Company secretary and chief legal head of Waitrose and John Lewis; Margaret Casely–Hayford tells I’mPOSSIBLE why she got involved with the conversation while running he legal affairs of one of Britain’s most successful retail businesses. What interested you to take part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? It is important to be able to give young people [...]
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Margaret Casely-Hayford tells us why she’s part of the conversation
Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2012
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Tags: Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, British, British women of colour, Casely-Hayford, Chief Legal Head, City Lawyer, Company Secretary, conversation, John Lewis, Law, Lawyer, legal, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Waitrose, women, women of colour 
4 Comments »I’mPOSSIBLE panelist; Michelle Gayle tells us why she’s part of the conversation
Posted by admin on January 29th, 2012
Today we caught up with I’mPOSSIBLE conversation panelist member; Michelle Gayle to find out why she got involved with the forthcoming event: What interested you in taking part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? Simone impresses me. I love her passion and determination. What are you most looking forward to about the event? I’m looking [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: black female networking, Black females, black women, British, British women of colour, Charlene White, conversation, Eastenders, Grange Hill, I'mPOSSIBLE, I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, Michelle Gayle, The I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, women, women of colour 1 Comment »Reversing the invisibility of British women of colour courtesy of CNN
Posted by admin on October 28th, 2011
In July 2011, Simone Bresi-Ando, founder of I’mPOSSIBLE was honoured when CNN international approached her to talk about her experience as a Black British female. Zena Tuitt, Kehinde Olarinmoye and Desiree Banugo joined Simone to share their journeys as Black British women and were asked a range of questions during a two hour interview about their perception [...]
Posted in News Tags: Black, Black British, Black British women, black professional women, Britain, British, British women, British women of colour, CNN, CNN international, colour, corporate, corporate world, experience, gender, Liane Membis, professional women, race, racism, sex, sexism, UK, women, women of colour, working women, Yale, Yale student No Comments »#TalkingTuesdays August 23
Posted by admin on August 22nd, 2011
Today’s topics are: Do you agree that the Equality and Human Rights Commission should be scrapped? http://bit.ly/qGXWLB Do you think the term ‘Chav’ demonises the working class? http://ind.pn/oDE3l6 David Cameron is worried that his personal appeal to women has declined. How does Cameron make you feel? http://bit.ly/ncZV9C Would you send your child to a [...]
Posted in #TalkingTuesdays Tags: academies, Burberry, Burberry print, Cameron, chavs, class, common, commoners, cuts, David Cameron, education, education secretary, lower working class, Michael Gove, News International, Prime Minister, riots, Rupert Murdoch, schools, women, working class No Comments »What’s in a name?
Posted by admin on July 25th, 2011
Can racial and sexual slurs be reclaimed to empower the groups they were created to harm? By Annie Rockson By looking at those in power; albeit business or politics, women and ethnic minorities are not at levels within these spheres which are representative of their contribution and numbers in society. With the ‘isms’ (racism [...]
Posted in News Tags: Alan Carr, Alan Carr's Chatty Man, BAFTA, behaviour, Ben Douglas, bitch, Black community, Black female space scientist, Black space scientist, Chatty Man, Chris Evans, diversity, equality, ethnic minorities, female, females, gender, gigolo, girl, girls, Guidettes, Guido, Ho, Italian American, James Brown, James Brown hairdresser, Jersey Shore, Kate Moss, ladies, lady, language, Lola Monroe, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, MTV, N word, name calling, names, Nicole Ritchie, offensive, Paris Hilton, promiscuity, promiscuous, Queen Latifah, race, racial slurs, racism, racist, racist jokes, racist language, Racist remark, reality TV, Rihanna, sexism, sexist, sexist language, sexual, sket, slut, society, The Simple Life, trick, woman, women, women of colour, women's rights No Comments »#TalkingTuesdays July 12
Posted by admin on July 12th, 2011
Today’s topics are: Will the UK media landscape be a better place without the News of the World? http://bbc.in/mSYqS8 If a trend has its roots in racism or sexism; should it be followed in present day? #planking http://bit.ly/rtxpxR Cameron’s idea to give ‘power to the people’ re. public services; genius or a pending catastrophe? http://bbc.in/rqGdra When [...]
