Filaderme Emulsion, Embryolisse Famous for its effectiveness on dry skin, Embryolisse Filaderme Emulsion Nourishing Repair Care enriches the skin with all of the essential nutrients it needs to keep dry skin at bay, making it perfect for the winter months. A combination of emollient oils and active natural ingredients help the skin to maintain an optimal pH level, while also providing protection from environmental aggressors. This is in my kit, a definite skin-saviour! Cruelty-free. £22.99; www.embryolisse.co.uk

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ALOE ALOE Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera Gel Natural Republic I love aloe vera; it has so many great uses. As well as keeping your skin clear and hydrated, it’s great for relieving sunburn if applied after sunbathing to soothe and heal your skin. If you are planning to get some winter sun or you’re prone to breakouts then this product is ideal. The 92 per cent gel contains California Aloe Vera which will moisturise and soothe. Apply an appropriate amount to dry, sensitive parts of face, body and hair. £7.50, www.naturerepublicuk.com

HAIR GOALS Television Perfect Hair Masque R&Co This hair masque dramatically improves elasticity for all hair types while fighting frizz in minutes. It contains snow mushroom extract to heal; coconut oil to nourish; murumuru butter to moisturise; Abyssinnian oil to detangle, and olive oil to soften. Leave on for five minutes. One hundred per cent vegan and cruelty-free. £40; www.randco.com

HEALTH & BEAUTY: PRODUCTS

BEHIND THE MASK Sheet Mask, Bubu Skincare I love, love, love these masks! Sheet masks are all the rage backstage at London Fashion Week since they give the models amazing skin and minimise the need for foundation. But they’re also perfect for a pamper day with friends or your partner. Bubu is the brainchild of 35-year-old entrepreneur Marianne Morrison, a former beauty therapist with a wealth of knowledge and passion for skincare and wellness. Created with a patented thermo sensitive hydrogel base, each mask comes as a single application packed full of amazing ingredients. They are all vegan or vegetarian (depending which mask) and cruelty-free. £5 – £7; www.bubuskincare.com

OIL OF ANGELS Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera Gel, Natural Republic Olverum is famous for its iconic bath oil beloved by celebrities and the Royal Family, This deeply moisturising formula contains Raspberry Seed Oil, a skin-super food and potent anti-oxidant, rich in Omegas 3, 6 and 9 which leaves skin feeling smooth, plumped and rejuvenated, and Alaria Esculenta Extract to boost the synthesis of collagen and hyaluronic acid, preserving skin’s firmness and elasticity. Use on wet skin straight from the bath or shower to lock in more moisture. It is 100 per cent vegan and cruelty-free. £40, www.olverum.com

GET LASHED Vegan Mascara, English Mineral Makeup

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Perfect Prep Skin Radiance Base English Mineral Makeup This clever product is all about balancing, healing and revitalising. Perfect Prep Skin Radiance Base contains olive squalene to boost cell regeneration; rosehip oil to help reduce scaring; macademia oil to soften skin; frankincense to minimise acne; and lavender which promotes new skin cell growth. Use a couple of drops after your usual moisturiser and before make-up. One hundred per cent vegan and cruelty-free. £29; www.englishmineralmakeup.co.uk

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Building communities at the cutting edge of finance and technology

LAUNCHING SOON WORKSHOPS • NETWORKING • EVENTS • PODCASTS • NEWS We created Modern Woman Finance & Tech to provide a platform for businesswomen and men to meet, make connections and develop their careers in a relaxed and informal setting. Our aim is to offer an environment where authenticity meets corporate professionalism, where climbing the ladder is made simple and fun, and where mutually beneficial links are forged. For further information and how to be part of the community, head to: www.modernwoman.co/mwfintech

WELLNESS: MEDITATION

STILLLife

Meditating isn’t reserved for those with the inner calm of the Dalai Lama. As MAUDE HIRST writes, there’s something for everyone

editation is not just about sitting in stillness and switching off your thoughts, which is nearimpossible considering the speed of most modern women’s lives. It’s about taking some time to touch base with yourself and tune in to how you’re feeling, how you’re breathing and carving out some calm in an otherwise hectic lifestyle. Here are five ways into meditation that you may not yet have considered. 1

Walking meditation

For anyone who feels they can’t sit still for long, why not make your daily walk into a meditative experience? Start by slowing down the pace, beginning to notice your breathing, and then slowing down the breath. Next focus on each movement you make becoming mindful. Notice the ground under your feet and all of the details you can see around you. By sharpening your awareness and tuning into your breath, you’ll see that even a short walk can become calming. 2

Movement meditation

If you love to dance and move, movement meditation is a great option. When you are alone, switch on some peaceful music, close your eyes and begin by concentrating on your breath. Slowly, start tuning into the sound of the music and allow

your body to guide you into movement. It doesn’t matter how it looks, just let yourself be guided by the breath and the body and enjoy the feeling of creating your own meditation through movement. 3

Breathing meditation

One of the most powerful ways you can come out of a stressed state is to change your breathing pattern. When you are stressed, your breath becomes short and shallow. So if you are someone who suffers from stress, try this meditation called ‘Coherent Breathing’. Sit with your eyes closed and begin to breathe in to the count of six and exhale to the count of six, all through the nose. Do this for at least 10 minutes and feel your body come back into balance. 4

Mindful eating

This can be a lovely way to calm the mind and heighten your senses. Try it with chocolate, because, well, who doesn’t love it? Hold the chocolate in your hand. Close your eyes and begin by just noticing the texture of it between your fingers. Slowly smell the chocolate and then place a piece on your tongue and allow it to melt. Make every moment mindful. Notice the taste, what is happening in your mouth and savour every last moment. You can, of course, try this with any food. It’s a lovely way to appreciate what you’re eating and to slow down the pace of life.

ABOVE Meditation can take many forms and fit into your every day rituals, says Maude HIrst

Sound meditation

Sound can be a powerful way to get you out of your head and into your body thanks to tuning in and feeling its vibrations. Whether you can get to a live sound meditation class or just listen to a soundtrack of gongs or Tibetan bowls, lie back, close your eyes and enjoy meditating through the sounds. www.maudehirstyoga.com

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‘Four out of five Britons don’t reach their recommended fruit and veg intake. Keep your bottom draw filled with healthy snacks when you are pressed for time.’

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NUTRITION: TOP TIPS

SUPERCHARGE Your System

LEE HOLMES is a top nutritionist, author and founder of Supercharged Food. She shares tips for busy working women on how to get the most from what you eat

s women’s lives get ever busier and more demanding, there is one area that routinely comes in last in the list of priorities: what we feed ourselves. We’re time poor, and work and family just comes first. But the good news is that there are plenty of easy-fix solutions to help steer you away from bad habits into better ones. And what’s more, the more nutritious the food you eat is, the more energy you’ll have and the better you feel. Magic. Here, Lee Holmes, the nutritionist and woman behind Supercharged Food, shares her nutritional tips for the busy working woman that’ll help supercharge your day.

1 Keep healthy snacks close by so you can nip unhealthy nibbling in the bud. This will help you to swerve a visit to the vending machine or cafeteria and, instead of filling the hole with potato chips or chocolate, encourage you to try some nibble mix or a handful of nuts or a bliss ball instead. It’s all about what is most convenient and closest at hand for us in our busy lives. Make it easy for yourself. 2 Don’t underestimate the power of protein to keep you fuelled. Opt for plant-based or vegan-style protein powder and mix it with your favourite juice or water if you are on-the-go.

Individual sachets work well or, alternatively, keep a supply at your desk so you can add a scoop to your fluids.

3 If you’re tired or fatigued, try including more energy-boosting foods into your day, such as salmon, bananas, almonds and greens. Starting the day with oatmeal will also help boost energy levels and keep you fuller for longer. 4 Four out of five Britons don’t reach their recommended fruit and veg intake. Keep your bottom draw filled with healthy snacks so that they will be handy when you are pressed for time. Cut up veggies and hummus; keep fresh fruit/avocado/banana in your drawer; bag up nuts and trail mixes. If you don’t have time to home-prepare them, then shop-bought seed and nut bars, bliss balls or healthy muffins are a good alternative. 5 Stay hydrated throughout the day with water, coconut water or herbal tea. 6 If you find it hard to concentrate at work, try to include more Omega 3-rich food for brain function. Chia seeds work well. Just make a chia seed pot the night before and have it for breakfast. Avocado is another great one (keep one on your desk and pop it on brown rice crackers for an instant pick-meup – add tuna for a concentration

OPPOSITE Lee serves up some delicious and nutritious homecooked food

boost). Finally, do snack on walnuts, which help boost your focus, or add some flaxseeds to your morning smoothie.

7 Try to take a break when eating. This will enable you to eat mindfully – even just a 15-minute break will help you to digest properly and get the maximum nutrition from your food. Taking a lunch break has been proven to make us happier and more productive workers. Be conscious of not booking meetings over the lunch period. Make that time for you instead. 8 Eating at your desk is not good for digestion and can lead to overeating and eating too quickly, which in turn causes reflux and indigestion. It also makes your desk a playground for bacteria, so do try and eat outside if possible. A good rule of thumb is not to mix screen time with chewing time! 9 If you are feeling lethargic, relying on coffee to pep you up will have the opposite effect in the long run. Excessive amounts of coffee can be acidic to the body and affect serotonin levels and mood. Try instead to sip water, coconut water or herbal tea to keep nice and hydrated and full of beans. Follow Lee online @LeeSupercharged You can buy Lee’s ‘Love Your Gut’ powder online and at your local Planet Organic Store in London. Visit www.superchargedfood.com

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MUSIC: LEADING LADIES

Teenage Heartbreak ft MadeinTYO & MIYAVI YUNA I’ve been a huge fan of this Malaysian singer/songwriter ever since she released the Pharrell Williams collaboration Live Your Life back in 2012. Since then she has collaborated with R&B royalty like Usher (Crush) and Jhene Aiko (Used to Love You). She has gone from strengthto-strength with her soft yet wonderfully sweet vocal tone. Teenage Heartbreak offers a heavyweight chugging groove which carries a verse from rapster MadeInTYO (pronounced Made in Tokyo) and licks from Japanese guitarist MIYAVI. A truly infectious piece of music that’ll keep the many Yuna fans happy. I’m looking forward to the imminent announcement of a new album.

