PepsiCo is the latest food conglomerate to commit to a reduction in sugar, salt and saturated fats in its products. The obesity epidemic has resulted in increased Government pressure on companies to take responsibility of their product ingredients and encourage healthier eating.
BITCH:NEWS
23 Mar 2010 10:00 GMT
According to the Daily Telegraph, it’s “Marks & Spencer handbags at the ready”. The Times has called it “war of the wives”. With an election looming in the UK and opinion polls showing a narrow gap between Labour and the Conservatives, all eyes are now on Sarah Brown and
BITCH:NEWS
17 Mar 2010 10:00 GMT
Another week, another Daily Mail sex-related scandal. And, what a surprise, it appears they’ve got the wrong end of the stick yet again! Earlier this week it appears the Mail published an article wrongly claiming that 14-year-old girls could be propositioned for sex by older men “within se...
BITCH:NEWS
12 Mar 2010 19:24 GMT
On March 6th I was one of an estimated 8,000 women who marched through central London, making a whole lot of noise and brandishing a variety of banners, flags, placards and whistles.We took to the streets for the Million Women Rise march and rally, an event which celebrates International Women’s Day at the same time as speaking out against violence ...
BITCH:NEWS
11 Mar 2010 09:49 GMT
Great news from the Mayor of London this morning; he is to keep his promise – believed forgotten – to provide extra funding for London’s sole Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre in Croydon as well as funding several new projects.
BITCH:NEWS
08 Mar 2010 11:34 GMT
Today is International Women’s Day, and what better news to wake up to, then Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to win best director at the Oscars, and to also have her film, The Hurt Locker, win best picture.
BITCH:NEWS
08 Mar 2010 09:26 GMT
When disaster or war strikes, women and girls are often the worst affected. Haiti is apparently no exception. It’s a country where sexual violence was rife before January’s earthquake, and aid agencies are now reporting that the number of rapes is soaring in the aftermath of last month’s disaster.With the country’s infrastructure almost non-existent, women have little or no protection. There are no police to report crime to or expect help from, and only a few over-stretched hospitals. ...
BITCH:NEWS
26 Feb 2010 16:23 GMT
Last night’s Orange BAFTA film awards made history for women, and set a new female standard for the film industry.Highlights included Cary Mulligan – in the night’s most stunning outfit, a beautiful Vionnet gown - and Mo’Nique picking up the female category prizes for their widely acclaimed performances in, respectively, An Education and Precious (based on the novel Push by Sapphire).
BITCH:CULTURE
22 Feb 2010 18:52 GMT
A new UK report on rape and sexual assault has revealed that many people believe a rape victim is at least partly to blame for what happened to them – and that women are more likely to victim-blame than men.More than half the people surveyed believed that ‘there are some circumstances where a person should accept responsibility’ for the attack, with a third of women blaming a victim for going to her attacker’s house for a drink or ‘dressing provocatively’.
BITCH:NEWS
17 Feb 2010 09:13 GMT
Writing about gigs or music isn’t really my raison d’etre for Bitch Buzz but seeing as this night was so good and for such a worthy cause it would be cruel not to.
Monday night, -1ºc in London Town, 23 top DJs and five up & coming and underground bands got together at Cargo in London’s Shoreditch. It was a very tough night to be leaving your toasty house. Getting wrapped up again after battling the Artic weather getting home.
BITCH:NEWS
12 Feb 2010 16:00 GMT