Events marking International Women’s Day - today (8 March) - will take place across the collegiate University and its institutions, raising awareness about women’s equality, the achievements of the past and the focus on the future.
Among them, the University’s International Women’s Day Lecture will see Dr Nicola Rollock, Senior Adviser on Race to the Vice-Chancellor, in conversation with Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University, discussing race, gender and identity.
A talk by Professor Sarah Hawkes, Director of the Centre for Gender and Global Health, University College London, will be hosted by the School of Clinical Medicine and reflect on the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of sex and gender in addressing them. And an event organised by Cambridge Assessment will feature author Patricia Seabright exploring gender inequality and the importance of women choosing to challenge in order to create a more equal society. Meanwhile, the Museum of Zoology is presenting a panel of women engaged with conservation projects around the world.
College events are also taking place, including female author roundtables, discussions around STEMM, and a conference on gender research and lived experience. Elsewhere, social media campaigns, blogs and Spotify playlists will recognise inspirational women.
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge