Niamh McCollum
Niamh McCollum is Features Assistant at Marie Claire UK, and specialises in entertainment, female empowerment, mental health, social development and careers. Tackling both news and features, she's covered everything from the rise of feminist audio porn platforms to the latest campaigns protecting human rights.
Niamh has also contributed to our Women Who Win series by interviewing ridiculously inspiring females, including forensic scientist Ruth Morgan, Labour MP Stella Creasy and ITV’s former Home Affairs Editor Jennifer Nadel.
Niamh studied Law in Trinity College Dublin. It was after enrolling in a Law & Literature class on her year abroad in Toronto that her love of writing was reignited. In no particular order, her big likes are Caleb Followill, hoops, red wine, sea swimming, shakshuka and long train journeys.
Latest articles by Niamh McCollum
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This is all you need to know about the world's ever first Vagina Museum
The London-based space will be dedicated to busting myths around female genitalia
By Niamh McCollum
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Barclays offers free 'puppy sessions' to soothe stressed-out students
The bank has launched a cute new initiative to relieve Freshers’ financial woes
By Niamh McCollum
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Anti-Bullying Week 2019: Stella Creasy on being targeted by an abusive campaign
While the Labour MP was eight-months pregnant she was publicly harassed by anti-abortion organisation, as a result of her role in the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland. Now on maternity leave, she's still fighting to change hate crime legislation to offer women greater protection
By Niamh McCollum
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Why the Queen is totally right to demand that adults and kids sit at separate tables for Christmas lunch
A biographer's revelation that the Queen puts children in a different room for Christmas lunch had Niamh McCollum looking wistfully back on her years spent at the kids' table
By Niamh McCollum
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Sexist training seminar told female employees to 'act nicely' around their male colleagues
An anonymous source at accounting giant Ernst & Young has made some shocking allegations about the 'woman-bashing event'
By Niamh McCollum
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Female BBC employees fight back against pay gap as Samira Ahmed tribunal begins
The BBC Newswatch presenter claims she was paid 85% less than her male counterpart
By Niamh McCollum
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Carlota Pereda: ‘Body shaming is everywhere, so I wanted my film to tackle it’
Up next in our Women Who Win series is Carlota Pereda, an award-winning director and screenwriter. Her new short film, Piggy, explores the explosive consequences of body shaming
By Niamh McCollum
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Northern Ireland has officially legalised abortion and same-sex marriage
The landmark changes came into effect at midnight
By Niamh McCollum
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#ShareBlackStories is throwing a spotlight on the black British experience
In honour of Black History Month, the UK’s most iconic black voices are sharing stories about the figures who have changed their lives for the better
By Niamh McCollum
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Why we love audio sex - the new female-friendly porn revolution
Audio porn is popping up everywhere, so we asked Niamh McCollum to tune into the latest sex trend that’s all about empowering women
By Niamh McCollum
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The post break-up 'glow' has been scientifically proven and it's about damn time
Having your heart broken could be the driving force behind becoming a better overall 'you'
By Niamh McCollum
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Stephanie Travers on engineering, dreaming big and travelling the globe with Formula 1
Meet the woman helping the Mercedes-AMG F1 team reach new speeds, and all from behind the scenes
By Niamh McCollum
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People are worried about Faceapp's 'old face filter' and here’s why
FaceApp has made a very controversial revival
By Niamh McCollum
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Meet the woman who is campaigning for a Compassion Act
Jennifer Nadel is a journalist and barrister. While at ITV in the 90s, she led investigations into global injustices, exposing the use of rape as a weapon in war. In 2018, she co-founded Compassion in Politics, a campaign group aiming to place ‘empathy at the heart of politics'
By Niamh McCollum
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Meet the woman leading the charge for electric vehicles in the car industry
Emma King has been named winner of Autocar’s Great British Women in the Car Industry Rising Stars 2019 initiative
By Niamh McCollum
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New campaign demands an end to toxic talk about women's periods
Wider spread education on periods needs to start right now.
By Niamh McCollum
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Meet the women using Acupuncture to keep Millennials' minds in check
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we sat down with Georgie and Grace, the 27-year-old co-founders of The Elements Project, to discuss the role that acupuncture can play in a healthy body
By Niamh McCollum
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Fleabag's West End finale has officially sold out and we're all inconsolable
Tickets for the stage finale of Fleabag are gone.
By Niamh McCollum
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'Take up your space no matter how different you are, because we are our biggest impact'
We find out why story-telling is the key to enhancing body positivity...
By Niamh McCollum
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Join the global campaign to free Iranian human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh
Prominent defender of women's rights, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the Iranian justice system. Help us advocate for her freedom by signing our petition today.
By Niamh McCollum
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Women are posting photos of their underwear online in response to this shocking Irish rape trial
#ThisIsNotConsent
By Niamh McCollum