MUSIC Box

Modern Woman’s resident DJ RONNIE HEREL takes us into spring dancing courtesy of five dazzling songstresses Around SUNQUEEN KELCEY This is a gorgeous slice of easy listening delivered by the North Carolina native with influences cutting through from the likes of Nina Simone to Mary J Blige, Boys II Men to Joan Jett and Alanis Morrissette. SunQueen Kelcey fell in love with classical music after joining a choral ensemble at the age of 13, and for me, this makes her one of the most exciting talents around. Her music feels like a collage of Soul, Hip Hop, soft rock and contemporary R&B. Around embodies all of the above with a beautifully laid-back, sultry vocal delivery over an infectious smoking soul groove. Kelcey says, ‘I just like to empower people to love themselves and their beautiful bodies, especially, women-identifying people. And of course, I stay promoting body positivity radical self-love and sexual liberation for all.’ SunQueen is set to release an album on indie label Smart Mouth Records in 2020. We need to keep our eyes and ears open for this inspirational songstress in the future.

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MUSIC: LEADING LADIES

Underdog ALICIA KEYS The 15-time Grammy award-winning songstress is ready to drop her seventh studio album simply entitled Alicia, pencilled in for a March 20 release. The catchy Underdog, which is the third single unloaded from the forthcoming album, is a song of empowerment, championing the hard-working brave single mothers, the homeless, the teachers, student doctors and those less fortunate who go through daily battles in a world of hustle and bustle. This song offers hope and encouragement with the lyrics, ‘You’ll find that someday soon enough, you will rise up, rise up’. Its uplifting message is accompanied by a video that attempts to illustrate the power of togetherness with a multitude of cultures and communities congregating around Alicia, all singing and dancing in unity towards the end of the three-and-a-half minutes. If only it were that simple. The vibe is a little different to what we’re used to from Alicia, but when one of our modern-day greats puts out music and message, we should give her our attention. I, for one, am intrigued as to what’s in store on the album.

P*$$Y Fairy (OTW) JHENE AIKO Jhene, who has been around for what seems like forever, having first recorded an unreleased album for Universal Records in back in 2003, is about to unleash her new album. What I love about Jhene is she’s not continuously in your face or constantly in the public eye; she’s rather more unassuming as an artist than that. As the ‘P*$$Y Fairy’ title may suggest, this is a no-holds-barred piece of bedroom balladry. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jhene has collaborated with the likes of Drake, Childish Gambino, Common, Kendrick Lamar, and her former partner BIG Sean. I’m certain that, along with an album’s worth of great trademark soul searching songs, will be a who’s who of red hot right now as she’s had that magnetic pull of collaborative greatness since her debut mixtape Sailing Soul(s) in 2011 where she recruited the help of Kanye West when he was at the height of his musical powers. Since then, there has been no stopping J.A in her quest for soft Soul/ Lo Fi greatness. As she continues to carve out her own lane when it comes to sexy and seductive music with risqué subject matter, I’ve no doubt it’s going to be an album to leave on repeat.

Mad at Me KIANA LEDÉ Kiana Ledé is a key star in the constellation of next gen of artists shining brightly. Those include Ari Lennox, H.E.R, Jacquees and Summer Walker, all of whom are busy creating a major movement making waves throughout the Pop Soul / R&B sisterhood. This 22-year-old Arizonian, (now based in LA) is a singer, songwriter, pianist and actress who has unleashed this short and sweet groove, borrowing heavily from Outkast’s classic So Fresh, So Clean. Although, at times, more popled in vocal style than the aforementioned artists, there is still a rawness about Kiana’s delivery and unapologetic lyrics that make her cool and believably credible in the R&B stakes. Mad at Me is Kiana’s first release post her Myself EP from June 2019 which included the radio banger, Ex. Continue to follow this young lady’s journey: I’m convinced she is destined for greatness.

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Money Money

MONEY CLARICE LUCAS-HUGHES outlines four ways to generate income as an artist

he dream for any artist is to make a living from music. To carve out a career doing what they love, something that defines them as a person, is better than winning the lottery. Musicians tend to be sensitive, passionate, creative folk, many of whom find themselves having to convince those they know that music is, in fact, a legit profession and not just a hobby. So when so many dismiss the pursuit as somehow distinct from any serious profession, despite that music dominates and surrounds us in the world we live in, how do you prove the naysayers wrong and actually start making a comfortable income?

