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Great Men Value Women is an initiative which is all about engaging young men and boys in gender equality.聽 聽The charity is organising men, like former rapper and stand-up comedian Doc Brown, to visit schools and run workshops exploring gender issues.聽 Felicity Finch has been along to the Kelmscott Secondary School聽in East London to see Doc in action.聽 Jenni discusses the importance of such debate with Karen Ruimy, Co鈥揻ounder of the and , a former PSHCE co-ordinator and author of BEING A BOY a guide to puberty, sex and relationships.

Being a Boy is published by Red Lemon Press. 拢6.99.

The political party conference season is here and this weekend it鈥檚 the turn of the UK Independence Party. There are currently 11 UKIP MEPs and 3 peers sitting in the House of Lords but none of these are women. So how friendly is the UKIP Party to women?聽 Jenni talks to Janice Atkinson is one of the prospective UKIP MEP Candidates for South East England.

has just won the most prestigious international award in the classical music industry 鈥� Gramophone鈥檚 鈥楢rtist of the Year鈥� at the 2013 Gramophone Classical Music Awards (the ceremony was on Tuesday).聽聽 It鈥檚 an international public vote.聽 Her new Album The Sound of Alison Balsom, released this week, celebrates 10 years as a recording artist.

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Academic and economist Noreena Hertz is an expert in decision making. She has been described as 鈥渙ne of the world鈥檚 leading thinkers,鈥� has given talks at the World Economic Forum, and is advisor to many major corporations. But now she鈥檚 turned her attention to explaining how we can ALL make better decisions 鈥� not just in business, but in our everyday lives. And in a world of information overload - where we鈥檙e bombarded by messages from the internet, technology, advertising, and media - it鈥檚 never been more important. Whether we鈥檙e making decisions about our careers, our money, our relationships, our families, even our health. Whether it鈥檚 significant, life-changing decisions, like changing job, starting a family, or having surgery. Or whether it鈥檚 simply the more everyday - like what to buy and eat for lunch - it鈥檚 something we all need to do well. Noreena Hertz explains why it鈥檚 more difficult than ever to make a good decision and how to get better at it, tackles decision-making dilemmas in women鈥檚 personal and professional lives, explains how we can influences others鈥� decisions, and discusses how the quality of decision making by those in power affects the lives of women everywhere today.

Eyes Wide Open: How To Make Smart Decisions In A Confusing World by Noreena Hertz is published by William Collins