Andrea Thompson
Andrea Thompson is Editor in Chief at Marie Claire UK and was named by We are the City as one of the UKs top 50 trailblazers for her work championing gender equality.
Andrea has worked as a senior journalist for a range of publications over her 20 year career including The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Channel 4, Glamour and Grazia. At Marie Claire UK, Andrea oversees content, strategy and campaigns across fashion, beauty and the brand's purpose pillars. Her weekly newsletter and column Andreas It List showcases her curated edit of the very best in fashion and beauty.She is a keen advocate of women's empowerment, sustainability and diversity and is a regular speaker at events on these themes. Andrea is passionate about telling the stories of those often marginalised by the mainstream media and oversaw a feature about rape in the Congo that won the title an Amnesty Media Award. She sits on the committee of the British Society of Magazine Editors where she acts as Vice Chair and looks after Diversity and Inclusion and regularly mentors young women from under represented communities trying to break into the media industry. Follow her on instagram at @andreacanwrite
Latest articles by Andrea Thompson
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Beauty empire founders Sam and Nic Chapman open up about growing up with a violent dad
"He said he would kill us all"
By Andrea Thompson
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7 things I wish I'd known about making a tech start-up a success
Here's how to avoid falling into the traps most tech start-ups make
By Andrea Thompson
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June Sarpong: 'The more women are empowered, the more men are released from the self-created bondage of patriarchy'
By Andrea Thompson
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Easy Escape: The Grove, Hertfordshire
If you're planning a summer staycation, this is the ultimate country retreat, and it's just 18 miles from London
By Andrea Thompson
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Nicola Mendelsohn: 'I swear by these 7 rules for success at work'
Let the Facebook Vice President talk you through her top tips for easy career growth
By Andrea Thompson
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Xenia Tchoumi: 'Sucess is about focusing on your unique personal strengths'
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'I feel a sense of responsibility to be sustainable in my own life' - Angela Scanlon
The new face of a sustainability campaign, presenter Angela Scanlon talked to Andrea Thompson about eco anxiety, forming habits and the joy of cold showers.
By Andrea Thompson
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'I bought an electric car and it made me determined to live a more sustainable life'
Thinking of trading in your petrol-fuelled car for an electric model? Marie Claire's Editor-in-Chief Andrea Thompson reveals why she made the switch and has never looked back
By Andrea Thompson
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Editor's Letter: 'It's time to look at the structures in society that allow racism to flourish'
This article was first published in June 2020
By Andrea Thompson
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Facebook’s Nicola Mendelsohn on her incurable cancer and why she’s determined to make a difference
Nicola is Facebook’s vice president EMEA, one of the most powerful women in the UK tech industry, but in 2016 she was told she had cancer. Now the 48-year-old mum of four tells Marie Claire why her new charity, Follicular Lymphoma Foundation, will help others by funding research for a cure…
By Andrea Thompson
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A beginner’s guide to kitesurfing in Mauritius
Adrenaline-pumping? Definitely. Easy to master? Not so much. Andrea Thompson hits the kitesurfing scene in the Indian Ocean to try her hand at learning to ‘ride’
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The Body Shop initiative that’s changing the lives of waste pickers in Bangalore
Waste pickers are some of the most deprived communities in India, but a new initiative by The Body Shop is offering them a lifeline. Andrea Thompson went to meet women in Bangalore whose lives are being transformed
By Andrea Thompson
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Global peace is impossible without female negotiators
Royalty and peace negotiators gathered at Buckingham Palace today to celebrate the integral role of women in lasting peace
By Andrea Thompson
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Rape at work happens - here's why it has to stop, by Chloe Howl
Musician and activist Chlöe Howl, 23, talks exclusively to Marie Claire about the culture of sexual assault and rape being covered up by the music industry. Is this the next #MeToo time bomb?
By Andrea Thompson
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‘I’m fed up of just hoping for better for women in politics. It’s time for action’
Labour-party activist Bex Bailey, 25, has served on the party’s National Executive Committee. Last October, she revealed that she was raped at a Labour party event in 2011, aged 19, by someone senior to her, but was discouraged from reporting the attack by a Labour official
By Andrea Thompson
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The sexist reason female radio DJs don't control their own microphones
DJ Vick Hope on why radio is still an old boys club
By Andrea Thompson
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The 5 rows you'll have after having a baby - and how to get through them
When Rolling Stone journalist Jancee Dunn gave birth to her daughter, she was blissfully unaware of the impact it would have on her relationship. Here, she reveals how you can bring a marriage back from the brink despite the sleepless nights
By Andrea Thompson
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St Lucia: your new go-to destination for winter sun
With year round sunshine, lush rainforests, movie-worthy waterfalls and sandy beaches, you’d be hard-pushed to find a better winter holiday spot than this Caribbean island.
By Andrea Thompson
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7 things nobody ever tells you about having a baby
But that you really need to know
By Andrea Thompson
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Join our #Sharethelight campaign to educate and empower women and girls across the globe
Here's everything you need to know...
By Andrea Thompson
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This sky-high pop-up is bringing the Great British Seaside to London
Cocktails and lobsters on the 39th floor - what's not to love?
By Andrea Thompson
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Louise Pentland’s dating dos and don’ts (for single mums)
Its hard enough dating when you're single, but how about as newly divorced single mum? Here Sprinkle of Glitter's uber blogger and author Louise Pentland reveals the golden rules she's learned along the way
By Andrea Thompson
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4 ways Brexit has rocked the property market - and how to ride out the storm
The way we're buying and selling houses since Brexit has changed. A year on, what does this mean for you and how can you make the most of the climate whether you're buying or selling?
By Andrea Thompson
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The reality of life as a woman in the shadow of the DUP
Just 24 hours after a DUP-Conservative Alliance was put forward by Theresa May, there are reports that the Democratic Unionist Party could push for amendments to UK abortion laws as part of their support for May's flailing government. CAITLIN DE JODE, who grew up with the reality of this deeply conservative party in Ireland reveals why Theresa May's new partnership is deeply worrying for all of us. Here's her account.
By Andrea Thompson
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What it feels like to be a female war reporter trapped behind enemy lines
Being shot at by ISIS, no food or water for 20 hours (in case you get bombed going to the loo) and Vespa driving with 80s music to decompress. CNN journalist Arwa Damon on the reality of being a woman in a war zone.
By Andrea Thompson
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Easy Escapes: Sardinia
With white sandy beaches, rustic local cuisine and a perfect climate, this island might just be the perfect summer destination
By Andrea Thompson
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Women-only workspaces could boost your career
The rise of women-only workspaces taps into the trend for collaboration over competition.
By Andrea Thompson