Posted in #TalkingTuesdays Tags: Beckham, big society, Black, Black females, black people, black women, Cameron, cargo, charity, Chris Brown, churnalism, community, Conservative, conservative government, craze, cuts, daughter, David Beckham, David Cameron, females, government, gutter journalism, Harper, Harper Seven, journalism, journalists, new baby, new baby girl, News Corp, News International, News of the World, newspaper, NoW, people colour, planking, planking craze, planking trend, Posh Spice, public sector, public services, public services reform, Rebbeca Wade, Rebecca Brooks, reform, Rupert, Rupert Murdoch, sensational, slave, slave cargo, slave ship, slaves, talking, talking tuesdays, TalkingTuesdays, The Beckham's, The Sun, Tories, tuesdays, Victoria Beckham, Wapping, women, women of colour No Comments »#TalkingTuesdays July 5
Posted by admin on July 5th, 2011
Today’s topics are: Is it sexist for Harrods to insist their female workers should wear full make up while at work? http://bit.ly/moY4Ir Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has urged UK businesses to give jobs to Britons first. Right or modern racism? http://bbc.in/lnS15d Do you think stereotypes can ever help the individual it labels? http://bit.ly/jTbxlK [...]
Posted in #TalkingTuesdays Tags: Black, black female graduates, black female professionals, Black females, black men, black people, black professionals, black women, black women graduates, British, Britons, college, degree, female graduates, female professionals, female shop assistants, females, graduates, Harrods, Iain Duncan Smith, Ian Duncan-Smith, IDS, joblessness, jobs, jobs for British, labelling, labels, make up, makeup, pensions, people colour, professionals, shop assistants, stereotypes, talking, talking tuesdays, TalkingTuesdays, tuesdays, unemployed, unemployment, university, women, women graduates, women of colour, women professionals, work, work and pensions No Comments »#TalkingTuesdays June 28
Posted by admin on June 28th, 2011
Today’s topics are: Would you benefit from an obedient wives club? http://bbc.in/jHqfw2 Traditional Black women’s attributes are beautiful on everyone – except the Black woman herself. Agree? http://t.co/pehGTYf Is cooking still an important skill for a woman to have? http://bit.ly/iLK9sj If you’re Black, is it still important to use ‘African’ as a [...]
Posted in #TalkingTuesdays Tags: African, African American, African British, African Caribbean, African People, Afro Caribbean, Black, Black British, black female networking, black people, black women, British women of colour, bum, buttocks, can't cook, caribbean, cook, cooking, food, Jennifer Lopez, JLo, Kim K, Kim Kardashian, love, marriage, obedience, obedient wife, obedient wives, obedient wives club, racism, racist, The Kardashians, Wife, wives, women, women of colour No Comments »#TalkingTuesdays June 21
Posted by admin on June 21st, 2011
Today’s topics are: Will letting private companies run schools harm education and its pupils? http://bit.ly/mKurxc The last time a Black woman graced the front cover of British Vogue was in 2008; the editor says the fashion industry is not racist. Truth or deluded reality? http://bit.ly/kiGMim Is Cameron right? Will shaming absent fathers [...]
Posted in #TalkingTuesdays Tags: absent, absent dads, absent fathers, academies, academy school, Alexandra Shulman, Black, black female networking, black people, black women, British Vogue, British women of colour, dad, dads, fashion, fashion magazine, father's day, free schools, glossy, glossy magazine, magazine, pension, pension age. age, pensioner, private schools, racism, racist, shame, state schools, Vogue, white women, women, women's pension, women's pension age No Comments »#ImPconvo tweet wall
Posted by admin on June 13th, 2011
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Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: 3 non blondes, Angela Ferreira, Angie Le Mar, Black, black female networking, black people, black women, Bonnie Greer, Bonnie Greer OBE, British women of colour, Charlene White, comedienne, Eastenders, interracial adoption, ITN news, ITV news, newsreader, Precious Williams, Tameka Empson, women, women of colour No Comments »