As Pink Ladies WI President, one of my main roles is to inspire women. It's clearly written in my handbook and it's a responsibility that is a delight. Whilst studying for my literacy specialism, I remember being appauled that my lecturer felt it appropriate to share that his wife wasn't bothered about her appearance. I have forgotten the context of this glibness, but such an outrageous comment, from a dishelved University lecturer, has stuck in my mind. I challenge anyone to deny that at some point they have not been concerned about their appearance. As humans with have an innate desire to be accepted by others and the way we look is important part of that. When my daughter was small, wherever we went she always wanted to go and make a friend. I said her once how she decided who to be friends with. " You look for someone pretty and try and talk to them." Although simplified through the words of a child who was three years old at the time, she had in essence na...