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ABOVE There are more streams of income from music than just performing if you know what to look for, says Clarice LucasHughes

Gigging / Touring

Gigging and touring is one of the most profitable aspects of the music industry. People love to hear live music and live performances, it makes them feel alive. When it comes to performing, you will often get paid an agreed flat fee for a set amount of hours or performance time. Alternatively you will be given the option of a percentage of ticket sales shared with your promoter/manager on the night. A big thing to remember is not to sell yourself too cheaply. You have a talent. Music is a profession like any job: you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do hours of work for free in a different sector or industry. A lot of promoters will attempt to take advantage of

you and use the fact you will be gaining â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;exposureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, arguing that this can be as important as money. It can be at times, but you need to know your worth, be clever and on the ball when it comes to this. Research your industry, be in the know about how much musicians are earning around you and be confident in yourself. No matter how little you earn when you start, take the long view, and concentrate on building your reputation and your income will grow with you.

Sync

Synchronisation in the music industry is simply the process of having your song or composition in connection with a moving picture. This could be a TV

MUSIC: HOW TO MAKE MONEY show, a film, an advert, a video game or anything with a visual platform. Sync has helped many new/established artists create an awareness of their music by simply being attached to a product, TV show or film. In the long run, this opens doors for musicians, which exposes them to a wider audience. Sync is a great way to get your foot in the door and earn a serious income thanks to the royalties that come with it. Your income from sync will depend on the number of people your music is being exposed to each time it is aired or shown, whether on TV or an online platform. The bigger the company/brand you are associated with, the bigger the income for you as an artist. Research sync companies and keep an eye on specific briefs that these companies might advertise or announce that suit your music and your style, then apply for these. You have nothing to lose.

‘A big thing to remember is not to sell yourself too cheaply. You have a talent. Music is a profession like any job: you wouldn’t do hours of work for free in a different sector or industry.’

Merchandise

Tying in nicely to your branding and your live shows as an artist is merchandise. If people are at your gigs, they’re likely to be fans of your music, in which case they will probably be proud to wear your merch. If researched and purchased wisely, merchandise can be an easily profitable way to generate income as an artist. It’s important to establish and acknowledge your target audience, what they would like to wear or use and then apply this to your advantage, with your own stamp on it. T-shirts are usually a great place to start as purchasing prices are generally around 70 per cent lower than what you would charge your fans. Once you have established this side of your branding, merchandise is a really great way to build on your profile as an artist and to play around with creative and unique ideas to get out there and get yourself noticed and remembered.

Sales and Streams

In a world where physical CD sales are decreasing rapidly and modern technology is taking over, ‘streaming’ can often be perceived as damaging to artists due to its low ‘pay per play’. Contrary to popular belief, there is a clever way to generate income from them. Collectively, streaming makes up 75 per cent of all recorded music revenue nowadays. Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Youtube and Amazon are amongst the majority that make up an artist’s streams. It’s all well and good when it comes down to using these platforms for exposure of your tracks. However, gaining thousands of listens so you can start generating an income, and knowing how to use them to their advantage, is absolutely key. Once your track is uploaded to a streaming platform, it is available for anyone to listen and add into a playlist, which is what it is all about.

When your song becomes a part of a playlist, these are often genre- or mood-specific (since often they’re played in shops, pubs and offices), which millions of people then search for daily. That way, your plays gradually increase, as does your income as more and more people stream your work. If you were to purchase a physical CD from a shop it may be a single sale of just £10. I would argue it is far more beneficial long-term solution for artists to generate an income, instead of a one-off purchase. It is a clever way to let your money work for you and keep earning as long as your songs are available to stream on these platforms. Remember, the more you can diversify your income, the more lucrative your musical endeavors will be. The music you create, and the brand you establish are an intrinsic part of you, but they’re also valuable assets. Understand what you have.

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WOMAN IN MUSIC

Hitting the high notes in the music business Keeping your business in beat

LAUNCHING SOON WORKSHOPS • NETWORKING • EVENTS • PODCASTS • NEWS Modern Woman Music is a platform for professionals in the music industry to exchange ideas, make connections and build an all-important little black book of contacts. It also exists as a space for those passionate about music to develop their careers and to learn from one another, to build industry knowledge, to lend one another support and to make contacts in harmony with you. Moreover, it is a space in which to share ideas, and to shape the future of music. For further information and how to be part of the community, head to: www.modernwoman.co/mwmusic

FOOD & DRINK: EATING OUT

THE CHEESE BAR Do you like cheese? Good. Because you’re going to love Camden’s cheese bar, a temple to all things fromage. There are, of course, a plethora of places that sell cheese to take away, but this rather wonderful establishment is interested the myriad ways in which to work with the humble cow’s finest products. You can expect the likes of London burrata, five cheese macaroni and blue cheese raclette. But most people head over here for the famous grilled cheese sandwiches, served simply and exceptionally well. thecheesebar.com; Camden, Unit 93/94, Camden Stables, London NW1 8AH

ONE DISH WONDERS

Alexander Larman tucks into the profusion of new restaurants devoted to a single dish or ingredient, proving that if you want something done well, it pays to specialise

There is a lot to be said for restaurants that have a truly single-minded objective. Anyone can open a bistro, brasserie or delicatessen that offers a smorgasbord of things to eat, but to open a venture that only sells one specific thing is a very bold idea indeed. Sometimes, it can verge on the gimmicky (we remain unconvinced that the all-avocado bar is really that innovative a concept), but done well, it can be delicious and destinationworthy. And don’t forget the private chef option, either, which brings restaurant quality food to your home.

