The Funny Women Awards has been a launch pad for many talented comedians, writers and short filmmakers, putting applicants in front of the right people to accelerate their comedy career. Lynne Parker is the founder of the awards and Funny Women, a company which aims to help women find their voice through performing, writing and using humour in business and everyday life.
Read MoreAnne-Marie is the founder of The Stemettes, an award winning social enterprise that work across the UK & Ireland to support & encourage young women to choose science, technology, engineering and maths (collectively known as STEM) as careers.
Anne Marie tells us why Dame Stephanie Shirley is her role model and why she's hoping for a real digital revolution in our educational system and in the adult learning space.
Read MoreHelen Walbey is the founder of Recycle Scooters and the only woman in Wales to own a motorcycle salvage company. She is also the National Policy Chair for Health & Diversity at Federation for Small Business's and the Chair of Welsh Government Panel for Women’s Enterprise.
Helen tells us about the difficulties of being a female in the male dominated industry she works within and how networking has opened her eyes to the power of a supportive network of other women.
Read MorePostpartum Haemorrhage (bleeding after giving birth) is the leading cause of maternal mortality, claiming the lives of over 100,000 women every year. Although predominately a problem facing the Third World, PPH remains a threat in many forms for new mothers everywhere.
With International Women’s Day being celebrated around the globe this week, we felt it was the perfect opportunity to highlight the life and work of an incredible (yet largely unknown) woman who created a drug that has the potential to save the lives of new mothers worldwide.
Read MoreHoda Ali is that woman fighting for an end to FGM. A prominent campaigner and survivor of FGM, Hoda debunks some of the myths that surround the issue and describes how education is the key to ending FGM for good.
Read MoreOne major brand that has had women at the heart of its purpose since conception, is Avon. A globally-recognised brand with over 6 million women representatives, their products are well known, but perhaps less so are their efforts in fighting domestic violence. Through the Avon Foundation for Women (founded in 1955 to improve the lives of women and their families), domestic violence awareness and prevention has long been a foundation of their purpose.
Read MoreThis week marks 100 years since women’s suffrage, but also International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, a horrific practice that unfortunately is still widespread today.
Determined to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation ‘within a generation’, Plan International UK tasked us with creating a provocative campaign that would raise awareness and inspire a deeper, more meaningful conversation with policy-makers and the public alike.
Read MoreAs important as it is authentic, we’ve been inspired by Aviva’s embrace and celebration of team members who in many other organisations still feel inclined to hide a very important part of who they are. While a lot of brands are promoting equality and recognition of some of the major milestones that have been achieved in the advancement of LGBT+ rights in recent years, there is something particularly admirable in a company who are committed to creating change from the inside out through an inclusive culture that still does not exist in our wider work culture.
Read MoreAlex Rotas is a woman on a mission to fight ageism and ageist attitudes with her inspiring work photographing athletes in their 60s, 70s, right up to their 80s and 90s.
Through her work, Alex wants to remind us that becoming older doesn’t have to equate to frailty and ill-health (though the media may lead you to believe otherwise) – there are plenty of ‘lifey’ older people around who lead vibrant, joyful and active lives & hopes that her inspiring photography will force us to rethink our attitudes to ageing.
Read MoreToday is International Day of the Girl Child. Created by the United Nations, it is a day to raise awareness of the challenges that millions of girls face every day and support girls’ progress all around the world. From education to child marriage, this day harnesses the dreams and potential of young girls’ that are often thwarted by discrimination, violence and a lack of equal opportunities.
Read MoreFor the International Day of Charity, Marmalade spoke with Vicky Browning, Director of CharityComms, to find out more about the relationship between the public and charities, and how digital content & partnerships with creative agencies could potentially become a significant factor in helping to address negative public sentiment.
Read MoreMarmalade are super excited to announce their win for best social media campaign at the EVCOM Clarion Awards 2014 for our #FGMrose campaign created for Plan UK.
Read MoreMarmalade Film & Media’s Founder and Managing Director Claire Eades was recently interviewed by Rachel Bull - Editor of Brand Republic for Libertine Magazine, on Marmalade and some of our harder-hitting campaigns.
Read MoreA digital film by Marmalade Film & Media to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), has launched this week and fronts a global push from charity Plan UK to end the practise ‘within a generation.’
The #FGMrose viral short is also part of the world’s biggest girls’ rights campaign – Because I am a Girl – which has so far reached 58m women.
Read MoreJonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin isn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea. Those expecting something similar to his vibrantly surreal cult hit Sexy Beast (2000) might be in for a bit of a shock. Under the Skin is bleak, harrowingly bleak. The film follows Scarlett Johannson’s character, an unnamed alien who spends much of her time trawling Glasgow in a white van in order to prey on unsuspecting men.
Read MoreCongratulations to Spike Jonze for his clever and innovative screenplay about a man who falls in love with his operating system.
Read MoreThe BAFTAs - an evening full of surprises; and here's one that has really inspired us at Marmalade: Somali–born Barkhad Abdi winning best supporting actor.
Read MoreWe are blowing away the January blues this year: the diets, the dryets and the winter weather, with our excitement over our BRAND NEW WEBSITE
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