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UN's Top Job: A Woman's Turn?
11 May
Summary
- A woman could lead the UN for the first time in its 80-year history.
- The play '1536' explores Tudor England women's lives after Anne Boleyn's execution.
- Marks and Spencer now fits bras by eye, ditching the tape measure.
For the first time in its 80-year existence, the United Nations may see a woman appointed as secretary-general. The current race for this decennial position features four contenders, two of whom are women.
Separately, the new West End play '1536' offers a glimpse into Tudor England. It dramatizes the experiences of three young women in Essex, their lives impacted by the execution of Anne Boleyn.
The play examines how courtly events reverberated through ordinary people's lives and the consequences for women beyond royal circles.
In retail, Marks and Spencer announced the discontinuation of bra measuring tapes for fittings. Following a successful trial, the company will now rely on visual assessment, a practice already common among other underwear retailers.
