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Fake news – Is the wool being pulled over our eyes or are we wising up?

The Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections put fake news firmly in the public’s consciousness. But…

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Written by Nicola Green, Director of Corporate Affairs, O2

Sponsorship + Mentorship: We all need a little bit of both

Earlier this week, I had the distinct privilege to participate in a lively panel discussion sponsored by Women in PR…

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Written by Denise Kaufmann, Partner & CEO at Ketchum

A Day in the Life of a WPR member: Zoe Melarkey

Date: 21st June, day of the Queen’s Speech! 5am: Spend an hour reading the news and social media. I read…

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Written by Zoe Melarkey, head of PR for npower and a mentee on this year’s PR Week / Women in PR mentoring scheme

Unconscious bias: moving the gender diversity conversation on

Last week I participated in the diversity panel debate at #PRFest which was chaired by CIPR President-Elect, Sarah Hall, where…

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Written by Mary Whenman, WPR President

CPD is gaining momentum

Last week, Women in PR attended the second CPD board meeting at the PRCA office. Women in PR has been…

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Written by Claire Foster, Deputy Head of News, Direct Line Group and WPR Vice President

PR Week / Women in PR 2017 Mentoring Scheme Finalists Announced

The Women in PR Committee are delighted to announce the names of the successful candidates for this year’s Women in…

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Written by Women in PR

Making the business case for diversity – still a major PR job

Ahead of the launch of the PRCA Diversity Group event we commissioned research to better understand perceptions around diversity in…

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Written by Pema Seely, Client Director at Hudson Sandler and co-chair of the PRCA’s Diversity Group

Tips for surviving and enjoying Cannes Lions

Mary Whenman, President, Women in PR, was a Juror for Glass: the Lion for change, at Cannes Lions last year….

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Written by Mary Whenman, President, Women in PR

Increasing diversity in the workplace

A report released a few weeks ago by the charity Teach First revealed that poor social mobility in the UK will result in…

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Written by Isabel Farchy, Founder of Pitch It

We rise by lifting others. Why you are never too senior for a mentor and the importance of paybac

When talking about the importance of mentoring, the American author and businessman Zig Ziglar couldn’t have said it any better…

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Written by Laura Leggetter, Deputy MD at LUCHFORD

Women in PR and PRWeek Mentoring scheme is now open for applications

PRWeek UK and Women in PR’s Mentoring project is now open to search for 15 new mentees to participate in the 2017 scheme….

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Written by Women in PR

Evening out the gender balance in PR

Eventhough the PR industry, especially within the arts, has a great number of women in the workforce, it has always…

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Written by Laura Bates, PR Manager at the Museum of London


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