Abbi Marper is too shy to speak above a whisper, but she wants to be a policewoman or a nurse. Her friend Becky Billing is studying to be a plumber. Charlotte Wilson, the most chatty of the group, is having a problem narrowing her options. “I want to be a firefighter, but I also want [...]
Research reveals threefold rise in women claiming incapacity benefit
The 10 years that Anna Rayner spent on incap acity benefit (IB) passed in a haze. Signed off work by her doctor after a nervous breakdown, she was under no pressure to think about returning to employment, and she says she felt her self-confidence shrivelling away. Read the full article here
Great expectations
A healthy mind may mean a healthy body, but safeguarding our emotional health can still come low down on our list of priorities. Johanna Payton investigates Read the full article here
Welfare reforms improve quality of life for single mothers and their children
An article about a study that shows the positive benefits that some welfare reforms have had on single mother’s and their children’s mental health Single mothers are more likely to be employed, to enjoy greater financial security and to have improved mental health, thanks to a decade of government reforms, according to new research from [...]
Recession Affecting Women’s Health
An article about the effect that the recession is having on women’s mental health Sure, we’re worried about the economy, but just how much of an impact is it having on women’s health? Actually, quite a lot, according to some new polls. One — a Gallup survey of 1,031 women ages 18 to 44 conducted [...]
