Geminism — Blog

Long live the trainer trend

The trainer game is at its all-time highest, and the percentage of women in the UK who bought trainers has overtaken the percentage of women in the UK who bought heels

ColumnsGemma MillsNovember 20, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

I am from a family of sweet teeth

Some people’s weaknesses are crisps or sandwiches—not us. But type ‘sugar danger’ into Google and the results are scary.

ColumnsGemma MillsNovember 13, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

Busy bees need breaks too

So, it’s official, my diary has something written in it until the second week of January 2019.

ColumnsGemma MillsNovember 7, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

The great label scandal

How many consumers are being mis-sold and who can we trust?

ColumnsGemma MillsOctober 29, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

Is it time for a new job?

Can you identify the signs and when it might be time to move onto pastures new?

ColumnsGemma MillsOctober 26, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

I’m no token woman

Recently, I was approached by a company who were keen to speak with me about a role. They’d seen my experience and they were really looking for a woman to join their team—red flag, red flag!

ColumnsGemma MillsOctober 18, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

Your experiences make you who you are

Every single moment in a life plays a part in defining what person they are and who they will become.

ColumnsGemma MillsOctober 9, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

Finding some boredom in everyday technology

With so much to do on this small square I hold before me, it seems as though people of the technology age are never ‘bored.’ But is this a good thing?

ColumnsGemma MillsOctober 4, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

What is chivalry these days?

Do I think a man should pay for dinner? No. Do I find it flattering when a man wants to treat me to dinner? Yes. Does it annoy me when a man ‘demands’ to pay in a certain way? Yes.

ColumnsGemma MillsSeptember 25, 2018Geminism, gem1, Editorial Comments

Self-diagnosing the need for a holiday

It all begins with a the click of a button on Outlook to send my Out of Office, followed by a confident strut as I exit the building. My holiday awaits.

ColumnsGemma MillsSeptember 18, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

Musings on the changing world of fitness

When I tell my grandma I am working out to make my bum look bigger, her face is a picture.

ColumnsGemma MillsSeptember 13, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

From plastic to pasta... straws

Oh, the plastic debate. With our ever-growing focus on sustainability, talking plastic seems to be the latest thing and right now, it’s all about straws. Pasta straws, to be precise.

ColumnsGemma MillsSeptember 6, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

Life as a working mum

At 30 years old, my sister owns her own house, is married, has two children, is on the charity committee at her daughter’s school, and excels in the workplace. I watch and learn in awe—superwoman!

ColumnsGemma MillsAugust 10, 2018Geminism, gem1, EditorialComment

'We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.'

Commenting on a woman being sexy, and following it up with positivity, can contribute to what makes us powerful—it is just what we decide to do with it.

ColumnsGemma MillsAugust 7, 2018Geminism, Gem1, Editorial

‘You’re pretty good for a girl.’

This is a phrase that I can remember hearing for my entire life: whether it is to me directly, or to somebody else. Whether expressed seriously or communicated in jest. Whether it is laughed in a playground, spoken in the workplace, or spurted on social media—does society accept this phrase too easily?

ColumnsGemma MillsJuly 31, 2018Geminism, Gem1, EditorialComment