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FOOD & DRINK: EATING OUT

PILAU Fans of pilau rice might be many in number, but it’s an eccentric sort of business, at first glance, that would try and open a street food place specialising in it. Just as well, then, that Fitzrovia’s Pilau cleverly bridges the gap between conventional Indian restaurant and quick-bite canteen. The pilau itself can be eaten in any number of forms – wrap, salad, curry bowl – and topped up with a variety of carnivorous or vegetarian options. It’s also got proper social interests, too: every time you order a meal, they make sure that a child in India is fed, as well. pilaurestaurant.co.uk; 34 Goodge Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2QL

SOPHIE WRIGHT For something more refined, hiring your own personal chef for the evening is deeply in vogue, whether it’s for a small dinner party of a dozen or so or a grand, fully catered event for hundreds. There are many excellent options available but Sophie Wright, the former head chef at several of London’s best eateries, serves up particularly fabulous menus, which encompass anything from pan-seared scallops with pancetta to harissa-marinated monkfish with aubergine puree. The whole thing doesn’t cost nearly as much as you would expect for the individual touch, either: although every occasion will vary, one might budget on around £55 per person for a three-course dinner, plus £25 an hour for the chef or chefs that you employ. If you want Sophie herself, that will be more, but for those of you with generous budgets who only want the best, it could be money well spent. sophiewrightcatering.co.uk

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FOOD & DRINK: EATING OUT

BUBBLEDOGS Hot dogs might seem a rather low-grade food, but James Knappett’s Charlotte Street restaurant has raised the game so high that it’s hard to conceive of ever being satisfied with a bland stick of sausage meat again. Toppings here include truly luxury items – from shaved foie gras to truffle mayo – and the whole thing can be washed down, if you so wish, with a glass of rare champagne from one of the small vineyard producers that the ‘Dogs serve. bubbledogs.co.uk; 70 Charlotte St, Bloomsbury, London W1T 4QG

PIEMINISTER There is nothing as satisfying as the great British pie, and the Pieminister, which has various restaurants throughout London and the rest of the UK, knows exactly which pie-related spots to hit. The star of the show here tastes infinitely better when made fresh, and the punning names (‘Moolin Rouge’ and ‘Chicken of Aragorn’, for instance) are good fun. Our favourite deal is the ‘Mothership’ which, for around a tenner, gets you a pie, mash, mushy peas and shallot gravy. It’s the stuff of pastry legends. pieminister.co.uk; Various sites

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CHARITY: FAWCETT SOCIETY

EQUAL To The Task

SAM SMETHERS is Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society, a membership charity named after the political leader and activist, Millicent Fawcett, which campaigns for gender equality

he Fawcett Society is the UK’s leading membership charity championing a world in which women and girls achieve parity, both at home and at work for the betterment of society as a whole. Named in honour of Millicent Fawcett, the 19-year-old who collected signatures for a petition calling for women’s votes in 1866 and made the campaign her life’s work (achieving success some 62 years later), today the society continues the fight for equality. Sam Smethers, its Chief Executive, shares her own trajectory and how, fifty years after the Equal Pay Act, there’s still a long way to go to achieve true equality. You’ve spent many years working for social causes and charities. Can you share a little with us about your journey and what inspired you to take this path? I grew up in Tottenham, north London, and was brought up by my grandparents in a household with very little money. It was the 1980s and, seeing the negative impact of government policy on my own community, I reacted against Thatcherism and developed a commitment to social justice and a belief in the importance of doing what you can to help others and drive change. In the mid-1990s I started volunteering for my local MP, Bernie Grant, who was one of the first black MPs elected to parliament. Through him I learned about the importance of diversity and inclusion. I went on to work for the statutory sex equality body, the Equal Opportunities Commission, and I now run the Fawcett Society. Working in the non-profit or charitable sphere is a fantastic way to help one another and society. What advice can you offer people wanting to work for a good cause? Find something you believe in and go for it. Find the issues that make you angry or excited. There are so many things that need to change. The best bit is you can make a difference and feel that you have achieved something as a result of the work you do. For example, looking at the big challenges we face in the UK today, the top three issues I would look at are: poverty, climate change and housing. What is working life like for you as the CEO of a charity? At Fawcett it’s very busy and no two days are the same, which is great. I get to meet some inspirational women and to do a job that I am passionate about but which is also fun and very enjoyable. We cover a lot of ground in terms of the issues we campaign on, which gives us variety

