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When I got the job as artistic director two years ago, I had no idea what to wear to work as I was used to ballet costumes. My desk is neat, but the dressing room adjoining my office looks more chaotic. In August, two more Iraqi women, Rasha al-Hassan and Rafifi al-Yasiri were killed one week apart.
Nothing panics me more than a pile of papers, so everything is filed each day. All had a public presence and a voice that had unsettled elements of Iraqi society, which has retained rigid views on how women should behave, even as relative freedoms have crept into a still conservative culture.
12 high-profile women welcome us into their workspaces - She was friends with my mum in their early 20s and I recently reconnected with her through work.
She has appeared on Have I Got News For You and in the Channel 4 series Fabulous Fashionistas. She works from her kitchen table in her two-bedroom flat in Battersea, South London. I lose odd things, but never important papers. When I had a desk in Parliament my secretaries filed my papers for me. My desk was always extremely tidy because it had nothing on it! I find it very frustrating. I can get by without one. I write my speeches out in longhand at home. At my age, my eyesight is pretty bad, so in the Lords someone gets hold of a big typewriter and types them up for me. I still get terribly nervous before I speak in the Lords. I ask other female Lords in the Earl Marshal room, which is solely for women peers, if they will listen to me so I can have a rehearsal. I liked her warmth and that lively brain. She and I used to argue — I remember once over dinner we went at each other hammer and tongs. One man thought we were going to hit each other! I used to think my arguing was helpful to her because it showed her another point of view which she might have to defend from other Members of Parliament. I also do my catalogue shopping for clothes at my desk. I like to look neat and tidy for work. Coming Up Trumps: A Memoir by Jean Trumpington Macmillan, £16. She works from a table in Grace Café. Five years ago, I had a career change. From there came the idea for Grace Belgravia — a private club for women who want the best for their health. We included a gym, spa and medical practice with nutritionists, dermatologists and gynaecologists. We also hold cultural evenings with literary talks, music events and political discussions. Many of our members bring their laptops to work here. I spend most of the day working at my favourite table in the Grace Café. Working in the café is a bit like being in a zoo because everyone can see you. I just have my laptop, BlackBerry and a yellow silk A5 pad on display. I exchange emails, engage with members, go through figures and book speakers for events. In the first year, we were working until midnight every night. Seeing our heated spa beds, I was tempted to stay overnight at times. It really is a home from home for me. She works in a converted warehouse in Farringdon, East London. On Fridays, I might put on some house music for the whole office. I sit next to my business partner Ryan, so we can talk easily; we chose an open-plan office to be inclusive. I pop out and buy a big salad with roasted vegetables, quinoa, feta, chicken and pumpkin seeds. I have a range of Pukka teas on my desk and I keep moisturiser, hair grips, mascara and perfume in my drawer so I can go out straight from work. She lives with her boyfriend John Gardiner, 50, a retired businessman. My desk is a lovely dark taupe. Taupe is the most calming colour on the planet. I try to make everyone in our main office downstairs organised, too. I always love to have plants and fresh flowers, along with crystals and my incense called Scent 1. I saw this Ikea desk lamp and thought it was really cool, so my team got it for me for Christmas. I drink litres of Evian — up to eight bottles a day — which I mix with vitamin C and l-glutamine for my joints as I train so hard. I spend an hour before work in my gym. The rest of my office is a hotchpotch of things I love. I totally believe in it. This office is my thinking space. Every morning I come in here to go through my schedule with my PA. Before my office opens, everyone will have 20 emails from me. From 6am to 7am I list what needs doing so I feel ahead of myself. I usually finish around 5. Her office adjoins her home, Folly Farm, in Gloucestershire. She has four-year-old twins, daughter Red and son Cecil. I also get on with artistic work such as painting sets, sewing costumes or creating models. I like having piles of fabric samples so I can visualise costume ideas, plus folders of archive pictures which could inspire anything from sets to dog acts. Her office is in Portcullis House, Westminster. On my desk is a copy of Take a Break magazine. The only things on there are an empty Clinique gift box, chocolate, my BlackBerry, a stationery catalogue and a pile of papers. Beside my desk I always have BBC News on the TV with the sound down — I turn it up for the headlines. Our office is the furthest from the House of Commons Chamber, so when the division bell goes, we have eight minutes to run through two buildings and down escalators to get there to vote. Last night I was here until 10. She lives in London during the week and spends her weekends in the country. I love watching TV! Nothing panics me more than a pile of papers, so everything is filed each day. My friends at university used to say my room