Latest articles by Niamh McCollum
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Calling all work-from-homers: donate the price of your daily coffee to help the homeless
Has the absence of office-related coffee runs, overpriced sandwiches and train tickets spared you a few extra quid? Then join Shelter's 'Work for Home' initiative and help keep a safe roof over the heads of those in need
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'I'm a key worker on the brink of homelessness'
There are 7.1 million key workers in the UK risking their lives every day, yet many are barely earning enough to keep a roof over their heads. Wendy, a care worker living in a hostel with her 11-year-old, explains how the system has let her down
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Bag designer items from celebrities at this virtual car boot sale
Forget your family Zoom quiz, the #SheInspiresMe car boot sale in aid of Women For Women International is the virtual event to get excited about
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'Why I'm helping the hardest hit - the homeless and low-income families'
Elisa Khong is a Malaysian philanthropist and she's determined to fight back with incredible acts of giving
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Period poverty and street harassment - how lockdown has made these worse than ever
The pandemic has seen pre-existing challenges worsen for millions of women and girls. From India to Togo, 15 women from across the world share their new normal
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Why it's time to talk about how women are more affected by the fallout of Covid-19
From frontline female workers and carers to women at risk of domestic violence and homelessness, the impact of Covid-19 is having a devastating effect. Here's what you can do to protect yourself and help women bearing the brunt of it
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'We're fashion designers making PPE for frontliners'
In the Czech Republic and Malaysia two fashion designers are sewing their way to saving lives
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'I'm a scientist fighting a pandemic of confusion and fear'
In Malaysia Dr Chai Lay Ching works hard to bring information and science-backed solutions to help the fight against the virus
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Moved back with the parents for lockdown? A family coach tells you how to keep cool
A family lockdown is just as intense as it sounds, and Marie Claire's Niamh McCollum is living it. So she called on Lorraine Thomas for expert tips for getting through the next few weeks or months (relatively) unscathed
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Sarrah Nomanbhoy: 'We need to amplify the voices of those who aren't being heard'
Next in our Women Who Win series is Sarrah Nomanbhoy, founder of Marhub International, an organization that uses Messenger from Facebook through its chat bot ‘Mona’ to help forced migrants rebuild their lives
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Irish women call for over-the-internet abortions amidst coronavirus travel ban
With the EU’s 30-day travel ban set to limit access to abortion, activists are fighting for the legalisation of abortion telemedicine
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Experience the girls getaway of dreams at The Palm Beaches in Florida
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Meet the sisters fighting to end sexual harassment on Britain's streets
Inspired by the passing of a new law to make street harassment illegal in France, Maya and Gemma Tutton founded the Our Streets Now campaign to collect stories from the women who have been degraded in public
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The internet 'is not working for women and girls', says inventor of the web
Did you know the internet is 32 years old this year? But even its inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee is calling for urgent action to make it a safer place for women and girls
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Pop-up postboxes are allowing us to send heartwarming letters to new mums across the UK
The post boxes are part of a national campaign to raise awareness of perinatal mental health
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The eight women we're celebrating on International Women's Day 2020
Last year's Marie Claire Future Shapers Awards saw us recognise the work of some of the UK's most innovative female game changers, so we decided to ask them what women they'll be lifting up in 2020
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Five weird and wonderful charity fitness challenges to sign up for this year
Why raise just your heart rate when you can raise money for a great cause, too?
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It's 50 years since the Women's Liberation Movement, so what's changed?
Half a century ago today, hundreds of fed-up, badass women united to write down their seven basic demands for gender equality. So in the lead up to International Women's Day, we're taking a look at how far we've come
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The number of domestic violence deaths in the UK hits a shocking 14-year high
With new stats revealing the number of women killed by a partner or ex has risen by a third, charities are calling for Government action on guaranteeing safe places for women fleeing domestic abuse
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'There are so many outstanding women in science not getting the recognition they deserve'
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we place a spotlight on Physicist Dr Jess Wade, 30, who takes time out of her day job to edit the Wikipedia profiles of unknown female scientists for all to see
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First ever same-sex wedding takes place in Northern Ireland
'We didn't set out to make history - we just fell in love'
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Why are we still so fixated on what powerful women are wearing?
Niamh McCollum is so over this
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#KoalaComeback is the powerful bushfire campaign you need to get behind
Photographer David Yarrow has launched a gripping new initiative to save koalas impacted by the Australian wildfires
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Irish charity opens world's first shop to stock products made only by cancer survivors
The initiative hopes to attract much-needed funding for cancer research
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Here's why male allies are key to the fight for gender equality in the workplace
Marie Claire's live panel discussion on gender equality, in association with Salesforce and UN Women UK, was truly inspiring
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Jess Phillips has dropped out of the Labour leadership race
The MP broke the news in a video message to supporters today
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As resistance protests sweep through India, it’s women leading the charge
Thousands of activists are braving one of India’s coldest winters to fight against new citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims
