Menopause & Me by MWOTY “Women Making A Difference” Winner Dawn Coker
October 18th 2022 is World Menopause Day, a day designated by the International Menopause Society (IMS) to raise awareness of the menopause. To mark this day, I’d like to share my menopause journey with you all in the hope of highlighting the importance of workplace support for women of all ages going through this difficult […]
FPC meets Jennifer Greenan from E-Verve Energy
Jennifer was the 2022 winner of the Merseyside Women of the Year, Business Leader Award which committed MWOTY supporter the Financial Planning Corporation proudly sponsored this year. Earlier this month Managing Partner Moira O’Shaughnessy and FPC planner Antonia Roberts had the opportunity to congratulate Jennifer in person and catch up over lunch. Jennifer is a […]
Remembering Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Following the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday 8th September 2022, MWOTY founding director shares her thoughts on a remarkable life, led by a remarkable woman. Ellie said: “Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II as well as being our Monarch, was a global world leader and a woman in a very male-dominated […]
Molby the Label Launches Breastfeeding Dress
Inclusive fashion business, Molby the Label, led by MWOTY Entrepreneur of the Year Karina Molby, has launched a breastfeeding dress. A handmade womenswear brand that aims to make all women feel wonderful and empowered, the team at Molby the Label has started customising dresses with concealed zips down the centre seam of their dresses, […]
MWOTY Winner Monologues Published
MWOTY 2022 Social Impact winner, Natalie Denny, has seen two of her monologues published in Bloomsbury’s Hear Me Now Volume Two, a second volume of works intended to help actors of colour to showcase their range, as well as inspire, empower, and create a legacy for generations to come. The book is a unique […]
BlackFest 2022 Full Line-Up Revealed
BlackFest – Liverpool’s grassroots Black arts festival – has revealed a packed line-up of multi-arts festivities taking place across the city in September and October. The award-winning organisation is celebrating its recent double prize at the Merseyside Women of the Year Award, as well as five years of platforming Black artists across Liverpool and […]
BlackFest 2022 to Launch at Sefton Park Palm House
Hot on the heels of BlackFest artistic director, Jubeda Khatun, being named Merseyside Woman of the Year 2022, the festival is set to launch at Sefton Park Palm House on Thursday 1st September, 12noon – 5pm. The free, family-friendly event will feature poetry, dance and yoga workshops, music and other live performances, to mark […]
Merseyside Women of the Year Awards 2022 Winners Revealed
Jubeda Khatun, artistic director of grassroots combined arts festival, Blackfest, has been named Merseyside Woman of the Year 2022. The accolade was presented by headline sponsor, Hill Dickinson, at the glittering Merseyside Women of the Year Awards (MWOTY) ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Liverpool on Friday 1st July. Blackfest was established in 2018 to answer […]
MWOTY Finalists Evening 2022
On Monday 27th June MWOTY finalists, sponsors and supporters gathered at the fabulous Mason’s on Seel Street for our annual finalists’ evening – the first in three long years! A well-loved MWOTY tradition, our finalists’ evening takes place the Monday before the awards every year to allow our wonderful women to come together before the big day to celebrate […]
Cherie Blair to Open 2022 Merseyside Women of the Year Awards
Cherie Blair is set to open the 2022 Merseyside Women of the Year (MWOTY) awards ceremony, in a year that has seen the awards ceremony’s largest-ever number of nominations. For sixteen years the barrister and founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women has been Patron for MWOTY Inspirational Woman category sponsors, Community Foundation for […]