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‘Charitable trusts and foundations are an obvious source of funding and can sometimes provide repeat funding for charities they really want to support. Relationships are key, so find your supporters and build from there.’ but we can feel stretched. People always want and expect us to do more and can sometimes criticise us for not picking up a particular cause or campaign. Because of our profile they often think we are much bigger than we are but we have a small staff team of 14. Which resources would you recommend for people wishing to set up their business or venture as a charity or non-profit social cause? The truth is you and your networks are your own resource. It always begins with people and with the essence of a good idea. There are so many charities and small ventures though, so before you start, do look at what else is out there and ask yourself why the world needs you to set up this particular charity or initiative. Social enterprises can be the way to go if you have a business idea but want to have a positive social impact. The School for Social Entrepreneurs can provide training and advice to help you get started. The process of registering to become a charity can be long and difficult so be sure it’s really what you want to do before you start. What are the main routes to fundraising for a charity? The key thing is to spread your risk, so fundraise from more than one source or type of funding. Charitable trusts and foundations are an obvious source of funding and can sometimes provide repeat

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ABOVE As CEO of The Fawcett Society, Sam Smethers runs a small team of 14 which campaigns for true gender equality at work and at home

funding for charities they really want to support. Relationships are key, so find your supporters and build from there. If you have individual donors or members, it can be extremely helpful both as a source of multiple, small donations, which provides much needed unrestricted income, but also because you can look to them to support campaigns or to recruit others. The people most likely to give to you are the ones who have donated to you already. At Fawcett we generate some of our income via our online shop and sometimes partner with corporates to carry out research or to fund events or publications. You have recently been tweeting about cognitive diversity. Can you tell us more about equity, equality and diversity? It’s so important to get the best people for the job, yet discrimination or the assumptions and biases we hold about other people puts barriers in the way of us achieving that. Evidence shows that a diverse team makes better decisions. It is also

important for any organisation to reflect the community they serve. Equity, which is to say, being fair or impartial, is a quality I think we all value but so often organisations struggle to achieve it. Systems and processes, policies and practices, attitudes and behaviours, can all create a culture which discriminates against or excludes others. We want equality of opportunity but we also want to equalise at least some outcomes – for example, realising equal pay where there is pay discrimination or creating a more equal sharing of parental leave so that both parents can spend time caring for children. It’s been 100 years since women secured the right to vote, and there’s still a long way to go. What are Fawcett’s objectives for 2020 and how can we support you? It’s 50 years since the Equal Pay Act, yet we still see women being paid unequally for doing the same job as a man. Six in ten women either don’t know what their male colleagues are earning or know that men are earning more for doing the same job. The law isn’t working for women so we are campaigning to change it to give women the Right to Know if they are being paid unequally at work. We also run an Equal Pay Advice Service providing free legal advice targeted at low paid women. You can support that campaign by becoming a Fawcett member or donating to the Equal Pay Fund, or simply adding your name to the petition. Join Fawcett: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/ membership Equal Pay Fund donation: www.gofundme.com/f/ equalpaynow Equal Pay petition: www.change.org/p/primeminister-stop-pay-discriminationgive-women-the-righttoknow Equal Pay Advice Service: www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/ equal-pay-advice-service

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When business journalist and media consultant GEORGINA FULLER had kids, she didn’t imagine that it would open up new career opportunities. She explains why flexibility – and ditching mum guilt – are the only way to keep talented women in work

s an established business journalist, I never thought becoming a parent could help my career. But when a blog I wrote while on maternity leave went viral, it opened up a whole other aspect to my working life. That blog was on the bittersweet pain of being a mum without a mum, and it obviously resonated with lots of other women in a similar position. It got picked up by a national newspaper and parenting has become one of the main areas I now write about.

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PARENTING: GEORGINA FULLER I hadn’t written much firstperson stuff before and mainly kept to employment issues and women in the workplace, but after having children, I found I wasn’t just writing about the challenges of being a working mother and the middlemanagement level drop off for women returners: I was living it. I also realised how defunct the whole nine-to-five system is and that childcare providers, particularly those outside of London, aren’t geared up to support working parents. Many primary schools, for example, don’t offer after-school clubs, yet the working day doesn’t finish at 3:30pm. The result? Many talented women I know have simply dropped out of work all together. Seeing how patriarchal the system is has made me want to highlight the issue as much as possible in my work. But it has also made me carve out my own way of doing things, so I can be present for my children as much as possible while maintaining a job that keeps me sane (just about!) and solvent. Having children has also made me appreciate the importance of time management, effective planning and what is and isn’t important. It has concentrated the mind and helped me to

realise that I can be just as effective in the short school day as I could when I was working traditional hours. Pre-kids I might, for example, have frittered away an hour or so on browsing the Zara website on a Monday morning whereas now I know that from the moment I pick my children up at 3:30pm, my time won’t be my own so I have to make every hour count. Of course, I don’t always feel as though I get it right. On a really good day, I might do a TV or radio interview in the morning, then write a feature for one of the nationals, while still being there to pick my kids up and take them to football or ballet. But on a bad day, when an urgent email or request comes in just as we’ve got back home, and I’m trying to write, do an interview and make their dinner, it can feel as though I’m failing at parenting and work. Overall though, I love what I do and I feel privileged to be able to do a job I mostly love around raising a family. I really believe this shouldn’t be something unusual and that flexible working and taking career breaks should be standard. Raising a family and working should definitely not be mutually exclusive.

