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Monday, 6 February 2012
Care to Learn success announcement
Platform 51's campaign to keep Care to Learn proves successful
We are delighted to announce that Platform 51 has been successful in campaigning to keep Care to Learn for another year.
3 February 2012
Woman of the week - Lisa Hallgarten
This week we proudly present Lisa Hallgarten as our woman of the week. She is the director of Education For Choice - an organisation enabling young people to access impartial information regarding pregnancy and abortions.
27 January 2012
Woman of the week - Anna Van Heeswijk
Anna Van Heeswijk, member of organisation Object - Women not sex objects, is our woman of the week. She has played a prominent part in the news this week following her involvement in the Leveson Inquiry, where she argued that the media was largely responsible for on-going negative attitudes of women in society today.
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20 January 2012
Woman of the week - Josie Long Comedy to tackle societal and political issues
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17 January 2012
The World YWCA at 56th CSW February 2012 New York
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15 January 2012
Beating the blues on Blue Monday But what about Tuesday?
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11 January 2012
Calling for a rethink on social fund reform Discussions start in the House of Lords
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21 December 2011
Women of the week – Abi and Emma Moore Challenging gender stereotyping and giving young girls a voice
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16 December 2011
Head office move Platform 51's head office moves to Botley, Oxford
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16 December 2011
Woman of the week - Alexandra Burke Using fame to make a difference to vulnerable women
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