Adventures Of A Riot Grrrl

Hey Cats,

It's that time again to loom at inspirational women of the past and present and all the amazing things they do to inspire every day. It feels like only yesterday we started this series but if you're new be sure to go check out all the others so far and let us know who you would ha…

Hey Cats,

It has been a while since we celebrated the awesome women in the world and we are all the way up to Q. I bet you thought I was stumped and couldn't think of anyone but with all the amazing women in the world it is never hard to think how amazing and inspirational anyone is. I think wh…

Ever since I was young I always believed in equality but noticed as a working class child in the 80s that women seemed to be getting less and less opportunities and all I knew is that it wasn't right. I wanted to play with monster trucks, and get all the things my brother got. I always spoke ou…

Lets just dive straight in.

Dita Von Teese is the ultimate modern day glamorous pin up vixen. Not only has she inspired women all over the world to bring back the tantalising act of burlesque but she has used this fame to campaign for awareness of HIV and Aids..



From victory rolled hair to larger t…

If you haven't seen this cringe worthy video yet I don't know how you have avoided it but here you go...for the rest of us don't put yourself through the pain again.


So now you have watched it where do we start? At first it may seem like a colouful bag on fun until you hit the play butt…

It is time to talk about women who have been inspiring again. Check out A and B here. So lets get stuck into C.

Courtney Love is like my w(hole) teenage years. Baby doll dresses,wanting to be the girl with the most cake and being an awesome rock star.Yes she has made mistakes but what rock star has…

I just finished watching Miss Representation and have to say as a woman working in the media industry in management position it speaks volumes to me. I had known about this documentary for a while and am actually really sad I missed it in the cinema as that meant it got sidetracked onto my 'To…

So as I am slowly getting back into writing and film making I have been sharing a few of  my old films to try and spark me into getting going again. I already shared 8 bit ninjas music video. Today I wanted to share one of the films I am most proud of.

It is no secret that I am a feminist and a str…

Today is 'International Day Of Zero Tolerance To Female Genital Mutilation' and I want to take this chance to help raise awareness on why every day should be zero tolerance day. This is an issue that is very close to my heart after working with women who have been victim to FGM and seeing t…

Recently I was on a bus on the way to work and my hayfever was pretty bad so much so it had made me really teary. I was on the bus wiping away the tears when a man was staring at me he came and sat next to me touched my face and said "Why are you crying you are too pretty to be sad?". I …

So we are back now and what a ride. Sorry about the wifi it made it really difficult to keep up to date. Although again it just shows you how much we take for granted in the UK. Super fast WIFI seems to be everywhere these days. So to find a 4 star hotel struggling to keep their WIFI going and havi…

Yesterday everywhere I turned it seemed netmums was on the TV or radio. Usually as I am not a parent this isn't something that would interest me but the subject they were plugging is something that isn't just about parents. 'Pop Not Porn' the representation of women in music.

I curr…