TOP TIPS FOR WORKING MUMS Managing a short working day If your child has recently started nursery or school you might suddenly find yourself with a four-to-six hour window to work. This can go by in a flash so I usually try and write a short to-do list on what I need to focus on. Don’t go overboard though. Just three-to-five points will help you feel organised and motivated. It can be anything from updating your spreadsheet to chasing up invoices.

Switching into work mode I still find switching from mum mode to work mode difficult, especially if I’ve had a shouty school run with bickering kids that morning. Getting out of the house and heading to a café, a co-working space or anywhere away from home, really helps concentrate my mind and helps me get into the right mindset to answer emails and to write.

Be firm with friends and family The term ‘working from home’ used to be seen as a euphemism for slacking off or watching day time TV and I still find that friends and family don’t always appreciate the fact that I’ve got a job and am not available around the clock for a chat and a cuppa. So my advice is to be firm with people and ask them to respect your boundaries. Turn your phone off if you’re not using it, lock the door and don’t feel guilty about it.

Keep distractions to a minimum When I first started out, I didn’t have an office space and would sit down at the kitchen table then find myself emptying the dishwasher, doing a quick wipe down of all the surfaces, putting a quick load of washing on and before I knew it, it was lunch time. I realised pretty quickly that I needed another working area at home but didn’t have the space or the money for an office then. So I used a table and chair in my son’s room. I found I needed to get away from the mess in order to be productive.

Ditch the mum guilt There are times, usually after school or before the school run, where I’m trying to answer a work call or send an email and parent three kids and inevitably the children end up losing out. I get impatient with them or find I’m not listening to them. I always try and explain that it’s because I’m trying to work, not because they’re not important. And I hope that I am setting them a good example and helping to instill a work ethic. www.georginafuller.co.uk

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MEANING The true key to finding lasting happiness at work and in life is to uncover your own values and thus find meaning in your every day, argues JESS BAKER

ositive psychology tells us that one way to enhance our wellbeing is to find meaning in the things we do. And the simplest way to find meaning in life is to identify our core values and live as closely by them as possible. I say ‘simple’, but it can actually be a lengthy process. Your personal values represent what’s important in your life. If you get clear on what your core tenets are, then you can use them as a guiding set of principles that will help inform the decisions you make on things, such as which jobs you apply for, or what you should do in your free time.

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MAIN Psychologist, Jess Baker, reports finding that her clients who have begun working in alignment with their core values feel more motivated and alive

I’m sure you could readily list the things in life that are important to you (for example, your family, loved ones, friends, having a steady income, having fun). However, values go deeper than that; they speak to the very essence of your being. When I speak to clients who have begun working in alignment with their values they say they feel alive, engaged, motivated, energised, or in flow. To help you consider what your personal values are, I’ve listed a few questions below. You can answer all or some of them. You’ll find it easier to answer them if you approach this exercise with a sense

of curiosity and an open, explorative perspective. Use the questions as prompts. You could even discuss them with friends or colleagues – you might be surprised about what comes up!

Prompt 1 Here’s a list of nine personal values. It’s not an exhaustive list. Circle the ones that obviously describe you, and cross out the ones that definitely don’t. • Being principled (e.g. working for Fairtrade) • Helping others (e.g. choosing a caring or teaching profession)

PSYCHOLOGY: FIND YOUR HAPPINESS • Achievement (e.g. interested in accumulating wealth or mastering new feats) • Being authentic (expressing your true self and being genuine) • Acquiring knowledge (e.g. the pleasure of learning or geeking out on a topic you love) • Loyalty (e.g. being reliable for friends, family and your employer) • Seeking adventure (e.g. having experiences, making life as fun as possible) • Having power (e.g. prepared to challenge others and take the lead) One or two of these might resonate with you at a deeper level than the others. If none of these resonate with you at first, ask a close friend for their opinion of how they see you.

Prompt 2 In a notebook, or using the notes app on your device, take a moment to consider the things in life are really important to you. Make a list of everything that comes to your mind. Group similar words together (you could, for example, group words like ‘helping, family, community, caring’, or words like ‘principles, fairness, justice, ethics’). Try to narrow your list down to three to five core things that truly add meaning to your life.

