Digital Becca

Category: Opinion

  • Unpaid internships are still not OK

    I love my job, my paid, professional London job with its salary and other such luxuries that allow me to eat, pay my rent and keep the cat happy. But this doesn’t stop me keeping a casual eye on what else is out there, what kind of jobs are coming up in my area of…

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  • Three problems with the no makeup selfies for cancer

    A month on and there’s no denying the success, in fundraising terms, of the no makeup selfies for cancer. They raised millions for Cancer Research UK, the first to spot their potential and channel participants to a text giving account. The campaign ticked all the boxes for creating sharable content – it was image based,…

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  • Women need to be asking when International Men’s Day is too

    I saw a tweet on Saturday 8 March, International Women’s Day, which said “The least men can do on International Women’s Day is not to ask when International Men’s Day is.” In fact I think the very opposite is true. When I read the tweet I wanted to know exactly when International Men’s Day was,…

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  • Why we need advocacy

    As a first blog post, advocacy seems like an appropriate choice as it’s something I’ve strongly believed in for many years. Here’s why: Through no fault of its own, advocacy is one of those words which can’t help but sound a bit jargony. “Advocacy? Ah, so that’s like… What, exactly?” Advocacy means supporting someone to…

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