Monthly Archives: September 2009

500 honest women replace men on Lima roads

My goodness, is this a first? I have just read about 500 women beating 500 men to road traffic jobs because they are seen to be more honest and honourable.  So much so that soon the whole traffic police force … Continue reading

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Under the counter underwear traffic in Iran

How easy it is for me to complain about a lack of female friendly businesses in the UK and about ways that many market towards women. Whilst many businesses do have failings here, such as in the UK motor industry, … Continue reading

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Is porridge or chocolate what women need?

I read that Starbucks is looking at introducing porridge to its UK menu. I have no idea of the gender marketing that it does but I’m fairly certain that at least 50% of its audience is female and they are … Continue reading

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Pink Lady wltm female friendly musical

Yet another musical and motoring related post…it must be that time of year and certainly there seem to be more female friendly musicals on the go! London’s Piccadilly Theatre is showing the 1950′s cult Americana musical, Grease, which has been … Continue reading

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Woman’s evening, DM Keith, Huddersfield

Leading Skoda dealer DM Keith in Huddersfield is organising a women’s safety awareness evening tomorrow – Tuesday 22 September at their St Andrews Road branch – HD1 6NA. This is called Women in Gear and includes a programme which is … Continue reading

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Car repairer in Poole sponsors drive-in movies for women drivers

Some businesses are more capable of thinking outside the box than others and that  makes them more appealing and memorable to local women drivers. Certainly it singles them out from so many who are not investing in marketing to future … Continue reading

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Safety awareness course for women drivers in Milton Keynes

In a survey of more than 1,000 motorists carried out by the RAC Foundation, 87 per cent of drivers, many of them women, said that they had been a road rage victim at least once, while 20 per cent claimed … Continue reading

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Women drivers wanted for pimped up TV programme…

This is for women drivers who want their car pimping up and who are prepared to lose it afterwards but are SOOO confident that this won’t happen… Here’s the deal from MTV… Each episode will feature two drivers who each … Continue reading

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Go Green Lord Mandelson; to please women drivers

Leading insurer esure has just conducted new research revealing 62% of British motorists are considering an electric or hybrid car as their next vehicle purchase. Just enter eco cars uk into Google to see some 19m results – this is … Continue reading

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Most women drivers fear car breakdowns

A recent survey conducted by breakdown recovery service Britannia Rescue found that 9 out of 10 women drivers are scared of being alone when the car breaks down and fearful of someone stopping to help.  In fact almost 3 out … Continue reading

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