Happy International Women’s Day! This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge.
To show solidarity and your commitment to challenging gender inequality, raise your hand high as our boarders and staff have, below.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay
Join our boarders and raise your hand high to show that you #ChooseToChallenge gender bias and inequality!
If you take part, tag us in your photos 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Iy29IWNNcz
— St Edmund's College (@StEdmundsWare) March 8, 2021
Miss Towns, Mr Powell and Mr Upton #ChooseToChallenge this #InternationalWomensDay
Snap a selfie with your hand raised to show your commitment to challenging gender bias and inequality! pic.twitter.com/dTjXx802ol
— St Edmund's College (@StEdmundsWare) March 8, 2021
Mr Powell, Co-Director of Rhetoric, has created an extensive and dynamic schedule of talks and workshops for International Women’s Day.
Monday 8th March 2021
- 4pm – An Unconventional MP: Britain’s first female MP’s journey into Politics and her legacy today (Politics/History) – https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpfuCurT0pHNzsiHFdENGQCquKUXmxj5o0
- 4pm – Reset and Recovery: Women, Business and the Pandemic – 4pm (Business Studies) – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reset-and-recovery-women-business-and-the-pandemic-tickets-141259443799
- 5pm – International Women’s Day ‘Trade and Exchange’ Arts Commissions – 5pm (Arts and Culture) – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-womens-day-trade-and-exchange-arts-commissions-tickets-140822916133
- 5.15pm – The medicalisation of female bodies: How does it impact women’s social standing? (Sociology/Anthropology/Medicine) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtf–rrj0iH9Xy8b_UYJisLXgMtPewW01G
Tuesday 9th March 2021
- 4pm – What women really did in the theatre (Drama/English) – https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclcu2vrTsvHNxGlbtKOygvVSrfZiBVDYvg
- 5pm – Why women’s representation matters (Politics/History) – https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpd-qprj4qEtY-mL8tEZl60nOU46Y2naN3
- 6.15pm – Unconscious bias towards women and how it affects their education choices and careers (Careers/Sociology/STEM) – https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkdOmtpzooGtTldUnoUV5rFChJW4J7SzZI
Wednesday 10th March 2021
- 4pm – Gender Equality (Psychology/Sociology) – https://Universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpduCrrDIoH9cGxlHYTYAxSBGZRKQLPHWh
- 5.15pm – Violence against women and legal reforms: how have female academics helped to change the law for victims of domestic abuse and gender-based violence? (Law) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpdeGoqz0jHdLp8Gm5ay_679tB6Bgmf13f
- 6.30pm – “Why have there been no great women film directors?” Untold Stories of Women’s Creativity on Film (Film Studies/English) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEldeiprT4vHtTF_PvlAQEj8WyFXMoJ1nti
Thursday 11th March 2021
- 4pm – Women (Re)Writing Shakespeare (English/Drama) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvduqtrjMoHtzWN4cFRfiFcjd39MfWnEX0
- 5.15pm – Researching British, Jewish and Palestinian Women’s Activities in Mandate Palestine (Politics/History) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqcOmqpzspGNE3TQxe2OeVl6iEzGrjE0g8
- 6.30pm – Overcoming adversity: a first-hand account of managing University through estrangement and PTSD (University experience) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ucOuhrDgvGtOm1pMaR0jTkVVhgWllJTrt
Friday 12th March 2021
- 4pm – Women In STEM: ask the experts (Academics from Medicine, Engineering, Mathematics and Sports and Health Sciences) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrc-ugrzwoGtfp9n794z6A5RI2chARedNm
- 5.15pm – Islamic Feminism: Grounding women’s rights in Islamic sources (Law/Politics) – https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclc-CpqzopG9Z4j6PAnBWPFvpA9U7YLkkN
https://twitter.com/StEdmundsWare/status/1368961468557897728
Mrs MacDonald, Senior Deputy Head, shares her thoughts on being a female leader! #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/BQPSgaHa7c
— St Edmund's College (@StEdmundsWare) March 8, 2021
Mrs Dunhill, Assistant Head – Community Life, shares her experience of being a female leader! #InternationalWomensDay pic.twitter.com/4gV8Q2A8bV
— St Edmund's College (@StEdmundsWare) March 8, 2021