was like walking into a hospital ward it was so tidy. I adore dogs I have a rescue greyhound, Sally and have a greyhound calendar on my desk along with two cards from Jilly Cooper, who sent me a lovely picture of her dogs. She was friends with my mum in their early 20s and I recently reconnected with her through work. Our office is always noisy with lots of banter. Anyone can talk to me whenever they want. If I do need some space we have a separate Living team room, where I can work quietly. Her HQ is in Southeast London. I have two different jobs, so there are two zones to my office. The children here have a need to express things and initially they struggle, but then the artwork they start to produce is amazing. I have a painting of a child that was done by a girl whose mother was a drug addict. At 14 she ran away, then came to us. We found her somewhere to live, fed her, clothed her and helped her get to university. As many have no parents, they want their photographs in here. All the children come and go in my office, which can be hard to manage. I love what I do. In her two roles she works six days a week. My office is so organised that my desk looks quite OCD. All great ballet dancers are perfectionists. My desk is neat, but the dressing room adjoining my office looks more chaotic. I also drink far too much Coke Zero — often five cans or bottles a day. I always have a pile of books for inspiration; at the moment an art book by my friend José María Cano, and another tome called Symphony For a Beloved Sun by the artist Anish Kapoor who recently joined ENB as a patron. The stage and the office are two opposite worlds and I feel lucky to have found two such fulfilling passions. At 11am I take part in a ballet class with the company until 12. I spend the rest of the day at my desk, arriving about 2pm. When I got the job as artistic director two years ago, I had no idea what to wear to work as I was used to ballet costumes. Now I just wear my usual jeans and a jumper and nobody minds. Heels are more comfortable for ballet dancers, so even my trainers have a slight heel. I work six days a week, until at least 9pm. He had it in a bigger office, though. I like having space on my desk to spread out my pile of newspapers and page proofs. I read at least 12 papers a day. My desk gets messier and messier, then, at the end of the day, we take bundles to the recycling bins. I have a mix of work and home pictures on my desk — a picture of Tony Blair guest-editing the paper, with me next to him, and another of an all-woman Afghan fighting unit. The others are of my daughter Tilly, 19, my son Rafe, 21, and my other son Henry, 28, at the rehearsal for his wedding day. That moment is very poignant for any mother. I thrive on the pace here. I start work at 6. Midday is our cutoff point, when we have to send the pages to the printers. Afterwards, I go to my office where I can plan, take calls, think and meet people. I virtually never shut my door. When I go out to get a sandwich at 2pm, our first paper is on the stands. The deadline for our second edition is 2. She shares an office with her team in West London near her home. Caprice and her partner Ty, a financier, have two baby sons, Jett and Jax, born almost a month apart in 2013 — one conceived naturally, one born via a surrogate. I impress people through my sales figures, not through my office! My desk is a mess. I have a lucky frog from China, which symbolises money and success. I have pictures of the boys everywhere — on my phone, computer, desk — and I have a photo of me with my mum on my 40th birthday. On the wall I have pictures of me from our first collection — they symbolise the start of a new era, launching my business. In my desk drawer I keep a bag of sage that I burn to clear any toxic energy; Fresh Breath doggy treats for my chihuahuas, Stinker and Rolsey; a sewing kit for alterations, plus green tea. My iPhone is on right up until I go to sleep. My desk can get quite cluttered — I have my textiles, colour swatches and photography books. Most of this room is covered in white magnetic boards with all sorts of images — things from Pinterest, exhibition postcards, tears from magazines, anything that gives us ideas. I like to bring in quirky things from home. I spend a lot of my time in meetings and tend to have quiet time at my desk at lunchtime. I hate having lots of wires around, so I only use a laptop. I love the clean, white space of my office, but I do have a disco ball, which is my bit of fun. Johnnie Boden is quite eccentric. He brings in his jack russell, Sprout, on Tuesdays. I like to think she does all sorts of creative things, but actually she likes franking the parcels in the post room.
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I work six days a week, until at least 9pm. He brings in his jack russell, Sprout, on Tuesdays. On Fridays, I might put on some house music for the whole office. To proudly showcase both can be reckless. All the children come and go in my office, which can be hard high profile womens contact number manage. The resistance and the office are two opposite worlds and I feel lucky to have found two such fulfilling passions. Her office adjoins her home, Folly Farm, in Gloucestershire. I virtually never shut my door. I always have a pile of books for inspiration; at the moment an art fub by my friend José María Cano, and another tome called Symphony For a Beloved Sun by the artist Anish Kapoor who recently joined ENB as a patron.
