- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know as an aunt, you fall into the trap of turning to your niece and saying, 'you look beautiful' - because of course all children do look beautiful - but if the message they get is that is what's important and that is what gets praise, then that's not necessarily the most positive message you want them to hear.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
Research shows that when children have no body confidence at school they're less likely to put their hand up in class and ask a question.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're going for an interview, you will dress smartly and look the part, that is absolutely fine, but it's just the level to which this becomes the ultimate focus of everything, where you have people who won't go to school unless they've put their make-up on, or won't leave the house unless they've spent two hours getting ready.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's been lovely the way people have been really supportive in parliament of my pregnancy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is, I think, far too much guilt generally in society around parenthood, about whether or not you breastfeed or whether or not you bottle feed. We know the evidence is very strong in favour of breastfeeding and the benefits of that, but it shouldn't mean we make people feel bad if they can't do that for some reason.
- Half The Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being an MP is quite a strange job, because you do it in two different places. Half the time I'm in Westminster and the other half I'm in my constituency and the job is different in both of them.
- Environmental
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Westminster, I make sure I maximise my ability to represent my constituents. I can do that in a variety of ways: by asking written questions or questions in the House of Commons, through the scrutiny of bills and by sitting on the environmental audit select committee every week, as well as other committees.
- Intelligent
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- Nov 07, 2020
A researcher has to be able to identify key points and suggest intelligent questions.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to achieve a change in the media and in the way women are pressured to conform to a narrow image of beauty - it's a lofty ambition but it's important to make a start.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
My childhood was a mix of ballet classes and debating society. I liked arguing. As a teenager, I wanted to be an author. Later on, inspired by Young Enterprise and the Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, I decided I wanted to go into business.
- Fair
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- Nov 07, 2020
I joined the Lib Dem party at the Freshers' Fair at the London School of Economics.
- Extended
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- Nov 07, 2020
As Minister for Women and Equalities, I introduced shared parental leave, extended flexible working rights and won government support to bring in gender pay gap reporting. I'm not going to lie: it was a constant battle.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020