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Thursday, 8 March 2012
Women of the week, Nobel Peace Prize winners 2011
Peacefully leading women in to action
Today is the 101st International Women's Day and to celebrate the success of women over the past year, our women of the week today will be the three female Nobel Peace Prize winners of 2011: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman.
7 March 2012
Woman of the week, Marie Colvin
Only 2 days to go until International Woman's Day and at Platform 51 we are continuing our countdown with a woman of the day every day this week! Today, we are paying our respects to Marie Colvin, the war correspondent who was killed only 2 weeks ago in Syria. Platform 51 want to celebrate her remarkable work as a journalist -her dedication to her job shone through every one of her stories and she will be missed by the political world, the reporting world and by the public.
6 March 2012
Woman of the week, Annie Lennox
International Woman's Day is only a few sleeps away, and to celebrate, Platform 51 will have a Woman of the Week every day this week! We have chosen Annie Lennox as our Woman of the day, because she is not only an extremely capable singer and songwriter, but a political activist and a campaigning philanthropist.
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2 March 2012
Woman of the week - Mary Portas Queen of re-structuring fashion stores and much much more!
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17 February 2012
Woman of the week - Sister Fa Rapper redefines cultural tradition + paves the way for change
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10 February 2012
Woman of the week - Kasha Nabagesera A lesbian activist in a homophobic country
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27 January 2012
Woman of the week - Anna Van Heeswijk Campaigning for a fairer press
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20 January 2012
Woman of the week - Josie Long Comedy to tackle societal and political issues
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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
Woman of the week - Alexandra Burke Using fame to make a difference to vulnerable women
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