Rihanna dropped some wisdom on ageing
Plus: 👵 modern grandparenting 👯♀️ women of the year 🩻 looking after your posture
Welcome back to Take The Lead, the fortnightly newsletter from The Female Lead.
Here’s your roundup of our most-read and most-subscribed-to articles of the last month.
Rihanna got real about ageing but also dropped some valuable wisdom that made us all feel better. And whilst we’re on the subject of getting older, did you know that grandparents could be the secret weapon to women achieving their career goals?
We were reminded to #AccelerateAction for this year’s International Women’s Day and you couldn’t get enough of our list of incredible women who did just that, shaping the past 12 months with their courage and resilience.
And consider this your official reminder to fix your posture whilst reading about why it matters at every stage of life. Your future self will thank you!
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Catch up on our most recent full newsletter, Grandparents are secretly fuelling women’s careers if you missed it.
The Female Lead team
Rihanna's powerful take on ageing is a wake-up call to live in the present
Singer Rihanna has described her experience of getting older as “shit, but also a blessing”.
Grandparents are secretly fuelling women’s careers
By Terri Apter, psychologist and author of The Female Lead’s Disrupt Your Feed research
Why you should look after your posture all through your life
As we age, our posture tends to naturally evolve which can lead to slouching and discomfort.
Kelly Brook: people are ‘shocked’ at how blunt I am about being child-free
Kelly Brook has said people are “shocked” by how “blunt” she can be when asked about having children.
What are the early signs of womb cancer and how is it treated?
A new, less invasive test to diagnose womb cancer, cal…
How to ditch ‘fomo’ and foster ‘jomo’ – the joy of missing out
By Fuschia Sirois, Professor in Social & Health Psychology, Durham University
Why your personality traits might be affecting your salary
By Weilong Zhang, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge
Amy Schumer opens up on Cushing’s Syndrome diagnosis: here's what you need to know
American actress and stand-up comedian Amy Schumer, 43, has spoken about how online abuse from trolls led her to seek medical help, ultimately resulting in a diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome.
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