Sheffield Hallam’s first ever woman professor receives honorary doctorate
Sheffield Hallam’s first female professor has received an honorary doctorate for her pioneering research. Judy Simons, who was born and raised in Sheffield, spoke to us about facing sexism in the workplace, her work championing the forgotten voices of women and...
Meet the animal lover feeding hungry pets this winter
A local animal lover is distributing food to hungry pets all over South Yorkshire through her food bank organisation. Your Pet Food Bank was set up by Alison Smith last April after she had heard anecdotally about people who were struggling to feed their pets. Alison...
Mums United founder talks tackling misogyny and youth violence within community
Mums United is a charitable organisation that aims to tackle youth violence by raising awareness within the community. We spoke to the founder Sahira Irshad about the inspiration behind the organisation, the ways it has grown since it was founded and the struggles...
Sheffield City Councillor sheds light on issues affecting women
This week's spotlight woman is Jayne Dunn, a Labour Councillor for Sheffield and ambassador for period poverty and menopause awareness. Jayne also is supporting Your Sheffield's campaign No Period Left Behind. You can find more about this on our campaign page and our...
Meet the Trans Counsellor shaking up the way we approach gender identity therapy
From growing up stifled in the 1960s to finally embracing her true authentic self in the 2010’s, Marianne Oakes has had an extraordinary journey to get to be the counsellor that she is today. On growing up transgender, Marianne said: “I was born in an...
Meet the pioneer of physical activity for women and girls in our community
Our spotlight woman of the week is Nur Ali, a community development and health trainer at ShipShape in Sheffield. ShipShape helps deliver free or low cost physical activities to local diverse communities across Sharrow, Broomhall, Nether Edge and the city...
Sheffield woman with incurable breast cancer is the new face of Adidas’ latest campaign
This week’s spotlight woman is Emma Fisher, who lives with incurable breast cancer and is the new face of the Adidas Strength in Nature campaign. Originally from Nether Edge, Sheffield, Emma, 41, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. Emma said:...
Female author makes history with new book highlighting stories of migrant women
A Sheffield based author has made history with her new self published book highlighting the stories of migrant women in the city. Livia Barreira’s book, 'Living in Sheffield: Our journey as migrant women', covers the story of migration in Sheffield told by eight...
100 yr. old Woman of Steel receives honorary degree from the University of Sheffield
This week our chosen inspiration is Kathleen Roberts, a 100-year-old Woman of Steel who has been awarded an honorary degree in Engineering from the University of Sheffield. At just 18 years old, Mrs Roberts, along with hundreds of other women, was employed by the...