Prompt 3 What keeps you motivated at work? I have included a few examples of personal motivators below but do add your own. • Sense of personal achievement • Challenging /stimulating work • Salary and target-driven bonuses • Impacting decisions/taking the lead • Social recognition (a timely, or publicly acknowledged ‘thank you’) • Flexible working hours

• Autonomy and responsibility • Teamwork and sense of community • The geographical location • Specific client group (the elderly, children, animals) • The broader impact of your work on others or the environment

Prompt 4 What do you love to do in your free time that you would like to do more of? This might encompass being creative, spending time in nature, volunteering with a specific client group or championing a specific cause, among many other examples. By this point you have a list of words that describe what’s important to you that add a sense of meaning in your life when you act in accordance with them. Great job. You are now ready to consider…

Prompt 5 A. How do these values currently feature in your work? B. How could you draw on them more at work or in your business? If, for example, your values are ‘principles, fairness, justice, ethics’ you might A) already be working in the legal profession, and B) you could seek to be on the Diversity and Inclusion steering committee at work. Or if ‘helping, family, community, caring’ are important to you, you might A) already be in a caring or supporting role, and B) you could seek to develop your coaching skills

Prompt 6 If you can’t work aligned to your personal values, then what do you need to change in your professional or personal life to ensure that you are expressing them in some way?

ABOVE Once you have identified your core values, consider how they currently feature in your work life, and how they might do so more

An example might be that if your values are ‘creativity, authenticity’ you might consider taking up a new project that allows you to express these qualities, such as writing or blogging, painting, or learning a new craft. I hope that by pondering these prompts you will feel gently encouraged to continue exploring and discovering your personal values. Perhaps you have realised that you are already working or living in alignment with one or two of them. Maybe you’ve been thinking about starting or getting involved with a new project, or changing career direction, and this has helped you decide which direction to take. Above all, do remember that when you identify and then act in alignment with your personal values you will find a greater sense of meaning in your life and a sense of enhanced wellbeing. Jess Baker is a women’s leadership coach and a business psychologist. You can find out more via her website jessbaker.co.uk

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LAST WORD: HISTORICAL HEROINES

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n 1951, Mildred ‘Elsi’ Eldridge was commissioned to paint a mural destined for the nurses’ dining room at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen, Wales. The work, which was painted onto six panels reaching five foot a-piece and spanning some 120 feet across, is remarkably – chillingly, even – prescient of the most pressing issues of today. The Dance of Life would become Eldridge’s masterwork, the showpiece of her career, in which she poured the culmination of all that had occupied her thematically since graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1933. A lament on mankind’s increasing disconnection from the natural world and the devastating ills of mass media and war, allied with humanity’s yoking of nature for its own nefarious gain, its motif highlights a clear-sighted wisdom that was many decades ahead of its time. Today, hundreds of thousands of assenting voices have chimed in with her prophetic concern. It is a truly beautiful painting, detailing children, birds and animals – the uncorrupted innocents – at peril if this course was followed to its natural conclusion. Mildred Eldridge – known as Elsi to her intimates – was born on 1 August 1909 in Wimbledon and, in 1930, went to the prestigious Royal College of Art for which she won a Free Studentship. There, she was taught by the luminary likes of Sussex artists, Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden, as well as the Bloomsbury familiar, Gilbert Spencer; she impressed them sufficiently that, post her graduation, she was given the chance to extend her artistic education with a Travelling

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ARTIST The neglected talents of Mildred Eldridge, artist and naturalist

Scholarship, enabling her to spend a few months touring Italy, painting in Rome, Naples, Capri, Assisi, Ravenna and Venice. But it was her time at Poggio Gherardo, a villa near Florence, that proved most formative; here she stayed with the artist Aubrey Waterfield and his wife, leading British figures in the Florentine community, and met the art collector Bernard Berenson. Upon her return, Eldridge was soon given her first taste of a professional commission: a collaborative piece with her RCA contemporaries, Violet Martin and the toweringly brilliant Evelyn Dunbar, in the painting of a series of murals at Brockley County School. Eldridge’s particular piece, The Birdcatcher and the Skylark, prefigures the concerns in her later seminal work, delving into her horror at man’s maltreatment of animals. A solo show at the Beaux Arts

ABOVE Mildred Eldridge’s name may have faded into obscurity but her prescient works of art are even more relevant today than when she painted them

Gallery in Bond Street followed and on the proceeds, she bought herself a Bentley convertible. Fresh from such success, she suddenly retreated from the whirl of London, swapping the glamour of Bond Street triumphs for teaching in Oswestry. It was here that she met her husband, the curate and poet Rev. R. S. Thomas, whom she wed in Bala in 1940. That his name has entered the canon as one of the leading poets of modern Wales is in large part thanks to Eldridge, whose far greater experience and more cosmopolitan life hitherto was certainly an influence; her preoccupation with the bucolic is evident in his work, as well as hers. Meanwhile, she taught and created illustrations for Faber books, and during the war, was commissioned, as part of the ‘Recording Britain’ project, to make sympathetic representations of buildings, lifestyles and landscapes at risk from attack from the skies. Eldridge remained popular until the last, her nature paintings selling well, even if she occasionally had cause to complain that her abstracts were less well received by the public. That her name – nor that of her contemporary Evelyn Dunbar – is not spoken in the same breath of those of her tutors is, perhaps, a sad indictment of how readily forgotten female artists are. It is, then, up to us to resurrect these brilliant, wise and prophetic women, whose lessons are more relevant to us now than ever.

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