The Force Behind The Forces

Chairing meetings in nuclear bunkers, joining the royal marines on a off-shore raiding craft, not forgetting top-class training in engineering, are all part of the working life of a young graduate at the desg.

Teach UK | Turn your talent to teaching

GRAHAM HOLLEY: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF TDA (TEACHER TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY)

In today’s job market, every sector is fighting for quality candidates. But teaching stands out as one of the few professions where jobseekers can have the best of both worlds – a job that’s rewarding and intellectually challenging backed up by fast career development.

Aiming for Success | Interview with Mei Sim Lai

To describe mei sim lai as a high achiever would not do her justice. She was the first female partner of leading city chartered accounts pridie brewster and now runs her own chartered accountancy practice, laipeters. Having clearly mastered the art of time management, mei sim also holds a dizzying array of posts in the commercial world and is active in promoting diversity within business for both women and ethnic minorities.

The Leadership Journey

Chief Constable Sara Thornton of Thames Valley Police officially took up the post on 1st April 2007 having been Acting Chief Constable since January 2006. Sara joined Thames Valley Police as the Assistant Chief Constable for Specialist Operations in November 2000 and was appointed Deputy Chief Constable in August 2003.

It’s time for the nominations. From fresh and inspiring new stories from asian women in britain reaching new heights across business, the arts, technology and the professions. For the many unsung asian women in britain today achieving extraordinary things, this is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate their contribution to british public life.

Women in Media | Headlines & Headlines

Editor elizabeth hunt “lapped up” magazines and newspapers from an early age. She abandoned an early career path as a pharmacist (“yawn!”) And began to rise steadily up the ranks of the notoriously competitive newspaper and magazine world. Now assistant features editor on the daily telegraph, she continues to make her mark in a testosterone-driven world.

In My Life in The Forces

Lilian bader (née bailey) was born of a west indian father and an english mother but was orphaned at the age of nine. Separated from her two elder brothers, she was brought up in a convent. Most of the girls were trained for domestic service. The convent was concerned that lilian would have difficulty in finding employment because of her colour, so she stayed on longer than usual and did not leave until she was twenty. When war broke out the family moved to wales, and lilian was out of a job. She applied for a position with the naafi (navy, army and air force

Where Are All The Women? Past…present and future

Since the 1980s the it sector has suffered from a lack of women entering the profession and a dearth of women in high places. Right from school, it, is often still seen as a boy’s domain. Maggie berry looks at some positive strategies for change

How many desk jobs involve you with counter terrorism or in cracking the activities of an international drugs ring? How many arms smugglers pop up in your inbox? Or hackers in your filing tray? Working with GCHQ will take you to some interesting places. Not physically perhaps, but the next best thing – and you won’t have to worry about what to wear. Being in the front line of the fight against terrorism and crime isn’t exactly your ordinary desk job.
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Women in the forces

Women first began to have a presence in the national police force in the early 1900s, and inspite of resistance to having women in the ranks, in the 60s they were allowed to join, but treated as a separate force. Finally, in 1973 women officers were finally integrated into the main force.

Starting a Women’s Initiative

The business case for women's initiatives is clear: women make up so large a percentage of the best legal talent that law firms cannot afford to lose or waste such valuable resources. Consulting companies like Deloitte & Touche have shown that initiatives intended to retain and promote women have tangible, measurable benefits for the entire firm. By Ida Abbott

Climate for change

Climate change – provoking a climate for change for women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)

Let's Talk About Sex!

Actually, I’d like to advocate sex education for engineering and I want you to participate in the ‘practicals’. The success of engineering and technology in the UK depends on it, the success of your organisation depends on it.

Read More by Petra Godwin, Member of the Women’s Engineering Society

Global police women on parade

THE five-day International Association of Women Police Training (IAWP) Conference brought together over 400 delegates from 29 different countries, in Leeds September 2006. For those of you who wished you had gone – there is always next year and while Leeds is undoubtedly a fantastic city, for those of you born and bred in the UK – Saskatoon, Canada is definitely a more exciting conference destination!

Pictures from the past

The Railway Police formed 3 years before the Metropolitan Police in 1829. But it lost much of its workforce to the services during the Great War (Over 54% of the Midland Railway Police joined-up) and Special Constables and Policewomen were recruited for the first time. In 1916 the Great Eastern Railway recruited several women to work at Liverpool Street Station. This was followed in 1917 by the North Eastern Railway Police recruiting a whole section of women.

Breaking the stereotypes

Would you like to be part of a profession where you can put your life skills into action everyday? Where you’re part of a close, friendly team? Where the prospects are good for everyone? And where you can make a real difference? Why not start a new life – and save someone else’s.