MIRROR.CO.UK – Actress Gemma Arterton and singers Paloma Faith and Annie Lennox urged women to vote as they joined two of the Pankhurst Suffragette family and the Mirror’s #NoVoteNoVoice bus on the Walk In Her Shoes march.

Annie Lennox told thousands of women at London’s Tower Bridge: “You’re potential change-makers. You have so many more rights than so many women.”

She was joined by Radio One’s Gemma Cairney, broadcaster Sandi Toksvig, politicians from across the political divide and human rights campaigners, who came together as “21st Century Suffragettes” to mark International Women’s Day.

Speaking to the Mirror, Paloma Faith said that women “fought long and hard for us to have a voice”.

She added: “Being here with the descendants of suffragettes and hearing what their families fought for – it sounds a bit cheap to say I didn’t vote because nobody really appeals to me.”

Radio 1’s Gemma Cairney said she understood why young people fel so disengaged from politics. “But I want to say: use your vote, use your voice. Don’t let others speak for you.”

The march was led by Helen Pankhurst – great-granddaughter of Emmeline and granddaughter of Sylvia – and her daughter Laura, 19.

Walk In her Shoes wants people to pledge 10,000 steps a day for a week to show support for women around the world who regularly trudge miles for water.

(source)

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On Saturday (February 07) Gemma attended a couple of BAFTAs pre events. Sadly she didn’t attend the actual show, but be sure to check her in all her beauty in the photos we added in the gallery! Big thansk to Renee @ Arden Cho Network for the donations!

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Gemma attended the Women in Cinema Lunch earlier today (in Paris I guess, according to her instagram she’s there now!) She opted for an all-black look as she teamed a jumper with a leather skirt, tights and heels. She added a pop of colour to the look thanks to her red lipstick and wore her fringed crop natural straight. (source)

She looks amazing with this new haircut, doesn’t she?? Few photos from the event have been added in the gallery, sadly in MQ version. Hopefully we’ll be able to get our hands on the HQs soon!

EDIT: HQs added thanks to Helen from Jonathan Rhys Meyers Source. And apparently the lunch was in London after all, at the Maison Assouline.

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– Public Events > Women in Cinema Lunch

Updated the gallery adding new photos from the Made in Dagenham Opening Night – Curtains Call, new candids from her visit at the Global Radio in London and new additions to the Annual ICAP Charity Day event. Thanks to Mouza and Haylie for their donations! :)

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Gemma Arterton, the Made In Dagenham stage star, said “any man worth their soul” should be supporting an equal pay campaign outside Parliament.

The former Bond girl is starring in the West End musical adaptation of the story of the female workers at Ford’s Dagenham plant, who went on strike over equal pay in 1968.

She joined the original Dagenham workers and politicians at a rally timed to coincide with a Labour bid to force big firms to publish the difference in pay between male and female employees.

She said industry is behind the times, in reference to leaks from Sony Pictures that revealed stars Jennifer Lawrence and Amy McAdams were paid less than their male co-stars in American Hustle.

The actor said: “Yeah, it is lagging behind the times. I think there’s something interesting in that we don’t like to talk about what we earn because it’s not the done thing. But actually we should because then we can say, ‘hang on a minute – that’s not right’, and challenge it. That’s part of the reason equal pay is not in place, because we are shy to speak up. That’s why, if we can anonymously get companies to publish that, we will be able to see for ourselves.”

Veterans of the Dagenham protest said they were not surprised that women are still not getting equal pay, “because men are too powerful”. They added that more women should be in Parliament and more women like former Labour politician Barbara Castle were needed.

(Read the rest at the source)

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– Public Events > Equal Pay Photocall

Earlier today, Gemma attended the Sky Women In Film and TV Awards at London Hilton in London. She looked really amazing (as usual) and you can check some pics from the event in our gallery :)

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– Public Events > Women in Film and TV Awards